JSE Daily: $3.0 Billion Traded! CHL, NCBJ, GK Dominate – Aug 19, 2016

August 19, 2016

Stock market performance report for Friday 19th of August 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 210.1m shares / $3.0b traded. (14 Advanced / 13 Declined / 17 Firm) .
  • There was 1 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 174,333,318 shares, 26 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 35,746,546 shares, 18 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 99,931 shares, 15 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 10.00% or +2.00 to close at J$22.00 with 144,537 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$21.95 – J$22.00)
  2. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) shares advanced 7.69% or +0.10 to close at J$1.40 with 24,000 shares traded.
  3. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 4.24% or +3.05 to close at J$75.05 with 11,324,264 shares traded.
  4. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 3.52% or +0.25 to close at J$7.35 with 2,000 shares traded.
  5. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 2.89% or +0.09 to close at J$3.20 with 30,000 shares traded.

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

  1. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded between -6.10% and 10.33% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.26 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.70) . It closed at J$4.24.
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 1.34% and 3.66% above yesterday’s closing price of J$8.20 ( from J$8.31 to J$8.50) . It closed at J$8.32.
  3. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -2.73% and 2.73% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.10 ( from J$1.07 to J$1.13) . It closed at J$1.10.
  4. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) traded between -0.53% and 1.89% above yesterday’s closing price of J$41.22 ( from J$41.00 to J$42.00) . It closed at J$41.22.
  5. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) traded between -1.54% and 1.54% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.25 ( from J$16.00 to J$16.50) . It closed at J$16.06.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares valued at J$849.9m were traded. The stock moved +4.24% or +3.05 to close at J$75.05 with 11,324,264 units traded.
  2. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$427.10m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$41.22 with 10,312,619 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.00 – J$42.00)
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$296.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.20% or -0.09 to close at J$44.94 with 6,820,320 units traded. (Today’s range: J$42.00 – J$45.00)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$273.9m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$31.70 with 8,639,508 units traded.
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$143.4m were traded. The stock moved -0.05% or -0.01 to close at J$21.96 with 6,674,410 units traded. (Today’s range: J$21.00 – J$21.97)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 57.8m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.66 (Today’s range: J$1.55 – J$1.66)
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 37.2m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.10 (Today’s range: J$1.07 – J$1.13)
  3. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) – 11.3m units traded. The shares moved +4.24% or +3.05 to close at J$75.05
  4. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) – 10.5m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$11.49 (Today’s range: J$11.48 – J$11.49)
  5. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) – 10.3m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$41.22 (Today’s range: J$41.00 – J$42.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -10.12% or -2.42 to close at J$21.49 (trading between J$21.30 and J$21.50) with 74,900 shares traded
  2. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -6.29% or -0.22 to close at J$3.28 (trading between J$3.25 and J$3.50) with 28,150 shares traded
  3. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) declined -1.53% or -0.02 to close at J$1.29 (trading between J$1.29 and J$1.29) with 1,111,097 shares traded
  4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) declined -1.31% or -0.21 to close at J$15.79 (trading between J$15.60 and J$16.00) with 3,922 shares traded
  5. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) declined -1.17% or -0.19 to close at J$16.06 (trading between J$16.00 and J$16.50) with 1,143 shares traded

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as low as -10.00% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2000 (between US$0.1800 and US$0.2000) . It closed at US$0.2000.
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between -0.07% and -6.73% below yesterday’s closing price of J$45.03 (from J$42.00 to J$45.00) . It closed at J$44.94.
  3. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as low as -6.63% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.66 (between J$1.55 and J$1.66) . It closed at J$1.66.
  4. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded between 10.33% and -6.10% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.26 (from J$4.00 to J$4.70) . It closed at J$4.24.
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded as low as -4.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$21.97 (between J$21.00 and J$21.97) . It closed at J$21.96.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Cargo Handlers Ltd – J$75.05.

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

  1. Sweet River Abattoir & Supplies Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$3.84.

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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