JSE Daily: Knutsford Express Hits $26. KW, BPOW Also Peak – Aug 31, 2016

August 31, 2016

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 31st of August 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 2.2m shares / $23.7m traded. (19 Advanced / 11 Declined / 10 Firm) .
  • There were 3 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,192,558 shares, 23 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,126,093 shares, 17 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 212,967 shares, 18 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 13.27% or +0.41 to close at J$3.50 with 75,000 shares traded.
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) shares advanced 5.77% or +0.06 to close at J$1.10 with 56,300 shares traded.
  3. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) shares advanced 5.00% or +0.0100 to close at US$0.2100 with 300,000 shares traded.
  4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 4.18% or +0.28 to close at J$6.98 with 210,694 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$6.75 – J$6.99)
  5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 3.83% or +0.73 to close at J$19.80 with 433 shares traded.

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

  1. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -1.55% and 12.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.16 ( from J$5.08 to J$5.80) . It closed at J$5.30.
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded as high as 4.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.00 (between J$25.00 and J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.50.
  3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -1.04% and 3.75% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.80 ( from J$4.75 to J$4.98) . It closed at J$4.80.
  4. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded at 3.45% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.35. It closed at J$4.50.
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as high as 3.23% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.55 (between J$1.55 and J$1.60) . It closed at J$1.56.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$6.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.64% or -0.26 to close at J$40.49 with 149,200 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.49 – J$40.80)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$4.0m were traded. The stock moved -0.80% or -0.53 to close at J$65.33 with 61,417 units traded. (Today’s range: J$65.00 – J$65.65)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$1.9m were traded. The stock moved +2.51% or +0.55 to close at J$22.49 with 87,131 units traded. (Today’s range: J$22.10 – J$22.50)
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$14.52 with 111,972 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.52 – J$14.55)
  5. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) shares valued at J$1.5m were traded. The stock moved -3.64% or -0.12 to close at J$3.18 with 467,982 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.18 – J$3.30)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) – 467.10k units traded. The shares moved -3.64% or -0.12 to close at J$3.18 (Today’s range: J$3.18 – J$3.30)
  2. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) – 300.0k units traded. The shares moved +5% or +0.0100 to close at US$0.2100
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) – 212.10k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$2.10 (Today’s range: J$2.09 – J$2.10)
  4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 210.7k units traded. The shares moved +4.18% or +0.28 to close at J$6.98 (Today’s range: J$6.75 – J$6.99)
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 183.3k units traded. The shares moved -1.31% or -0.06 to close at J$4.51 (Today’s range: J$4.40 – J$4.57)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -8.61% or -0.31 to close at J$3.29 (trading between J$3.20 and J$3.45) with 33,000 shares traded
  2. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -6.25% or -0.15 to close at J$2.25 (trading between J$2.20 and J$2.34) with 7,502 shares traded
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) declined -4.10% or -0.41 to close at J$9.59 (trading between J$9.50 and J$10.00) with 29,547 shares traded
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -3.85% or -0.15 to close at J$3.75 (trading between J$3.75 and J$3.75) with 800 shares traded
  5. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) declined -3.64% or -0.12 to close at J$3.18 (trading between J$3.18 and J$3.30) with 467,982 shares traded

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

  1. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded between 0.71% and -5.71% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00 (from J$6.60 to J$7.05) . It closed at J$6.82.
  2. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded as low as -4.29% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.50 (between J$3.35 and J$3.50) . It closed at J$3.40.
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded as low as -3.72% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.57 (between J$4.40 and J$4.57) . It closed at J$4.51.
  4. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 12.40% and -1.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.16 (from J$5.08 to J$5.80) . It closed at J$5.30.
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -1.28% and -1.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$8.62 (from J$8.50 to J$8.51) . It closed at J$8.51.

52-Week High/Lows

4 stock(s) hit new highs today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited – J$3.21.
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd – J$19.80.
  3. Kingston Wharves Ltd – J$17.15. (Today’s range: J$17.01 – J$17.15)
  4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd – J$26.00. (Today’s range: J$25.00 – J$26.00)

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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