JSE Daily: MEEG, JMMB7.5 & LASD Lead Advancers – Jan 18, 2018

January 18, 2018

Stock market performance report for Thursday 18th of January 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 5.9m shares / $181.2m traded. (16 Advanced / 22 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 5,766,607 shares, 43 stocks traded, 28 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 187,400 shares, 4 stocks traded, 17 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) shares advanced 12.04% or +0.65 to close at J$6.05 with 170,296 shares traded.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) shares advanced 11.11% or +0.20 to close at J$2.00 with 93,150 shares traded.
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 9.15% or +0.30 to close at J$3.58 with 194,658 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$3.59)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares advanced 6.58% or +1.61 to close at J$26.07 with 59,672 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$25.00 – J$26.50)
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 6.55% or +1.08 to close at J$17.58 with 21,873 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$17.00 – J$18.00)

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

  1. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded as high as 9.02% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.51 (between J$16.51 and J$18.00) . It closed at J$17.00.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -0.28% and 7.39% above yesterday’s closing price of J$32.59 ( from J$32.50 to J$35.00) . It closed at J$33.14.
  3. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) traded between 0.98% and 6.42% above yesterday’s closing price of J$38.76 ( from J$39.14 to J$41.25) . It closed at J$41.10.
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.40% and 5.56% above yesterday’s closing price of J$50.20 ( from J$50.00 to J$52.99) . It closed at J$50.06.
  5. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) traded as high as 4.55% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.00 (between J$11.00 and J$11.50) . It closed at J$11.02.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. JPS’s 9.5% Cumulative Non-Redeemable Class ‘F’ Preference Shares (JPS9.5) shares valued at J$121.1m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$1,302.00 with 93,000 units traded.
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$17.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.99% or -0.10 to close at J$9.96 with 1,751,629 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.74 – J$10.50)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$13.3m were traded. The stock moved -1.41% or -0.25 to close at J$17.51 with 750,362 units traded. (Today’s range: J$17.50 – J$18.00)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$6.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.28% or -0.14 to close at J$50.06 with 122,416 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$52.99)
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$3.9m were traded. The stock moved -0.12% or -0.12 to close at J$99.49 with 38,998 units traded. (Today’s range: J$99.00 – J$99.80)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.8m units traded. The shares moved -0.99% or -0.10 to close at J$9.96 (Today’s range: J$9.74 – J$10.50)
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 893.7k units traded. The shares moved -0.25% or -0.01 to close at J$4.01 (Today’s range: J$3.98 – J$4.10)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 750.4k units traded. The shares moved -1.41% or -0.25 to close at J$17.51 (Today’s range: J$17.50 – J$18.00)
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) – 459.2k units traded. The shares moved +3.59% or +0.09 to close at J$2.60 (Today’s range: J$2.53 – J$2.60)
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 311.2k units traded. The shares moved -4.57% or -0.53 to close at J$11.06 (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$11.59)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -15.15% or -1.03 to close at J$5.77 (trading between J$5.77 and J$5.78) with 39,335 shares traded
  2. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -13.43% or -0.47 to close at J$3.03 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.25) with 17,000 shares traded
  3. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) declined -8.66% or -0.11 to close at J$1.16 (trading between J$1.15 and J$1.20) with 55,000 shares traded
  4. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) declined -5.57% or -0.95 to close at J$16.10 (trading between J$16.10 and J$16.10) with 3,655 shares traded
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -4.57% or -0.53 to close at J$11.06 (trading between J$11.00 and J$11.59) with 311,151 shares traded

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as low as -4.55% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2200 (between US$0.2100 and US$0.2200) . It closed at US$0.2200.
  2. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as low as -4.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.10 (between J$1.05 and J$1.10) . It closed at J$1.07.
  3. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) traded at -4.26% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.82. It closed at J$2.70.
  4. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded as low as -4.26% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.10 (between J$13.50 and J$14.10) . It closed at J$13.79.
  5. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between 0.45% and -4.08% below yesterday’s closing price of J$31.36 (from J$30.08 to J$31.50) . It closed at J$30.92.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.70.

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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