JSE Daily: Lasco Distributors (LASD) Lead Volumes With 3.8m Shares Traded – Apr 18, 2018

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 18th of April 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 9.7m shares / $101.4m traded. (25 Advanced / 14 Declined / 5 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 9,594,997 shares, 43 stocks traded, 27 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 119,543 shares, 20 stocks traded, 21 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 9.68% or +0.30 to close at J$3.40 with 121 shares traded.
  2. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares advanced 7.76% or +3.15 to close at J$43.76 with 11,656 shares traded.
  3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 5.00% or +0.15 to close at J$3.15 with 25,000 shares traded.
  4. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) shares advanced 5.00% or +0.0100 to close at US$0.2100 with 30,955 shares traded.
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) shares advanced 4.17% or +0.08 to close at J$2.00 with 119,543 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.99 – J$2.00)

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

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -1.74% and 14.93% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.02 ( from J$3.95 to J$4.62) . It closed at J$4.06.
  2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.39% and 6.01% above yesterday’s closing price of J$18.13 ( from J$18.20 to J$19.22) . It closed at J$18.88.
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between -1.55% and 5.24% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.31 ( from J$10.15 to J$10.85) . It closed at J$10.38.
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between 1.92% and 4.32% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.17 ( from J$4.25 to J$4.35) . It closed at J$4.29.
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between 0.44% and 4.28% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.11 ( from J$9.15 to J$9.50) . It closed at J$9.46.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$33.1m were traded. The stock moved +1.03% or +0.52 to close at J$50.98 with 647,818 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.17 – J$52.00)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$18.0m were traded. The stock moved +2.94% or +0.31 to close at J$10.87 with 1,661,256 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.80 – J$10.90)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$16.2m were traded. The stock moved +1.00% or +0.04 to close at J$4.06 with 3,775,816 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.95 – J$4.62)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$5.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.68% or +0.07 to close at J$10.38 with 526,057 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.15 – J$10.85)
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$5.3m were traded. The stock moved -1.30% or -0.49 to close at J$37.23 with 142,864 units traded. (Today’s range: J$36.50 – J$37.90)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 3.8m units traded. The shares moved +1% or +0.04 to close at J$4.06 (Today’s range: J$3.95 – J$4.62)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved +2.94% or +0.31 to close at J$10.87 (Today’s range: J$10.80 – J$10.90)
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 647.8k units traded. The shares moved +1.03% or +0.52 to close at J$50.98 (Today’s range: J$50.17 – J$52.00)
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 563.5k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.10 (Today’s range: J$1.09 – J$1.10)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 526.1k units traded. The shares moved +0.68% or +0.07 to close at J$10.38 (Today’s range: J$10.15 – J$10.85)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -7.69% or -0.01 to close at J$0.12 (trading between J$0.11 and J$0.13) with 378,168 shares traded
  2. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -6.60% or -0.33 to close at J$4.67 (trading between J$4.65 and J$4.70) with 41,835 shares traded
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -3.66% or -0.58 to close at J$15.27 (trading between J$15.10 and J$15.70) with 12,444 shares traded
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -2.70% or -0.05 to close at J$1.80 (trading between J$1.80 and J$1.80) with 299,088 shares traded
  5. C2W Music Ltd (MUSIC) declined -2.27% or -0.01 to close at J$0.43 (trading between J$0.43 and J$0.43) with 14,000 shares traded

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

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.36% and -4.30% below yesterday’s closing price of J$27.90 (from J$26.70 to J$28.00) . It closed at J$27.45.
  2. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) traded between 3.46% and -3.75% below yesterday’s closing price of J$41.56 (from J$40.00 to J$43.00) . It closed at J$42.47.
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 0.48% and -3.23% below yesterday’s closing price of J$37.72 (from J$36.50 to J$37.90) . It closed at J$37.23.
  4. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between -0.33% and -2.82% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.02 (from J$5.85 to J$6.00) . It closed at J$5.92.
  5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between -1.32% and -2.30% below yesterday’s closing price of J$20.47 (from J$20.00 to J$20.20) . It closed at J$20.02.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Kingston Wharves Ltd J$45.00. (Today’s range: J$40.61 – J$45.00)

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

  1. Eppley Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$9.40. (Today’s range: J$9.40 – J$9.50)

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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