JSE Daily: ELITE Hits New Low. LASF, PAL & CAC Lead Decliners – Apr 06, 2018

April 6, 2018

Stock market performance report for Friday 6th of April 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.3m shares / $129.2m traded. (22 Advanced / 17 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,238,101 shares, 47 stocks traded, 24 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 30,000 shares, 32 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 5.88% or +0.06 to close at J$1.08 with 22,798 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.05 – J$1.09)
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 3.50% or +0.14 to close at J$4.14 with 104,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.14 – J$4.20)
  3. Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares advanced 3.34% or +1.15 to close at J$35.63 with 12,757 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$34.20 – J$36.00)
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 3.31% or +0.08 to close at J$2.50 with 24,058 shares traded.
  5. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 2.63% or +0.45 to close at J$17.56 with 1,818 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$17.30 – J$17.95)

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)

  1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -1.23% and 8.15% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.05 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.38) . It closed at J$4.11.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -0.54% and 7.12% above yesterday’s closing price of J$26.14 ( from J$26.00 to J$28.00) . It closed at J$26.51.
  3. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded as high as 4.17% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.20 (between J$1.20 and J$1.25) . It closed at J$1.22.
  4. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded between -1.79% and 2.68% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.36 ( from J$3.30 to J$3.45) . It closed at J$3.36.
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded as high as 2.50% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 (between J$4.00 and J$4.10) . It closed at J$4.07.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$42.5m were traded. The stock moved +1.42% or +0.37 to close at J$26.51 with 1,575,126 units traded. (Today’s range: J$26.00 – J$28.00)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$27.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.17% or -0.17 to close at J$98.74 with 277,542 units traded. (Today’s range: J$97.50 – J$99.25)
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$23.2m were traded. The stock moved +1.78% or +0.94 to close at J$53.73 with 436,897 units traded. (Today’s range: J$52.00 – J$54.00)
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$11.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.24% or -0.05 to close at J$20.38 with 550,887 units traded. (Today’s range: J$20.00 – J$20.50)
  5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$8.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.28% or -0.03 to close at J$10.77 with 819,568 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.30 – J$10.80)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 1.6m units traded. The shares moved +1.42% or +0.37 to close at J$26.51 (Today’s range: J$26.00 – J$28.00)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 819.6k units traded. The shares moved -0.28% or -0.03 to close at J$10.77 (Today’s range: J$10.30 – J$10.80)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 550.9k units traded. The shares moved -0.24% or -0.05 to close at J$20.38 (Today’s range: J$20.00 – J$20.50)
  4. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) – 489.7k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.20
  5. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) – 455.1k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$5.00

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -10.83% or -0.61 to close at J$5.02 (trading between J$4.95 and J$5.65) with 59,950 shares traded
  2. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) declined -9.39% or -84.52 to close at J$815.48 (trading between J$750.00 and J$900.00) with 252 shares traded
  3. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) declined -9.39% or -0.83 to close at J$8.01 (trading between J$8.01 and J$8.01) with 12,000 shares traded
  4. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) declined -3.75% or -0.15 to close at J$3.85 (trading between J$3.85 and J$3.85) with 47,669 shares traded
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) declined -1.82% or -0.26 to close at J$14.00 (trading between J$14.00 and J$14.00) with 300 shares traded

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded as low as -4.63% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.80 (between J$10.30 and J$10.80) . It closed at J$10.77.
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.96% and -3.65% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.40 (from J$10.02 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$10.24.
  3. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded as low as -3.40% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.30 (between J$5.12 and J$5.30) . It closed at J$5.26.
  4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded as low as -2.50% below yesterday’s closing price of J$40.00 (between J$39.00 and J$40.00) . It closed at J$39.38.
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 1.63% and -2.35% below yesterday’s closing price of J$37.38 (from J$36.50 to J$37.99) . It closed at J$37.27.

52-Week High/Lows

1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. Elite Diagnostics Ltd – J$3.45. (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$3.45)

Note:

  • JSE Combined Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market and Ordinary Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market, Preference Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Main Market
  • JSE Junior Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE US Equities Index (US$) includes Ordinary Shares – US Market, and US Denominated Shares – Main Market

 

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