JSE Daily: Express, NCBFG Soar To New Heights – Jul 28, 2017

July 28, 2017

Stock market performance report for Friday 28th of July 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 5.6m shares / $56.4m traded. (27 Advanced / 14 Declined / 5 Firm) .
  • There were 3 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 2,412,238 shares, 23 stocks traded, 12 not 47traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 3,192,680 shares, 19 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 645 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 3,074 shares, 12 stocks traded, 13 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 26.23% or +0.80 to close at J$3.85 with 16,750 shares traded.
  2. Eppley Ltd 9.5% (EPLY9.5) shares advanced 18.03% or +1.10 to close at J$7.20 with 645 shares traded.
  3. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 13.08% or +0.56 to close at J$4.84 with 1,663,796 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$5.20)
  4. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) shares advanced 11.11% or +0.80 to close at J$8.00 with 2,394 shares traded.
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 10.00% or +0.13 to close at J$1.43 with 17,772 shares traded.

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

  1. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between -6.27% and 14.35% above yesterday’s closing price of J$17.07 ( from J$16.00 to J$19.52) . It closed at J$18.40.
  2. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) traded at 9.65% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.56. It closed at J$5.00.
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 0.14% and 9.36% above yesterday’s closing price of J$29.26 ( from J$29.30 to J$32.00) . It closed at J$30.91.
  4. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 3.97% and 8.79% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.78 ( from J$4.97 to J$5.20) . It closed at J$5.00.
  5. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) traded between 3.87% and 8.66% above yesterday’s closing price of J$31.29 ( from J$32.50 to J$34.00) . It closed at J$32.54.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$15.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.50% or -0.30 to close at J$19.68 with 774,521 units traded. (Today’s range: J$19.65 – J$20.00)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$9.6m were traded. The stock moved +1.79% or +1.41 to close at J$80.25 with 120,834 units traded. (Today’s range: J$78.00 – J$81.00)
  3. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares valued at J$8.1m were traded. The stock moved +13.08% or +0.56 to close at J$4.84 with 1,663,796 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$5.20)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$4.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.84% or -0.38 to close at J$44.61 with 103,886 units traded. (Today’s range: J$44.60 – J$44.99)
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares valued at J$2.9m were traded. The stock moved +5.19% or +0.22 to close at J$4.46 with 655,573 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.25 – J$4.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved +13.08% or +0.56 to close at J$4.84 (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$5.20)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 774.5k units traded. The shares moved -1.5% or -0.30 to close at J$19.68 (Today’s range: J$19.65 – J$20.00)
  3. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) – 655.6k units traded. The shares moved +5.19% or +0.22 to close at J$4.46 (Today’s range: J$4.25 – J$4.50)
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) – 404.2k units traded. The shares moved -5.33% or -0.13 to close at J$2.31
  5. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 340.3k units traded. The shares moved +3.33% or +0.09 to close at J$2.79 (Today’s range: J$2.70 – J$2.90)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -7.84% or -0.08 to close at J$0.94 (trading between J$0.90 and J$1.05) with 254,868 shares traded
  2. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -5.87% or -0.22 to close at J$3.53 (trading between J$3.50 and J$3.60) with 4,000 shares traded
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -5.33% or -0.13 to close at J$2.31 (trading between J$2.31 and J$2.31) with 404,166 shares traded
  4. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -3.39% or -0.19 to close at J$5.41 (trading between J$5.20 and J$5.72) with 127,049 shares traded
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -3.29% or -0.21 to close at J$6.17 (trading between J$6.00 and J$6.43) with 34,820 shares traded

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

  1. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 14.35% and -6.27% below yesterday’s closing price of J$17.07 (from J$16.00 to J$19.52) . It closed at J$18.40.
  2. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) traded between 0.60% and -3.90% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.33 (from J$3.20 to J$3.35) . It closed at J$3.28.
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between -0.02% and -3.48% below yesterday’s closing price of J$41.96 (from J$40.50 to J$41.95) . It closed at J$41.25.
  4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded as low as -3.30% below yesterday’s closing price of J$30.00 (between J$29.01 and J$30.00) . It closed at J$29.41.
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -0.76% and -2.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$31.74 (from J$31.00 to J$31.50) . It closed at J$31.24.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Eppley Ltd 9.5% – J$7.20.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.25% – J$1.60.
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd – J$81.00. (Today’s range: J$78.00 – J$81.00)

There was also a new high by

  1. Express Catering Ltd – J$5.20. (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$5.20)

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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