JSE Daily: Palace Amusement Up 58% On Low Volumes – May 26, 2016

May 26, 2016

Stock market performance report for Thursday 26th of May 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 5.7m shares / $41.9m traded. (19 Advanced / 12 Declined / 6 Firm) .
  • There were 3 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,123,614 shares, 27 stocks traded, 19 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,001,871 shares, 10 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 560,600 shares, 26 stocks traded, 9 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) shares advanced 57.62% or +54.74 to close at J$149.74 with 1,950 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$149.00 – J$150.00)
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 16.67% or +0.03 to close at J$0.21 with 161,517 shares traded.
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 14.06% or +4.93 to close at J$40.00 with 97,862 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$39.99 – J$40.00)
  4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 11.89% or +1.25 to close at J$11.76 with 1,259 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$11.65 – J$12.00)
  5. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 5.59% or +0.25 to close at J$4.72 with 326,000 shares traded.

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

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 2.96% and 9.53% above yesterday’s closing price of J$91.30 ( from J$94.00 to J$100.00) . It closed at J$94.86.
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 1.52% and 6.06% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.32 ( from J$1.34 to J$1.40) . It closed at J$1.35.
  3. (JETCON) traded between -0.71% and 6.01% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.83 ( from J$2.81 to J$3.00) . It closed at J$2.85.
  4. (ISP) traded as high as 5.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.85 (between J$2.85 and J$3.00) . It closed at J$2.91.
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -4.00% and 4.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.00 ( from J$24.00 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$10.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.30% or -0.12 to close at J$40.00 with 268,497 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.80 – J$40.00)
  2. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$9.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.90% or +0.09 to close at J$10.12 with 948,689 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.10 – J$10.15)
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$3.9m were traded. The stock moved +14.06% or +4.93 to close at J$40.00 with 97,862 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.99 – J$40.00)
  4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) shares valued at J$2.10m were traded. The stock moved +2.27% or +0.03 to close at J$1.35 with 2,156,546 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.34 – J$1.40)
  5. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) shares valued at J$2.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.11% or +0.13 to close at J$121.14 with 21,000 units traded. (Today’s range: J$121.00 – J$121.20)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 2.2m units traded. The shares moved +2.27% or +0.03 to close at J$1.35 (Today’s range: J$1.34 – J$1.40)
  2. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 948.7k units traded. The shares moved +0.9% or +0.09 to close at J$10.12 (Today’s range: J$10.10 – J$10.15)
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) – 559.1k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$2.11
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 441.6k units traded. The shares moved -0.93% or -0.04 to close at J$4.28 (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.34)
  5. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) – 326.0k units traded. The shares moved +5.59% or +0.25 to close at J$4.72 (Today’s range: J$4.47 – J$5.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) declined -17.36% or -3.81 to close at J$18.14 (trading between J$18.00 and J$19.00) with 10,000 shares traded
  2. (ROC) declined -14.67% or -0.55 to close at J$3.20 (trading between J$3.20 and J$3.20) with 1,395 shares traded
  3. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -11.21% or -0.51 to close at J$4.04 (trading between J$3.90 and J$4.60) with 65,070 shares traded
  4. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -7.79% or -0.30 to close at J$3.55 (trading between J$3.55 and J$3.56) with 21,059 shares traded
  5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -3.57% or -0.11 to close at J$2.97 (trading between J$2.95 and J$3.00) with 37,000 shares traded

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

  1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 0.46% and -7.41% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.32 (from J$4.00 to J$4.34) . It closed at J$4.28.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 4.00% and -4.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$25.00 (from J$24.00 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.00.
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 0.67% and -2.68% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.45 (from J$7.25 to J$7.50) . It closed at J$7.44.
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -0.09% and -1.19% below yesterday’s closing price of J$22.77 (from J$22.50 to J$22.75) . It closed at J$22.52.
  5. Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd (SIJL) traded at -1.15% below yesterday’s closing price of J$26.00. It closed at J$25.70.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd – J$150.00. (Today’s range: J$149.00 – J$150.00)
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd – J$100.00. (Today’s range: J$94.00 – J$100.00)

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

  1. Sterling Investments Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$11.95. (Today’s range: J$11.95 – J$12.10)

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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