JSE Daily: Blue Power, Cargo Handlers & Paramount Hit New Highs – Aug 15, 2016

August 15, 2016

Stock market performance report for Monday 15th of August 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 3.2m shares / $31.4m traded. (13 Advanced / 20 Declined / 10 Firm) .
  • There were 3 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,868,242 shares, 25 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,523,308 shares, 18 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 22,376 shares, 20 stocks traded, 10 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 5.22% or +0.60 to close at J$12.10 with 123 shares traded.
  2. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 5.10% or +0.08 to close at J$1.65 with 70,322 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.60 – J$1.65)
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares advanced 4.26% or +1.90 to close at J$46.45 with 210,612 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$45.00 – J$47.00)
  4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 3.90% or +0.75 to close at J$20.00 with 19,324 shares traded.
  5. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 3.51% or +2.44 to close at J$72.00 with 1,500 shares traded.

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

  1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -2.29% and 3.95% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.81 ( from J$4.70 to J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.87.
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded at 3.03% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.50. It closed at J$17.00.
  3. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded between -0.74% and 2.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.36 ( from J$1.35 to J$1.40) . It closed at J$1.37.
  4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -0.06% and 2.83% above yesterday’s closing price of J$15.56 ( from J$15.55 to J$16.00) . It closed at J$15.70.
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded at 2.20% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.00. It closed at J$10.22.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$9.7m were traded. The stock moved +4.26% or +1.90 to close at J$46.45 with 210,612 units traded. (Today’s range: J$45.00 – J$47.00)
  2. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$4.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.14% or -0.06 to close at J$41.94 with 111,022 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.50 – J$42.00)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$4.3m were traded. The stock moved -7.55% or -0.54 to close at J$6.61 with 646,920 units traded. (Today’s range: J$6.35 – J$6.90)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$1.7m were traded. The stock moved +1.80% or +0.38 to close at J$21.48 with 79,743 units traded. (Today’s range: J$21.40 – J$21.50)
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.20% or -0.02 to close at J$9.87 with 162,686 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.86 – J$9.90)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 646.9k units traded. The shares moved -7.55% or -0.54 to close at J$6.61 (Today’s range: J$6.35 – J$6.90)
  2. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) – 396.4k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$3.00
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 330.4k units traded. The shares moved -7.1% or -0.35 to close at J$4.58 (Today’s range: J$4.51 – J$4.85)
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 221.4k units traded. The shares moved +1.25% or +0.06 to close at J$4.87 (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$5.00)
  5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 210.9k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.0000 to close at US$0.2000

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -9.46% or -0.47 to close at J$4.50 (trading between J$4.50 and J$4.50) with 400 shares traded
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -7.55% or -0.54 to close at J$6.61 (trading between J$6.35 and J$6.90) with 646,920 shares traded
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -7.10% or -0.35 to close at J$4.58 (trading between J$4.51 and J$4.85) with 330,420 shares traded
  4. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) declined -6.25% or -0.40 to close at J$6.00 (trading between J$6.00 and J$6.00) with 5,000 shares traded
  5. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -5.74% or -0.07 to close at J$1.15 (trading between J$1.10 and J$1.20) with 156,837 shares traded

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

  1. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) traded as low as -8.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$12.00 (between J$11.00 and J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.88.
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 0.85% and -7.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$8.20 (from J$7.60 to J$8.27) . It closed at J$7.82.
  3. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded between -0.41% and -4.47% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.38 (from J$7.05 to J$7.35) . It closed at J$7.25.
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded as low as -3.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.08 (between J$2.00 and J$2.08) . It closed at J$2.01.
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 1.75% and -2.98% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.70 (from J$5.53 to J$5.80) . It closed at J$5.68.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Cargo Handlers Ltd – J$72.00.
  2. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd – J$12.10.
  3. Blue Power Group Ltd – J$17.00.

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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