Stock market performance report for Thursday 1st of December 2016 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 4.1m shares / $37.5m traded. (11 Advanced / 12 Declined / 8 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 993,019 shares, 18 stocks traded, 19 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,955,623 shares, 13 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 133,100 shares, 12 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 13.24% or +2.45 to close at J$20.95 with 210 shares traded.
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares advanced 6.15% or +1.60 to close at J$27.60 with 8,250 shares traded.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 3.06% or +0.97 to close at J$32.69 with 181,762 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$31.90 – J$33.00)
- Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 2.00% or +0.05 to close at J$2.55 with 3,000 shares traded.
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 1.94% or +0.06 to close at J$3.15 with 1,000 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded as high as 6.67% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.75 (between J$0.75 and J$0.80) . It closed at J$0.76.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as high as 3.85% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.30 (between J$1.30 and J$1.35) . It closed at J$1.31.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded as high as 1.22% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.72 (between J$14.72 and J$14.90) . It closed at J$14.72.
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded as high as 0.96% above yesterday’s closing price of J$41.60 (between J$41.60 and J$42.00) . It closed at J$41.89.
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -1.32% and 0.81% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.79 ( from J$25.45 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.55.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$12.9m were traded. The stock moved -2.99% or -0.14 to close at J$4.55 with 2,798,527 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.52 – J$4.69)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$8.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.93% or -0.24 to close at J$25.55 with 330,766 units traded. (Today’s range: J$25.45 – J$26.00)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$5.9m were traded. The stock moved +3.06% or +0.97 to close at J$32.69 with 181,762 units traded. (Today’s range: J$31.90 – J$33.00)
- National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$5.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.71% or -0.36 to close at J$50.02 with 112,759 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$50.50)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$1.4m were traded. The stock moved -0.59% or -0.08 to close at J$13.54 with 100,472 units traded. (Today’s range: J$13.50 – J$13.63)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 2.8m units traded. The shares moved -2.99% or -0.14 to close at J$4.55 (Today’s range: J$4.52 – J$4.69)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 330.8k units traded. The shares moved -0.93% or -0.24 to close at J$25.55 (Today’s range: J$25.45 – J$26.00)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 181.8k units traded. The shares moved +3.06% or +0.97 to close at J$32.69 (Today’s range: J$31.90 – J$33.00)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 133.1k units traded. The shares moved -0.94% or -0.01 to close at J$1.05
- National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) – 112.8k units traded. The shares moved -0.71% or -0.36 to close at J$50.02 (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$50.50)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -4.59% or -0.17 to close at J$3.53 (trading between J$3.50 and J$3.70) with 17,595 shares traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -2.99% or -0.14 to close at J$4.55 (trading between J$4.52 and J$4.69) with 2,798,527 shares traded
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -2.36% or -0.13 to close at J$5.38 (trading between J$5.20 and J$5.55) with 16,509 shares traded
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -2.21% or -0.15 to close at J$6.65 (trading between J$6.65 and J$6.65) with 4,500 shares traded
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) declined -2.18% or -0.13 to close at J$5.83 (trading between J$5.83 and J$5.83) with 1,042 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 0.81% and -1.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$25.79 (from J$25.45 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.55.
- Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded as low as -1.22% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.10 (between J$4.05 and J$4.10) . It closed at J$4.10.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) traded at -0.94% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.06. It closed at J$1.05.
- Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) traded at -0.92% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.29. It closed at J$15.15.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.07% and -0.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$13.62 (from J$13.50 to J$13.63) . It closed at J$13.54.
52-Week High/Lows
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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