JSE Daily: Barita Jumps 24% On Takeover News. Express Catering Up 22% – Aug 08, 2017

August 8, 2017

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 8th of August 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 8.9m shares / $74.2m traded. (23 Advanced / 13 Declined / 11 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,355,211 shares, 24 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 7,903,076 shares, 20 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 37,030 shares, 2 stocks traded, 2 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 410 shares, 1 stocks traded, 12 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares advanced 24.40% or +1.72 to close at J$8.77 with 4,555 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$8.50 – J$8.85)
  2. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 21.62% or +0.96 to close at J$5.40 with 6,676,605 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.22 – J$5.57)
  3. tTech Limited (TTECH) shares advanced 14.23% or +1.14 to close at J$9.15 with 6,500 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$8.00 – J$9.50)
  4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares advanced 7.21% or +1.96 to close at J$29.16 with 9,143 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$30.00)
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 6.38% or +0.09 to close at J$1.50 with 11,097 shares traded.

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

  1. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) traded as high as 11.05% above yesterday’s closing price of J$18.01 (between J$18.01 and J$20.00) . It closed at J$19.11.
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -3.85% and 10.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.04 ( from J$1.00 to J$1.15) . It closed at J$1.10.
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 8.33% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2400 (between US$0.2400 and US$0.2600) . It closed at US$0.2500.
  4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between 3.40% and 6.23% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.53 ( from J$3.65 to J$3.75) . It closed at J$3.66.
  5. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded as high as 5.66% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.30 (between J$5.30 and J$5.60) . It closed at J$5.51.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares valued at J$32.7m were traded. The stock moved +21.62% or +0.96 to close at J$5.40 with 6,676,605 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.22 – J$5.57)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$7.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.60% or -1.76 to close at J$108.05 with 69,288 units traded. (Today’s range: J$105.00 – J$109.00)
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$7.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.02% or +0.01 to close at J$44.06 with 160,588 units traded. (Today’s range: J$44.00 – J$45.90)
  4. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares valued at J$5.2m were traded. The stock moved +3.96% or +0.21 to close at J$5.51 with 948,848 units traded. (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$5.60)
  5. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) shares valued at J$3.5m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$25.01 with 139,570 units traded.

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) – 6.7m units traded. The shares moved +21.62% or +0.96 to close at J$5.40 (Today’s range: J$4.22 – J$5.57)
  2. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) – 948.8k units traded. The shares moved +3.96% or +0.21 to close at J$5.51 (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$5.60)
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 404.3k units traded. The shares moved +4.17% or +0.0100 to close at US$0.2500 (Today’s range: US$0.2400 – US$0.2600)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 160.6k units traded. The shares moved +0.02% or +0.01 to close at J$44.06 (Today’s range: J$44.00 – J$45.90)
  5. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) – 139.6k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$25.01

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) declined -10.64% or -3.17 to close at J$26.61 (trading between J$26.50 and J$28.00) with 27,929 shares traded
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -5.43% or -2.39 to close at J$41.61 (trading between J$41.50 and J$41.70) with 1,080 shares traded
  3. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -4.97% or -0.26 to close at J$4.97 (trading between J$4.85 and J$5.00) with 24,040 shares traded
  4. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -4.52% or -0.25 to close at J$5.28 (trading between J$5.25 and J$5.60) with 42,269 shares traded
  5. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -2.99% or -0.06 to close at J$1.95 (trading between J$1.85 and J$2.01) with 76,936 shares traded

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

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded as low as -7.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.49 (between J$6.00 and J$6.49) . It closed at J$6.43.
  2. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 25.45% and -4.95% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.44 (from J$4.22 to J$5.57) . It closed at J$5.40.
  3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between -0.74% and -4.38% below yesterday’s closing price of J$109.81 (from J$105.00 to J$109.00) . It closed at J$108.05.
  4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 10.58% and -3.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.04 (from J$1.00 to J$1.15) . It closed at J$1.10.
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded as low as -3.31% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.10 (between J$14.60 and J$15.10) . It closed at J$14.98.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Barita Investments Ltd – J$8.85. (Today’s range: J$8.50 – J$8.85)
  2. Express Catering Ltd – J$5.57. (Today’s range: J$4.22 – J$5.57)

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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