JSE Daily: Takeover News Drives LASF Up 11% to New High – Nov 15, 2017

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 15th of November 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 10.3m shares / $66.0m traded. (20 Advanced / 18 Declined / 8 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,618,583 shares, 24 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,156,177 shares, 19 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 3,551,120 shares, 12 stocks traded, 16 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 10.58% or +0.38 to close at J$3.97 with 106,600 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$4.00)
  2. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 10.53% or +0.52 to close at J$5.46 with 589,625 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.15 – J$6.50)
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 5.48% or +0.25 to close at J$4.81 with 100,710 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.80 – J$4.90)
  4. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 5.26% or +0.01 to close at J$0.20 with 451,323 shares traded.
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares advanced 4.90% or +0.54 to close at J$11.55 with 127,554 shares traded.

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

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 0.36% and 5.84% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.48 ( from J$5.50 to J$5.80) . It closed at J$5.60.
  2. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) traded between 3.90% and 5.19% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.85 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.05) . It closed at J$4.01.
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -1.19% and 5.07% above yesterday’s closing price of J$15.18 ( from J$15.00 to J$15.95) . It closed at J$15.04.
  4. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded at 4.34% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.07. It closed at J$5.29.
  5. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between 0.33% and 3.30% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.03 ( from J$3.04 to J$3.13) . It closed at J$3.12.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$20.5m were traded. The stock moved -2.30% or -2.45 to close at J$103.88 with 197,658 units traded. (Today’s range: J$103.00 – J$104.00)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$9.2m were traded. The stock moved -5.50% or -1.61 to close at J$27.65 with 333,294 units traded. (Today’s range: J$26.50 – J$28.61)
  3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at J$4.4m were traded. The stock moved -3.61% or -0.30 to close at J$8.00 with 549,876 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.75 – J$8.30)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) shares valued at J$3.9m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$1.10 with 3,540,000 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.08 – J$1.10)
  5. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at J$3.7m were traded. The stock moved -2.74% or -1.18 to close at J$41.82 with 88,396 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.51 – J$43.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 3.5m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.10 (Today’s range: J$1.08 – J$1.10)
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved -6.48% or -0.07 to close at J$1.01 (Today’s range: J$0.92 – J$1.05)
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 589.6k units traded. The shares moved +10.53% or +0.52 to close at J$5.46 (Today’s range: J$5.15 – J$6.50)
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 554.10k units traded. The shares moved -1.77% or -0.02 to close at J$1.11 (Today’s range: J$1.10 – J$1.12)
  5. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) – 549.9k units traded. The shares moved -3.61% or -0.30 to close at J$8.00 (Today’s range: J$7.75 – J$8.30)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -12.50% or -0.0300 to close at US$0.2100 (trading between US$0.2100 and US$0.2100) with 398 shares traded
  2. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) declined -12.29% or -0.86 to close at J$6.14 (trading between J$6.00 and J$7.00) with 3,394 shares traded
  3. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -9.66% or -0.23 to close at J$2.15 (trading between J$2.06 and J$2.20) with 12,847 shares traded
  4. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -7.34% or -0.40 to close at J$5.05 (trading between J$5.05 and J$5.05) with 2,020 shares traded
  5. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -6.74% or -0.13 to close at J$1.80 (trading between J$1.80 and J$1.80) with 55,231 shares traded

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

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -2.78% and -14.81% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.08 (from J$0.92 to J$1.05) . It closed at J$1.01.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -2.22% and -9.43% below yesterday’s closing price of J$29.26 (from J$26.50 to J$28.61) . It closed at J$27.65.
  3. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.37% and -7.64% below yesterday’s closing price of J$16.24 (from J$15.00 to J$16.30) . It closed at J$16.20.
  4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded as low as -6.63% below yesterday’s closing price of J$8.30 (between J$7.75 and J$8.30) . It closed at J$8.00.
  5. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded at -5.17% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.80. It closed at J$5.50.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd J$6.50. (Today’s range: J$5.15 – J$6.50)

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

  1. Productive Business Solutions Ltd traded at its 52-week low of US$0.5700. (Today’s range: US$0.5700 – US$0.5800)

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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