JSE Daily: Combined Index Up 0.7%, 4 New Highs. Market picking up momentum – May 11, 2018

Stock market performance report for Friday 11th of May 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 6.3m shares / $64.2m traded. (25 Advanced / 21 Declined / 10 Firm) .
• There were 4 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,195,992 shares, 54 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 75,520 shares, 47 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) shares advanced 30.00% or +300.00 to close at J$1,300.00 with 104 shares traded.
2. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 17.30% or +0.59 to close at J$4.00 with 3,000 shares traded.
3. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 14.39% or +0.39 to close at J$3.10 with 204,316 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.10)
4. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 9.09% or +0.01 to close at J$0.12 with 402,832 shares traded.
5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 8.26% or +0.09 to close at J$1.18 with 74,597 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.12 – J$1.20)

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

1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -0.33% and 11.02% above yesterday’s closing price of J$12.16 ( from J$12.12 to J$13.50) . It closed at J$12.24.
2. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between 5.79% and 10.73% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.87 ( from J$6.21 to J$6.50) . It closed at J$6.35.
3. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded as high as 8.92% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.64 (between J$9.64 and J$10.50) . It closed at J$9.96.
4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -4.70% and 7.52% above yesterday’s closing price of J$37.25 ( from J$35.50 to J$40.05) . It closed at J$36.49.
5. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 2.86% and 7.14% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00 ( from J$7.20 to J$7.50) . It closed at J$7.29.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$16.8m were traded. The stock moved +6.08% or +3.04 to close at J$53.00 with 325,267 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$53.49)
2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$12.1m were traded. The stock moved -4.46% or -0.46 to close at J$9.86 with 1,214,450 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.40 – J$10.50)
3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$6.8m were traded. The stock moved -0.97% or -0.94 to close at J$95.59 with 71,713 units traded. (Today’s range: J$93.91 – J$97.00)
4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$4.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.26% or +0.01 to close at J$3.90 with 1,213,202 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.90 – J$4.05)
5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$3.8m were traded. The stock moved -2.04% or -0.76 to close at J$36.49 with 100,591 units traded. (Today’s range: J$35.50 – J$40.05)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved -4.46% or -0.46 to close at J$9.86 (Today’s range: J$9.40 – J$10.50)
2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved +0.26% or +0.01 to close at J$3.90 (Today’s range: J$3.90 – J$4.05)
3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 723.2k units traded. The shares moved +3.06% or +0.13 to close at J$4.38 (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.40)
4. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) – 500.8k units traded. The shares moved +1.8% or +0.10 to close at J$5.65 (Today’s range: J$5.50 – J$5.75)
5. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 402.8k units traded. The shares moved +9.09% or +0.01 to close at J$0.12 (Today’s range: J$0.11 – J$0.12)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) declined -15.00% or -2.55 to close at J$14.45 (trading between J$14.45 and J$14.45) with 2,963 shares traded
2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) declined -10.93% or -2.50 to close at J$20.37 (trading between J$20.09 and J$22.87) with 6,431 shares traded
3. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -9.24% or -0.85 to close at J$8.35 (trading between J$8.14 and J$8.50) with 1,000 shares traded
4. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -5.13% or -0.10 to close at J$1.85 (trading between J$1.85 and J$1.85) with 10,000 shares traded
5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) declined -4.46% or -0.46 to close at J$9.86 (trading between J$9.40 and J$10.50) with 1,214,450 shares traded

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

1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 7.52% and -4.70% below yesterday’s closing price of J$37.25 (from J$35.50 to J$40.05) . It closed at J$36.49.
2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -0.70% and -2.80% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.28 (from J$4.16 to J$4.25) . It closed at J$4.24.
3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) traded between 0.49% and -2.71% below yesterday’s closing price of J$96.53 (from J$93.91 to J$97.00) . It closed at J$95.59.
4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between 2.13% and -2.13% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.35 (from J$2.30 to J$2.40) . It closed at J$2.36.
5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded at -2.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00. It closed at J$6.86.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. Jamaica Broilers Ltd – J$22.00. (Today’s range: J$20.80 – J$22.00)
2. PanJam Investment limited – J$46.01.
3. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd – J$7.50. (Today’s range: J$7.20 – J$7.50)
4. Supreme Ventures Ltd – J$13.50. (Today’s range: J$12.12 – J$13.50)

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