Stock market performance report for Monday 8th of August 2016 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 41.4m shares / $196.0m traded. (10 Advanced / 16 Declined / 9 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 42,515,195 shares, 24 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 257,022 shares, 11 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 500 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 550 shares, 1 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 7.38% or +0.24 to close at J$3.49 with 2,860 shares traded.
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 5.61% or +1.01 to close at J$19.00 with 23,977 shares traded.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 5.00% or +0.08 to close at J$1.68 with 170,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.61 – J$1.68)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares advanced 2.14% or +0.45 to close at J$21.45 with 14,950 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$21.45 – J$21.50)
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) shares advanced 1.61% or +0.02 to close at J$1.26 with 134,255 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded as high as 11.46% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.23 (between J$3.23 and J$3.60) . It closed at J$3.27.
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between -0.87% and 2.17% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.60 ( from J$4.56 to J$4.70) . It closed at J$4.59.
- Derrimon Trading Company Limited 11.75% (DTL11.75) traded at 1.45% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.07. It closed at J$2.10.
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded at 1.01% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.96. It closed at J$7.03.
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 0.14% and 0.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$123.83 ( from J$124.00 to J$125.00) . It closed at J$124.46.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at J$184.1m were traded. The stock moved -2.77% or -0.13 to close at J$4.57 with 39,898,309 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.52 – J$4.71)
- 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) shares valued at J$3.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.22% or -0.01 to close at J$4.59 with 710,208 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.59 – J$4.60)
- National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$2.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.05% or +0.02 to close at J$42.01 with 55,253 units traded. (Today’s range: J$42.00 – J$42.02)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.51% or +0.63 to close at J$124.46 with 12,959 units traded. (Today’s range: J$124.00 – J$125.00)
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$973.5k were traded. The stock moved -0.27% or -0.07 to close at J$25.92 with 37,805 units traded. (Today’s range: J$25.50 – J$26.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 39.9m units traded. The shares moved -2.77% or -0.13 to close at J$4.57 (Today’s range: J$4.52 – J$4.71)
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -10% or -0.0200 to close at US$0.1800 (Today’s range: US$0.1500 – US$0.2000)
- 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) – 710.2k units traded. The shares moved -0.22% or -0.01 to close at J$4.59 (Today’s range: J$4.59 – J$4.60)
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 170.0k units traded. The shares moved +5% or +0.08 to close at J$1.68 (Today’s range: J$1.61 – J$1.68)
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 134.3k units traded. The shares moved +1.61% or +0.02 to close at J$1.26
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -10.00% or -0.0200 to close at US$0.1800 (trading between US$0.1500 and US$0.2000) with 1,328,125 shares traded
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -3.96% or -0.87 to close at J$21.12 (trading between J$21.10 and J$22.00) with 9,100 shares traded
- Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -3.35% or -0.42 to close at J$12.12 (trading between J$12.00 and J$12.50) with 33,900 shares traded
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -2.77% or -0.13 to close at J$4.57 (trading between J$4.52 and J$4.71) with 39,898,309 shares traded
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) declined -1.40% or -0.14 to close at J$9.83 (trading between J$9.80 and J$9.90) with 2,105 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded as low as -2.93% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.00 (between J$14.56 and J$15.00) . It closed at J$14.87.
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded as low as -2.86% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00 (between J$6.80 and J$7.00) . It closed at J$6.93.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.32% and -2.68% below yesterday’s closing price of J$31.00 (from J$30.17 to J$30.90) . It closed at J$30.68.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded as low as -2.60% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.00 (between J$4.87 and J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.98.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 0.04% and -1.89% below yesterday’s closing price of J$25.99 (from J$25.50 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.92.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Portland JSX Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$12.00. (Today’s range: J$12.00 – J$12.50)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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