JSE Daily: PULS, SVL & ECL Lead Advancers – May 17, 2018

Stock market performance report for Thursday 17th of May 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.3m shares / $39.3m traded. (23 Advanced / 14 Declined / 3 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,345,504 shares, 40 stocks traded, 32 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 40 stocks traded, 25 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 15.48% or +0.24 to close at J$1.79 with 1,936 shares traded.
  2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares advanced 6.69% or +0.85 to close at J$13.55 with 44,200 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$13.50 – J$15.00)
  3. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 5.05% or +0.28 to close at J$5.82 with 4,350 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.50 – J$6.05)
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 4.75% or +0.19 to close at J$4.19 with 2,944,659 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.10 – J$4.20)
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 4.29% or +0.23 to close at J$5.59 with 24,040 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.39 – J$5.64)

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

  1. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded as high as 11.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.00 (between J$9.00 and J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.07.
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -1.96% and 9.07% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.08 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.45) . It closed at J$4.02.
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between -0.28% and 6.84% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.04 ( from J$14.00 to J$15.00) . It closed at J$14.50.
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 1.85% and 5.62% above yesterday’s closing price of J$26.51 ( from J$27.00 to J$28.00) . It closed at J$27.45.
  5. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between 1.05% and 4.06% above yesterday’s closing price of J$46.51 ( from J$47.00 to J$48.40) . It closed at J$48.04.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$12.2m were traded. The stock moved +4.75% or +0.19 to close at J$4.19 with 2,944,659 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.10 – J$4.20)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$6.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.81% or +0.76 to close at J$94.77 with 66,327 units traded. (Today’s range: J$93.50 – J$94.98)
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$4.5m were traded. The stock moved +1.54% or +0.74 to close at J$48.82 with 91,521 units traded. (Today’s range: J$48.00 – J$49.65)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$2.1m were traded. The stock moved -2.56% or -1.32 to close at J$50.31 with 41,505 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$51.65)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$2.0m were traded. The stock moved +2.79% or +0.27 to close at J$9.95 with 203,862 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.70 – J$10.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 2.9m units traded. The shares moved +4.75% or +0.19 to close at J$4.19 (Today’s range: J$4.10 – J$4.20)
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved -7.69% or -0.01 to close at J$0.12
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 308.0k units traded. The shares moved -1.47% or -0.06 to close at J$4.02 (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.45)
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 234.7k units traded. The shares moved -0.24% or -0.01 to close at J$4.19 (Today’s range: J$4.15 – J$4.20)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 203.9k units traded. The shares moved +2.79% or +0.27 to close at J$9.95 (Today’s range: J$9.70 – J$10.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -8.57% or -0.24 to close at J$2.56 (trading between J$2.35 and J$2.80) with 1,500 shares traded
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -7.69% or -0.01 to close at J$0.12 (trading between J$0.12 and J$0.12) with 1,660,000 shares traded
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) declined -3.22% or -1.21 to close at J$36.34 (trading between J$35.50 and J$37.26) with 16,000 shares traded
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) declined -2.56% or -1.32 to close at J$50.31 (trading between J$50.00 and J$51.65) with 41,505 shares traded
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -2.11% or -0.13 to close at J$6.04 (trading between J$6.01 and J$6.17) with 27,307 shares traded

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

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between 1.34% and -3.92% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.45 (from J$10.04 to J$10.59) . It closed at J$10.26.
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 9.07% and -1.96% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.08 (from J$4.00 to J$4.45) . It closed at J$4.02.
  3. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded as low as -1.41% below yesterday’s closing price of J$20.50 (between J$20.21 and J$20.50) . It closed at J$20.46.
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded as low as -1.19% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.20 (between J$4.15 and J$4.20) . It closed at J$4.19.
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded at -1.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.64. It closed at J$9.53.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd J$10.00. (Today’s range: J$9.00 – J$10.00)
  2. Supreme Ventures Ltd J$15.00. (Today’s range: J$13.50 – J$15.00)

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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