Stock market performance report for Friday 3rd of February 2017 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 6.9m shares / $115.0m traded. (36 Advanced / 11 Declined / 3 Firm) .
- There were 13 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 5,456,844 shares, 27 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,449,290 shares, 22 stocks traded, 6 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 14,815 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 179,523 shares, 28 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 15.53% or +6.72 to close at J$50.00 with 1,200 shares traded.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 14.35% or +0.89 to close at J$7.09 with 17,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.10)
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 14.29% or +3.00 to close at J$24.00 with 5,282 shares traded.
- C2W Music Ltd (MUSIC) shares advanced 12.50% or +0.05 to close at J$0.45 with 25,000 shares traded.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) shares advanced 11.54% or +0.0300 to close at US$0.2900 with 194,000 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) traded between 3.45% and 13.79% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2900 ( from US$0.3000 to US$0.3300) . It closed at US$0.3100.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -2.30% and 12.36% above yesterday’s closing price of J$40.94 ( from J$40.00 to J$46.00) . It closed at J$41.39.
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 4.48% and 11.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.70 ( from J$7.00 to J$7.50) . It closed at J$7.23.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 5.74% and 11.48% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.22 ( from J$1.29 to J$1.36) . It closed at J$1.30.
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 5.43% and 11.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.20 ( from J$17.08 to J$18.00) . It closed at J$17.59.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$33.4m were traded. The stock moved +1.10% or +0.45 to close at J$41.39 with 777,834 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$46.00)
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$31.1m were traded. The stock moved -2.57% or -0.27 to close at J$10.23 with 3,002,738 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.20 – J$10.50)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$24.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.78% or -0.52 to close at J$66.12 with 364,096 units traded. (Today’s range: J$66.00 – J$67.00)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$4.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.90% or -0.76 to close at J$39.23 with 120,777 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.00 – J$40.50)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares valued at J$4.8m were traded. The stock moved +2.75% or +0.28 to close at J$10.46 with 475,275 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.50 – J$10.50)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 3.0m units traded. The shares moved -2.57% or -0.27 to close at J$10.23 (Today’s range: J$10.20 – J$10.50)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 777.8k units traded. The shares moved +1.1% or +0.45 to close at J$41.39 (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$46.00)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) – 475.3k units traded. The shares moved +2.75% or +0.28 to close at J$10.46 (Today’s range: J$9.50 – J$10.50)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 364.1k units traded. The shares moved -0.78% or -0.52 to close at J$66.12 (Today’s range: J$66.00 – J$67.00)
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 289.6k units traded. The shares moved -2.54% or -0.03 to close at J$1.15 (Today’s range: J$1.15 – J$1.16)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) declined -3.00% or -0.98 to close at J$31.66 (trading between J$30.02 and J$32.50) with 32,656 shares traded
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -2.57% or -0.27 to close at J$10.23 (trading between J$10.20 and J$10.50) with 3,002,738 shares traded
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -2.54% or -0.03 to close at J$1.15 (trading between J$1.15 and J$1.16) with 289,624 shares traded
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) declined -2.16% or -0.24 to close at J$10.89 (trading between J$10.46 and J$11.07) with 28,948 shares traded
- PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) declined -1.94% or -0.60 to close at J$30.37 (trading between J$30.00 and J$34.00) with 95,450 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 3.63% and -6.74% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.86 (from J$3.60 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.91.
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 3.14% and -6.68% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.18 (from J$9.50 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$10.46.
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 1.28% and -2.48% below yesterday’s closing price of J$39.99 (from J$39.00 to J$40.50) . It closed at J$39.23.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 12.36% and -2.30% below yesterday’s closing price of J$40.94 (from J$40.00 to J$46.00) . It closed at J$41.39.
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded as low as -1.61% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.10 (between J$3.05 and J$3.10) . It closed at J$3.05.
52-Week High/Lows
13 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Eppley Limited Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares 2019 – J$6.85.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd – J$17.50. (Today’s range: J$16.90 – J$17.50)
- K.L.E. Group Ltd – J$3.00.
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd – J$7.00. (Today’s range: J$6.70 – J$7.00)
- Pulse Investments – J$7.10. (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.10)
- Proven Investments Ltd – US$0.2900.
- Scotia Group Jamaica – J$46.00. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$46.00)
- Blue Power Group Ltd – J$50.00.
- Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd – J$36.00. (Today’s range: J$35.00 – J$36.00)
- Barita Investments Ltd – J$7.50. (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.50)
- Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd – US$0.3300. (Today’s range: US$0.3000 – US$0.3300)
- Access Financial Services Ltd – J$30.00.
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd – J$18.00. (Today’s range: J$17.08 – J$18.00)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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