JSE Daily: Palace Amusement Jumps 96% ($540) to $1,100 – Mar 14, 2018

March 14, 2018

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 14th of March 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 16.10m shares / $181.3m traded. (21 Advanced / 22 Declined / 5 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 16,965,761 shares, 48 stocks traded, 23 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 48 stocks traded, 22 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) shares advanced 96.43% or +540.00 to close at J$1,100.00 with 200 shares traded.
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 27.27% or +0.03 to close at J$0.14 with 100 shares traded.
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares advanced 6.91% or +3.15 to close at J$48.74 with 2,533 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$45.50 – J$52.00)
  4. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) shares advanced 5.88% or +0.50 to close at J$9.00 with 5,300 shares traded.
  5. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) shares advanced 5.45% or +0.30 to close at J$5.80 with 100 shares traded.

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

  1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between -6.82% and 8.18% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.20 ( from J$2.05 to J$2.38) . It closed at J$2.07.
  2. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between -1.65% and 6.27% above yesterday’s closing price of J$18.81 ( from J$18.50 to J$19.99) . It closed at J$19.29.
  3. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.83% and 5.28% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.86 ( from J$17.00 to J$17.75) . It closed at J$17.68.
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.84% and 4.88% above yesterday’s closing price of J$55.97 ( from J$55.50 to J$58.70) . It closed at J$56.67.
  5. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) traded at 3.80% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.95. It closed at J$4.10.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$55.10m were traded. The stock moved +0.84% or +0.13 to close at J$15.60 with 3,598,442 units traded. (Today’s range: J$15.50 – J$15.60)
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$22.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.12% or -0.12 to close at J$10.61 with 2,127,214 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.90)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$20.5m were traded. The stock moved -6.97% or -0.28 to close at J$3.74 with 5,474,396 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$4.00)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$13.0m were traded. The stock moved -0.91% or -0.24 to close at J$26.19 with 495,853 units traded. (Today’s range: J$26.01 – J$26.51)
  5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$12.10m were traded. The stock moved -2.84% or -0.31 to close at J$10.60 with 1,243,617 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.00 – J$10.90)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 5.5m units traded. The shares moved -6.97% or -0.28 to close at J$3.74 (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$4.00)
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) – 3.6m units traded. The shares moved +0.84% or +0.13 to close at J$15.60 (Today’s range: J$15.50 – J$15.60)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved -1.12% or -0.12 to close at J$10.61 (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.90)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved -2.84% or -0.31 to close at J$10.60 (Today’s range: J$10.00 – J$10.90)
  5. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) – 823.10k units traded. The shares moved -4.76% or -0.22 to close at J$4.40 (Today’s range: J$4.40 – J$4.62)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) declined -12.08% or -0.58 to close at J$4.22 (trading between J$4.00 and J$4.80) with 130,000 shares traded
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -6.97% or -0.28 to close at J$3.74 (trading between J$3.50 and J$4.00) with 5,474,396 shares traded
  3. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) declined -6.23% or -0.93 to close at J$14.00 (trading between J$14.00 and J$14.00) with 100,360 shares traded
  4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -5.91% or -0.13 to close at J$2.07 (trading between J$2.05 and J$2.38) with 504,135 shares traded
  5. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -4.76% or -0.22 to close at J$4.40 (trading between J$4.40 and J$4.62) with 823,986 shares traded

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

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between -0.09% and -8.34% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.91 (from J$10.00 to J$10.90) . It closed at J$10.60.
  2. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded as low as -4.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.68 (between J$2.55 and J$2.68) . It closed at J$2.56.
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 0.40% and -4.62% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.98 (from J$4.75 to J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.86.
  4. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded at -2.54% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.18. It closed at J$1.15.
  5. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between -2.28% and -2.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.22 (from J$9.00 to J$9.01) . It closed at J$9.01.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd – J$1,100.00.

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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