JSE Daily: 35 Stocks Traded. CWJ, KEX Lead Volumes – Jul 20, 2016

July 20, 2016

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 20th of July 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 1.6m shares / $16.4m traded. (9 Advanced / 17 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,280,714 shares, 21 stocks traded, 16 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 595,114 shares, 14 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 12 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 12.58% or +0.39 to close at J$3.49 with 2,743 shares traded.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 12.07% or +0.35 to close at J$3.25 with 200,000 shares traded.
  3. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) shares advanced 6.31% or +0.19 to close at J$3.20 with 3,550 shares traded.
  4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 5.37% or +0.38 to close at J$7.46 with 141,930 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.10 – J$7.50)
  5. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) shares advanced 4.50% or +0.05 to close at J$1.16 with 389,834 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.15 – J$1.16)

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded between -6.25% and 6.25% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.1600 ( from US$0.1500 to US$0.1700) . It closed at US$0.1500.
  2. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) traded at 3.02% above yesterday’s closing price of J$22.81. It closed at J$23.50.
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded at 2.41% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.32. It closed at J$3.40.
  4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -1.51% and 2.04% above yesterday’s closing price of J$22.54 ( from J$22.20 to J$23.00) . It closed at J$22.48.
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between -3.31% and 1.29% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.86 ( from J$10.50 to J$11.00) . It closed at J$10.70.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares valued at J$4.1m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$15.00 with 270,000 units traded.
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$2.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.17% or -0.05 to close at J$30.10 with 85,357 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.07 – J$30.15)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$1.8m were traded. The stock moved -0.90% or -0.21 to close at J$23.08 with 78,092 units traded. (Today’s range: J$23.05 – J$23.30)
  4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.27% or -0.06 to close at J$22.48 with 72,972 units traded. (Today’s range: J$22.20 – J$23.00)
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$1.0m were traded. The stock moved +5.37% or +0.38 to close at J$7.46 with 141,930 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.10 – J$7.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 389.8k units traded. The shares moved +4.5% or +0.05 to close at J$1.16 (Today’s range: J$1.15 – J$1.16)
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) – 270.0k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$15.00
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 207.3k units traded. The shares moved -6.25% or -0.0100 to close at US$0.1500 (Today’s range: US$0.1500 – US$0.1700)
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) – 200.0k units traded. The shares moved +12.07% or +0.35 to close at J$3.25
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 141.9k units traded. The shares moved +5.37% or +0.38 to close at J$7.46 (Today’s range: J$7.10 – J$7.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -15.05% or -0.45 to close at J$2.54 (trading between J$2.50 and J$2.70) with 450 shares traded
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -11.76% or -0.02 to close at J$0.15 (trading between J$0.15 and J$0.15) with 26,074 shares traded
  3. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -7.89% or -0.30 to close at J$3.50 (trading between J$3.50 and J$3.50) with 18,000 shares traded
  4. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -6.57% or -1.55 to close at J$22.03 (trading between J$22.00 and J$23.00) with 29,469 shares traded
  5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -6.25% or -0.0100 to close at US$0.1500 (trading between US$0.1500 and US$0.1700) with 207,342 shares traded

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

  1. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded at -5.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00. It closed at J$3.80.
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 0.60% and -4.76% below yesterday’s closing price of J$8.40 (from J$8.00 to J$8.45) . It closed at J$8.28.
  3. Sweet River Abattoir & Supplies Company Ltd (SRA) traded at -4.69% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.05. It closed at J$3.86.
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between -1.96% and -4.58% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.30 (from J$14.60 to J$15.00) . It closed at J$14.72.
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between 1.29% and -3.31% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.86 (from J$10.50 to J$11.00) . It closed at J$10.70.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. tTech Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$3.80.

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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