4 Stocks Hit 52 Week Highs. J$36.0m / 28 Stocks Traded On JSE – Jan 23, 2015

Stock market performance report for Friday 23rd of January 2015 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• Combined Market – J$36,018,639 – 5,002,576 shares / 28 stock(s) traded. 109 trades.
• JSE Market Index – J$34,872,674 – 4,231,797 shares / 93 trades. 8 Advanced / 7 Declined / 9 Firm.
• JSE Junior Market Index – J$1,145,965 – 770,779 shares / 16 trades. 0 Advanced / 2 Declined / 2 Firm.

Combined and Market Index includes Ordinary and Preference Shares.

Index Performance

• JSE Market Index – 4,231,797 shares traded. Index +1.53% to 77,828.
• JSE Junior Market Index – 770,779 shares traded. Index -0.54% to 693.
• JSE US Equities Index – 17,000 shares traded. Index +1.78% to 149.
• JSE Select Index – 2,288,470 shares traded. Index +2.29% to 2,313.
• JSE All Jamaican Composite – 2,458,697 shares traded. Index +1.56% to 85,734.
• JSE Cross Listed Index – 0 shares traded. Index 0.00% to 586.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks

1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares advanced 7.50% or +0.15 to close at J$2.15 with 10,600 shares traded
2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 7.10% or +1.45 to close at J$21.88 with 750,762 shares traded
3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 6.96% or +0.16 to close at J$2.46 with 12,825 shares traded
4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares advanced 2.26% or +0.84 to close at J$38.05 with 124,240 shares traded
5. Desnoes and Geddes Ltd (DG) shares advanced 0.83% or +0.04 to close at J$4.84 with 909,979 shares traded

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$15,949,939 were traded. The stock moved 7.10% or – +1.45 to close at J$21.88 with 750,762 units traded
2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$4,798,770 were traded. The stock moved 2.26% or – +0.84 to close at J$38.05 with 124,240 units traded
3. Desnoes and Geddes Ltd (DG) shares valued at J$4,390,649 were traded. The stock moved 0.83% or – +0.04 to close at J$4.84 with 909,979 units traded
4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) shares valued at J$3,546,200 were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or – 0.00 to close at J$2.00 with 1,773,100 units traded
5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$1,491,568 were traded. The stock moved -0.76% or – -0.48 to close at J$62.52 with 23,770 units traded

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) – 1.8m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$2.00
2. Desnoes and Geddes Ltd (DG) – 909.10k units traded. The shares moved 0.83% or +0.04 to close at J$4.84
3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 750.8k units traded. The shares moved 7.1% or +1.45 to close at J$21.88
4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 302.5k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.00
5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 277.2k units traded. The shares moved -2.78% or -0.04 to close at J$1.40

Top 5 Declining Stocks

1. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) declined -6.67% or -0.50 to close at J$7.00 with 29,925 shares traded
2. Gleaner Company (GLNR) declined -5.88% or -0.05 to close at J$0.80 with 64,463 shares traded
3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -3.45% or -0.24 to close at J$6.71 with 10,947 shares traded
4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -2.78% or -0.04 to close at J$1.40 with 277,170 shares traded
5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -1.52% or -0.05 to close at J$3.25 with 29,591 shares traded

52-Week High/Lows

1. Gleaner Company traded at its 52-week low of J$0.80.
2. Carreras Ltd traded at its 52-week high of J$39.50.
3. Mayberry Investments Ltd traded at its 52-week high of J$2.02.
4. Proven Investments Limited traded at its 52-week high of US$0.2101.