JSE Daily: LASD Lead Market Volumes With 2.10m Shares Traded – Jan 12, 2018

January 12, 2018

Stock market performance report for Friday 12th of January 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.7m shares / $67.5m traded. (14 Advanced / 28 Declined / 5 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,722,435 shares, 44 stocks traded, 26 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 9,750 shares, 8 stocks traded, 18 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) shares advanced 9.42% or +0.99 to close at J$11.50 with 1,000 shares traded.
  2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 5.02% or +0.86 to close at J$18.00 with 2,410 shares traded.
  3. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 3.46% or +0.12 to close at J$3.59 with 1,175 shares traded.
  4. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 2.68% or +0.13 to close at J$4.98 with 75,180 shares traded.
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) shares advanced 2.04% or +0.14 to close at J$7.00 with 46,000 shares traded.

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

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -2.74% and 6.25% above yesterday’s closing price of J$24.47 ( from J$23.80 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$23.83.
  2. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between -2.99% and 5.97% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.68 ( from J$2.60 to J$2.84) . It closed at J$2.65.
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between -4.61% and 5.32% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.97 ( from J$9.51 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$9.86.
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -1.00% and 4.01% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.99 ( from J$3.95 to J$4.15) . It closed at J$4.05.
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -2.50% and 3.54% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.59 ( from J$11.30 to J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.71.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$28.5m were traded. The stock moved -2.62% or -0.64 to close at J$23.83 with 1,142,852 units traded. (Today’s range: J$23.80 – J$26.00)
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$10.0m were traded. The stock moved -12.71% or -0.46 to close at J$3.16 with 2,958,400 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.08 – J$3.70)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$5.7m were traded. The stock moved -1.10% or -0.11 to close at J$9.86 with 574,139 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.51 – J$10.50)
  4. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$4.4m were traded. The stock moved -0.23% or -0.23 to close at J$99.29 with 44,706 units traded. (Today’s range: J$99.01 – J$99.63)
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$3.8m were traded. The stock moved -0.28% or -0.10 to close at J$35.07 with 108,464 units traded. (Today’s range: J$35.00 – J$35.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 2.10m units traded. The shares moved -12.71% or -0.46 to close at J$3.16 (Today’s range: J$3.08 – J$3.70)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved -2.62% or -0.64 to close at J$23.83 (Today’s range: J$23.80 – J$26.00)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 574.1k units traded. The shares moved -1.1% or -0.11 to close at J$9.86 (Today’s range: J$9.51 – J$10.50)
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 403.3k units traded. The shares moved +1.5% or +0.06 to close at J$4.05 (Today’s range: J$3.95 – J$4.15)
  5. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 210.10k units traded. The shares moved -1.5% or -0.02 to close at J$1.31 (Today’s range: J$1.30 – J$1.35)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -12.71% or -0.46 to close at J$3.16 (trading between J$3.08 and J$3.70) with 2,958,400 shares traded
  2. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -9.83% or -0.59 to close at J$5.41 (trading between J$5.00 and J$6.10) with 53,695 shares traded
  3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -7.51% or -0.65 to close at J$8.01 (trading between J$8.00 and J$8.50) with 18,715 shares traded
  4. (JMMBGLUSD6.00) declined -4.27% or -0.05 to close at J$1.12 (trading between J$1.12 and J$1.12) with 800 shares traded
  5. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -3.68% or -0.10 to close at J$2.62 (trading between J$2.55 and J$2.72) with 42,770 shares traded

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

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded as low as -6.47% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.95 (between J$6.50 and J$6.95) . It closed at J$6.72.
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 1.68% and -6.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.58 (from J$3.35 to J$3.64) . It closed at J$3.48.
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded as low as -5.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.00 (between J$1.90 and J$2.00) . It closed at J$1.99.
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 5.32% and -4.61% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.97 (from J$9.51 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$9.86.
  5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.06% and -4.17% below yesterday’s closing price of J$17.99 (from J$17.24 to J$18.00) . It closed at J$17.41.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$3.08. (Today’s range: J$3.08 – J$3.70)
  2. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.55. (Today’s range: J$2.55 – J$2.72)

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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