JSE Daily: $69m, 43 Stocks Traded. 27 Up, 9 Down – Dec 15, 2016

December 15, 2016

Stock market performance report for Thursday 15th of December 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 4.2m shares / $69.0m traded. (27 Advanced / 9 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 2,886,144 shares, 24 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,221,181 shares, 17 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 667 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 486,000 shares, 9 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 17.31% or +3.15 to close at J$21.35 with 7,999 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$20.95 – J$21.50)
  2. C2W Music Ltd (MUSIC) shares advanced 16.67% or +0.05 to close at J$0.35 with 2,000 shares traded.
  3. Eppley Limited Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares 2019 (EPLYSTP) shares advanced 10.66% or +0.65 to close at J$6.75 with 667 shares traded.
  4. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 7.51% or +0.13 to close at J$1.86 with 60,000 shares traded.
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 7.46% or +0.42 to close at J$6.05 with 12,300 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.05)

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded between 5.26% and 10.53% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.1900 ( from US$0.2000 to US$0.2100) . It closed at US$0.2000.
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 1.51% and 7.78% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.63 ( from J$4.70 to J$4.99) . It closed at J$4.97.
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 4.62% and 7.69% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.50 ( from J$6.80 to J$7.00) . It closed at J$6.87.
  4. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 0.10% and 7.42% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.24 ( from J$10.25 to J$11.00) . It closed at J$10.40.
  5. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) traded at 7.22% above yesterday’s closing price of J$24.25. It closed at J$26.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$44.1m were traded. The stock moved -10.98% or -4.50 to close at J$36.49 with 1,148,193 units traded. (Today’s range: J$35.00 – J$41.79)
  2. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$6.2m were traded. The stock moved +1.56% or +0.16 to close at J$10.40 with 585,107 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.25 – J$11.00)
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$4.7m were traded. The stock moved +7.34% or +0.34 to close at J$4.97 with 964,839 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$4.99)
  4. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$3.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.35% or +0.17 to close at J$49.18 with 67,996 units traded. (Today’s range: J$48.00 – J$49.30)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$3.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.33% or +0.11 to close at J$33.70 with 91,989 units traded. (Today’s range: J$33.57 – J$34.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved -10.98% or -4.50 to close at J$36.49 (Today’s range: J$35.00 – J$41.79)
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 964.8k units traded. The shares moved +7.34% or +0.34 to close at J$4.97 (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$4.99)
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 585.1k units traded. The shares moved +1.56% or +0.16 to close at J$10.40 (Today’s range: J$10.25 – J$11.00)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 486.0k units traded. The shares moved +1.89% or +0.02 to close at J$1.08 (Today’s range: J$1.08 – J$1.10)
  5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 431.1k units traded. The shares moved +5.26% or +0.0100 to close at US$0.2000 (Today’s range: US$0.2000 – US$0.2100)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) declined -10.98% or -4.50 to close at J$36.49 (trading between J$35.00 and J$41.79) with 1,148,193 shares traded
  2. Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd (SIJL) declined -8.67% or -2.86 to close at J$30.14 (trading between J$30.00 and J$30.21) with 100,320 shares traded
  3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -3.23% or -0.10 to close at J$3.00 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.00) with 16,492 shares traded
  4. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -1.73% or -0.19 to close at J$10.81 (trading between J$10.25 and J$11.00) with 400 shares traded
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -1.57% or -0.05 to close at J$3.13 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.19) with 34,283 shares traded

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

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 2.59% and -3.70% below yesterday’s closing price of J$13.50 (from J$13.00 to J$13.85) . It closed at J$13.52.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 1.66% and -2.70% below yesterday’s closing price of J$34.43 (from J$33.50 to J$35.00) . It closed at J$34.25.
  3. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) traded between 0.59% and -2.06% below yesterday’s closing price of J$49.01 (from J$48.00 to J$49.30) . It closed at J$49.18.
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 1.54% and -1.21% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.11 (from J$9.00 to J$9.25) . It closed at J$9.24.
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded as low as -1.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.00 (between J$4.95 and J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.95.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Eppley Limited Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares 2019 – J$6.75.
  2. Trinidad Cement Ltd – J$63.00.

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
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