JSE Daily: CWJ Leads Market Volumes With 1.1m Shares Traded – Aug 15, 2017

August 15, 2017

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 15th of August 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 5.9m shares / $114.9m traded. (16 Advanced / 34 Declined / 10 Firm) .
  • There was 1 new 52-week high today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 2,898,749 shares, 29 stocks traded, 6 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,987,410 shares, 27 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 1,005,522 shares, 15 stocks traded, 12 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares advanced 9.07% or +0.98 to close at J$11.78 with 16,931 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$12.00)
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) shares advanced 7.83% or +0.09 to close at J$1.24 with 1,114,661 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.14 – J$1.34)
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 7.55% or +3.21 to close at J$45.72 with 27,550 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$44.00 – J$45.90)
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 4.81% or +0.09 to close at J$1.96 with 33,986 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.95 – J$1.99)
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 4.17% or +0.20 to close at J$5.00 with 4,066 shares traded.

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

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between -1.72% and 6.90% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.90 ( from J$2.85 to J$3.10) . It closed at J$2.95.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.45% and 4.43% above yesterday’s closing price of J$20.11 ( from J$20.20 to J$21.00) . It closed at J$20.66.
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 0.33% and 4.08% above yesterday’s closing price of J$12.01 ( from J$12.05 to J$12.50) . It closed at J$12.39.
  4. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded at 2.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.59. It closed at J$4.70.
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded at 2.32% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.66. It closed at J$15.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$81.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.04% or -0.04 to close at J$107.94 with 761,392 units traded. (Today’s range: J$105.00 – J$109.00)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$6.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.27% or +0.24 to close at J$90.37 with 73,999 units traded. (Today’s range: J$88.00 – J$91.00)
  3. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) shares valued at J$3.8m were traded. The stock moved -9.60% or -0.55 to close at J$5.18 with 725,061 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$5.70)
  4. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares valued at J$1.7m were traded. The stock moved -4.74% or -0.26 to close at J$5.22 with 319,964 units traded. (Today’s range: J$5.10 – J$5.31)
  5. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.09% or -0.04 to close at J$46.17 with 35,383 units traded. (Today’s range: J$46.00 – J$46.21)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved +7.83% or +0.09 to close at J$1.24 (Today’s range: J$1.14 – J$1.34)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.15
  3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 761.4k units traded. The shares moved -0.04% or -0.04 to close at J$107.94 (Today’s range: J$105.00 – J$109.00)
  4. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) – 725.1k units traded. The shares moved -9.6% or -0.55 to close at J$5.18 (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$5.70)
  5. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) – 319.10k units traded. The shares moved -4.74% or -0.26 to close at J$5.22 (Today’s range: J$5.10 – J$5.31)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) declined -9.60% or -0.55 to close at J$5.18 (trading between J$4.70 and J$5.70) with 725,061 shares traded
  2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -7.58% or -0.25 to close at J$3.05 (trading between J$2.86 and J$3.30) with 46,866 shares traded
  3. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -6.73% or -0.53 to close at J$7.35 (trading between J$6.80 and J$7.88) with 6,000 shares traded
  4. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -6.69% or -0.45 to close at J$6.28 (trading between J$5.90 and J$6.74) with 24,346 shares traded
  5. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) declined -6.25% or -0.50 to close at J$7.50 (trading between J$7.20 and J$8.00) with 43,400 shares traded

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

  1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between -3.85% and -14.53% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.68 (from J$4.00 to J$4.50) . It closed at J$4.40.
  2. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded as low as -12.50% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 (between J$3.50 and J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.81.
  3. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between 0.21% and -9.99% below yesterday’s closing price of J$33.33 (from J$30.00 to J$33.40) . It closed at J$32.50.
  4. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded between -0.36% and -9.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.52 (from J$5.00 to J$5.50) . It closed at J$5.19.
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 1.06% and -7.87% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.70 (from J$4.33 to J$4.75) . It closed at J$4.67.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Barita Investments Ltd – J$12.00. (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$12.00)

 

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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