MoneyMax101 | JSE Daily: GK, CHL & JP Hit Highs. J$52.8m Traded

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 25th of May 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

JSE Combined Index – 4.0m shares / $52.8m traded. (23 Advanced / 9 Declined / 4 Firm) .
There were 3 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,858,115 shares, 27 stocks traded, 19 not traded.
Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,127,080 shares, 9 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
Preference Shares – Main Market – 36,459 shares, 3 stocks traded, 9 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

Hardware & Lumber (HL) shares advanced 15.63% or +2.50 to close at J$18.50 with 10,704 shares traded.
Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 12.50% or +0.02 to close at J$0.18 with 98,000 shares traded.
Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 5.62% or +0.23 to close at J$4.32 with 123,963 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.20 – J$4.35)
Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 4.17% or +1.00 to close at J$25.00 with 12,575 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$24.99 – J$25.00)
Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd (SIJL) shares advanced 3.79% or +0.95 to close at J$26.00 with 157 shares traded.

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

Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded as high as 14.32% above yesterday’s closing price of J$34.99 (between J$34.99 and J$40.00) . It closed at J$35.07.
(1834) traded between 0.99% and 8.91% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.01 ( from J$1.02 to J$1.10) . It closed at J$1.04.
Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 1.56% and 7.81% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.28 ( from J$1.30 to J$1.38) . It closed at J$1.32.
Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -0.40% and 2.79% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.01 ( from J$4.99 to J$5.15) . It closed at J$5.00.
Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded at 2.74% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.38. It closed at J$4.50.

Top 5 Value Traded

Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$28.6m were traded. The stock moved +2.34% or +0.52 to close at J$22.77 with 1,270,216 units traded. (Today’s range: J$22.25 – J$22.80)
Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$9.3m were traded. The stock moved +1.09% or +0.08 to close at J$7.45 with 1,277,830 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.01 – J$7.50)
Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$2.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.23% or +0.08 to close at J$35.07 with 76,138 units traded. (Today’s range: J$34.99 – J$40.00)
Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) shares valued at J$2.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.44% or -0.54 to close at J$121.01 with 18,273 units traded. (Today’s range: J$121.00 – J$121.01)
Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$2.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.03% or +0.02 to close at J$65.21 with 32,147 units traded. (Today’s range: J$64.87 – J$65.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved +1.09% or +0.08 to close at J$7.45 (Today’s range: J$7.01 – J$7.50)
Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved +2.34% or +0.52 to close at J$22.77 (Today’s range: J$22.25 – J$22.80)
Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 391.9k units traded. The shares moved +1.54% or +0.05 to close at J$3.29 (Today’s range: J$3.10 – J$3.30)
Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) – 183.6k units traded. The shares moved -1.11% or -0.05 to close at J$4.47 (Today’s range: J$4.47 – J$4.60)
Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 123.10k units traded. The shares moved +5.62% or +0.23 to close at J$4.32 (Today’s range: J$4.20 – J$4.35)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -5.63% or -0.09 to close at J$1.51 (trading between J$1.50 and J$1.60) with 16,000 shares traded
(TTECH) declined -4.44% or -0.20 to close at J$4.30 (trading between J$4.30 and J$4.30) with 8,203 shares traded
Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) declined -1.31% or -0.19 to close at J$14.31 (trading between J$14.20 and J$14.45) with 26,842 shares traded
Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -1.11% or -0.05 to close at J$4.47 (trading between J$4.47 and J$4.60) with 183,568 shares traded
Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -0.69% or -0.07 to close at J$10.03 (trading between J$10.00 and J$10.05) with 15,542 shares traded

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

Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 1.76% and -4.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.37 (from J$7.01 to J$7.50) . It closed at J$7.45.
Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 1.85% and -4.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.24 (from J$3.10 to J$3.30) . It closed at J$3.29.
K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) traded as low as -4.17% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.68 (between J$1.61 and J$1.68) . It closed at J$1.67.
GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 1.32% and -0.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$90.80 (from J$90.00 to J$92.00) . It closed at J$91.30.
Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between 0.48% and -0.49% below yesterday’s closing price of J$65.19 (from J$64.87 to J$65.50) . It closed at J$65.21.

52-Week High/Lows

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

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