Stock market performance report for Thursday 1st of June 2017 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 7.4m shares / $86.6m traded. (19 Advanced / 17 Declined / 5 Firm) .
- There were 4 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 2,398,250 shares, 23 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 5,057,159 shares, 17 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 22,000 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 24 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 7.33% or +0.41 to close at J$6.00 with 12,393 shares traded.
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 6.18% or +0.17 to close at J$2.92 with 107,844 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.90 – J$2.95)
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 4.32% or +0.21 to close at J$5.07 with 2,114,373 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.81 – J$5.19)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares advanced 3.80% or +0.75 to close at J$20.51 with 157,515 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$20.00 – J$20.55)
- Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) shares advanced 3.56% or +0.13 to close at J$3.78 with 258,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.60 – J$3.79)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between -3.45% and 24.14% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.50 ( from J$14.00 to J$18.00) . It closed at J$14.54.
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 0.23% and 10.09% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.36 ( from J$4.37 to J$4.80) . It closed at J$4.48.
- Eppley Ltd (EPLY) traded between -8.33% and 8.33% above yesterday’s closing price of J$12.00 ( from J$11.00 to J$13.00) . It closed at J$12.26.
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between -1.69% and 6.28% above yesterday’s closing price of J$30.11 ( from J$29.60 to J$32.00) . It closed at J$29.65.
- Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between -4.27% and 6.04% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.79 ( from J$6.50 to J$7.20) . It closed at J$6.54.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares valued at J$17.1m were traded. The stock moved -1.53% or -0.46 to close at J$29.65 with 554,950 units traded. (Today’s range: J$29.60 – J$32.00)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares valued at J$14.5m were traded. The stock moved -5.91% or -0.88 to close at J$14.00 with 1,001,600 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.00 – J$15.00)
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$10.6m were traded. The stock moved +4.32% or +0.21 to close at J$5.07 with 2,114,373 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.81 – J$5.19)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$8.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.56% or -0.04 to close at J$7.15 with 1,169,175 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.50)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$4.9m were traded. The stock moved -1.99% or -0.69 to close at J$33.91 with 144,126 units traded. (Today’s range: J$33.85 – J$34.80)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved +4.32% or +0.21 to close at J$5.07 (Today’s range: J$4.81 – J$5.19)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved -0.56% or -0.04 to close at J$7.15 (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.50)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -5.91% or -0.88 to close at J$14.00 (Today’s range: J$14.00 – J$15.00)
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) – 554.10k units traded. The shares moved -1.53% or -0.46 to close at J$29.65 (Today’s range: J$29.60 – J$32.00)
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 431.7k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$11.00 (Today’s range: J$10.68 – J$11.50)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) declined -9.50% or -1.89 to close at J$18.00 (trading between J$18.00 and J$18.00) with 1,000 shares traded
- Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -8.21% or -0.38 to close at J$4.25 (trading between J$3.67 and J$4.50) with 11,484 shares traded
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -6.40% or -0.48 to close at J$7.02 (trading between J$7.00 and J$7.50) with 401,700 shares traded
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -5.91% or -0.88 to close at J$14.00 (trading between J$14.00 and J$15.00) with 1,001,600 shares traded
- K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -3.96% or -0.08 to close at J$1.94 (trading between J$1.80 and J$2.02) with 25,676 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Eppley Ltd (EPLY) traded between 8.33% and -8.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$12.00 (from J$11.00 to J$13.00) . It closed at J$12.26.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 0.54% and -4.46% below yesterday’s closing price of J$29.83 (from J$28.50 to J$29.99) . It closed at J$29.05.
- Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 6.04% and -4.27% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.79 (from J$6.50 to J$7.20) . It closed at J$6.54.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between 24.14% and -3.45% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.50 (from J$14.00 to J$18.00) . It closed at J$14.54.
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -1.49% and -2.99% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.34 (from J$1.30 to J$1.32) . It closed at J$1.30.
52-Week High/Lows
4 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Eppley Ltd – J$13.00. (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$13.00)
- Carreras Ltd – J$85.00. (Today’s range: J$83.00 – J$85.00)
- Pulse Investments – J$18.00. (Today’s range: J$14.00 – J$18.00)
- Access Financial Services Ltd – J$52.00. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$52.00)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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