Stock market performance report for Thursday 19th of October 2017 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 5.5m shares / $41.9m traded. (25 Advanced / 13 Declined / 8 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 3,335,066 shares, 26 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,015,630 shares, 16 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 125,580 shares, 19 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 37.07% or +0.76 to close at J$2.81 with 1,220 shares traded.
- Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) shares advanced 15.29% or +1.30 to close at J$9.80 with 1,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$9.75 – J$10.00)
- Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 10.36% or +0.46 to close at J$4.90 with 73,142 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.59 – J$5.10)
- IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) shares advanced 8.62% or +0.25 to close at J$3.15 with 61,538 shares traded.
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 7.94% or +0.92 to close at J$12.50 with 3,308 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded as high as 12.50% above yesterday’s closing price of J$8.00 (between J$8.00 and J$9.00) . It closed at J$8.01.
- Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 2.39% and 6.56% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.03 ( from J$5.15 to J$5.36) . It closed at J$5.26.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.61% and 5.93% above yesterday’s closing price of J$17.89 ( from J$18.00 to J$18.95) . It closed at J$18.29.
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 1.04% and 5.21% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.80 ( from J$4.85 to J$5.05) . It closed at J$5.01.
- Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -0.10% and 4.90% above yesterday’s closing price of J$30.03 ( from J$30.00 to J$31.50) . It closed at J$30.12.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$10.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.00% or -0.52 to close at J$51.47 with 203,381 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$53.00)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$7.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.16% or +0.01 to close at J$6.27 with 1,214,790 units traded. (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.35)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$5.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.09% or +0.04 to close at J$42.49 with 119,832 units traded. (Today’s range: J$42.00 – J$42.50)
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$2.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.57% or +0.08 to close at J$14.01 with 210,174 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.00 – J$14.01)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$2.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.02% or -0.12 to close at J$11.70 with 244,222 units traded. (Today’s range: J$11.20 – J$12.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved +1.72% or +0.02 to close at J$1.18 (Today’s range: J$1.12 – J$1.20)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved +0.16% or +0.01 to close at J$6.27 (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.35)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 244.2k units traded. The shares moved -1.02% or -0.12 to close at J$11.70 (Today’s range: J$11.20 – J$12.00)
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) – 236.6k units traded. The shares moved +4.38% or +0.21 to close at J$5.01 (Today’s range: J$4.85 – J$5.05)
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 210.2k units traded. The shares moved +0.57% or +0.08 to close at J$14.01 (Today’s range: J$14.00 – J$14.01)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) declined -5.28% or -0.39 to close at J$7.00 (trading between J$7.00 and J$7.00) with 1,000 shares traded
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) declined -4.52% or -0.09 to close at J$1.90 (trading between J$1.90 and J$1.90) with 60,150 shares traded
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) declined -3.48% or -0.04 to close at J$1.11 (trading between J$1.11 and J$1.11) with 63,000 shares traded
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -2.78% or -0.20 to close at J$7.00 (trading between J$7.00 and J$7.00) with 1,000 shares traded
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -2.61% or -0.03 to close at J$1.12 (trading between J$1.10 and J$1.15) with 37,922 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between 1.52% and -5.25% below yesterday’s closing price of J$11.82 (from J$11.20 to J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.70.
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 1.44% and -4.15% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.26 (from J$6.00 to J$6.35) . It closed at J$6.27.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 1.94% and -3.83% below yesterday’s closing price of J$51.99 (from J$50.00 to J$53.00) . It closed at J$51.47.
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 3.45% and -3.45% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.16 (from J$1.12 to J$1.20) . It closed at J$1.18.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -0.50% and -2.99% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.02 (from J$3.90 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.97.
52-Week High/Lows
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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