JSE Daily: 4 New Highs. KEX, PULS Lead Advancers – Jan 04, 2017

January 4, 2017

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 4th of January 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 3.7m shares / $25.4m traded. (18 Advanced / 17 Declined / 6 Firm) .
  • There were 4 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,510,908 shares, 26 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,890,229 shares, 15 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 383,717 shares, 25 stocks traded, 10 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 12.56% or +2.51 to close at J$22.50 with 8,321 shares traded.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 12.36% or +0.44 to close at J$4.00 with 5,000 shares traded.
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 8.72% or +0.28 to close at J$3.49 with 1,386,210 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.12 – J$3.55)
  4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares advanced 8.33% or +0.50 to close at J$6.50 with 57,000 shares traded.
  5. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 6.13% or +0.46 to close at J$7.97 with 6,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.97 – J$8.00)

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

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded as high as 8.54% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.82 (between J$0.82 and J$0.89) . It closed at J$0.87.
  2. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 4.55% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2200 (between US$0.2200 and US$0.2300) . It closed at US$0.2200.
  3. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded as high as 4.10% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.22 (between J$1.22 and J$1.27) . It closed at J$1.24.
  4. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded at 3.98% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.26. It closed at J$2.35.
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 0.44% and 3.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$33.85 ( from J$34.00 to J$35.00) . It closed at J$34.25.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares valued at J$4.6m were traded. The stock moved +8.72% or +0.28 to close at J$3.49 with 1,386,210 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.12 – J$3.55)
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$3.2m were traded. The stock moved +1.02% or +0.41 to close at J$40.45 with 79,915 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$40.50)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$2.2m were traded. The stock moved -1.61% or -0.23 to close at J$14.09 with 153,977 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.08 – J$14.50)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$1.9m were traded. The stock moved -0.18% or -0.12 to close at J$66.08 with 28,450 units traded. (Today’s range: J$66.00 – J$66.20)
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at J$1.2m were traded. The stock moved -1.43% or -0.08 to close at J$5.52 with 221,631 units traded. (Today’s range: J$5.47 – J$5.60)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved +8.72% or +0.28 to close at J$3.49 (Today’s range: J$3.12 – J$3.55)
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 667.4k units traded. The shares moved +6.1% or +0.05 to close at J$0.87 (Today’s range: J$0.82 – J$0.89)
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 383.7k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.08
  4. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) – 221.6k units traded. The shares moved -1.43% or -0.08 to close at J$5.52 (Today’s range: J$5.47 – J$5.60)
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) – 176.7k units traded. The shares moved -0.36% or -0.02 to close at J$5.50 (Today’s range: J$5.50 – J$5.60)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -11.11% or -0.02 to close at J$0.16 (trading between J$0.16 and J$0.16) with 3,650 shares traded
  2. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -9.41% or -1.09 to close at J$10.49 (trading between J$10.20 and J$10.50) with 5,600 shares traded
  3. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) declined -8.70% or -0.87 to close at J$9.13 (trading between J$9.00 and J$9.15) with 3,541 shares traded
  4. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -6.25% or -0.75 to close at J$11.25 (trading between J$11.25 and J$11.25) with 13,000 shares traded
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -3.77% or -0.20 to close at J$5.11 (trading between J$5.01 and J$5.40) with 67,975 shares traded

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

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -0.28% and -7.41% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.02 (from J$6.50 to J$7.00) . It closed at J$6.85.
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.10% and -6.36% below yesterday’s closing price of J$38.34 (from J$35.90 to J$38.30) . It closed at J$38.23.
  3. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) traded at -3.71% below yesterday’s closing price of J$27.52. It closed at J$26.50.
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 3.31% and -3.41% below yesterday’s closing price of J$29.04 (from J$28.05 to J$30.00) . It closed at J$29.86.
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded as low as -3.29% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.25 (between J$4.11 and J$4.25) . It closed at J$4.21.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited – J$6.05. (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.05)
  2. Proven Investments Ltd – US$0.2300. (Today’s range: US$0.2200 – US$0.2300)
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd – J$9.50. (Today’s range: J$9.40 – J$9.50)
  4. Barita Investments Ltd – J$6.50.

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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