JSE Daily: Finally, Express Catering Moves! Up 96%, 32.8m Shares Traded – Jul 25, 2017

July 25, 2017

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 25th of July 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 38.4m shares / $156.3m traded. (25 Advanced / 18 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 3,011,457 shares, 28 stocks traded, 7 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 35,526,877 shares, 20 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 122,483 shares, 16 stocks traded, 14 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 95.98% or +1.67 to close at J$3.41 with 32,750,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.41 – J$3.75)
  2. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 16.33% or +0.98 to close at J$6.98 with 105,300 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$6.50 – J$7.00)
  3. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) shares advanced 11.40% or +0.35 to close at J$3.42 with 57,863 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.42 – J$3.45)
  4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 5.71% or +0.20 to close at J$3.70 with 1,733 shares traded.
  5. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) shares advanced 5.66% or +0.30 to close at J$5.60 with 20,787 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.20 – J$5.72)

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

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between 0.52% and 22.52% above yesterday’s closing price of J$89.78 ( from J$90.25 to J$110.00) . It closed at J$91.22.
  2. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded between 2.59% and 7.99% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.26 ( from J$9.50 to J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.53.
  3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 1.96% and 4.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.65 ( from J$7.80 to J$8.00) . It closed at J$7.80.
  4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -3.23% and 4.30% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.93 ( from J$0.90 to J$0.97) . It closed at J$0.94.
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -3.09% and 3.81% above yesterday’s closing price of J$43.34 ( from J$42.00 to J$44.99) . It closed at J$43.66.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares valued at J$117.2m were traded. The stock moved +95.98% or +1.67 to close at J$3.41 with 32,750,000 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.41 – J$3.75)
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$9.3m were traded. The stock moved -5.42% or -0.26 to close at J$4.54 with 2,107,735 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.55)
  3. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) shares valued at J$6.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.16% or +0.04 to close at J$24.71 with 261,700 units traded.
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$4.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.87% or -0.16 to close at J$18.17 with 256,628 units traded. (Today’s range: J$18.00 – J$18.50)
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at J$4.7m were traded. The stock moved +1.96% or +0.15 to close at J$7.80 with 592,150 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.80 – J$8.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) – 32.8m units traded. The shares moved +95.98% or +1.67 to close at J$3.41 (Today’s range: J$3.41 – J$3.75)
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved -5.42% or -0.26 to close at J$4.54 (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.55)
  3. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 937.5k units traded. The shares moved +1.08% or +0.01 to close at J$0.94 (Today’s range: J$0.90 – J$0.97)
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 592.2k units traded. The shares moved +1.96% or +0.15 to close at J$7.80 (Today’s range: J$7.80 – J$8.00)
  5. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) – 261.7k units traded. The shares moved +0.16% or +0.04 to close at J$24.71

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -15.40% or -6.93 to close at J$38.07 (trading between J$38.00 and J$39.00) with 8,588 shares traded
  2. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -9.22% or -0.13 to close at J$1.28 (trading between J$1.25 and J$1.29) with 179,023 shares traded
  3. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) declined -7.78% or -1.07 to close at J$12.68 (trading between J$11.00 and J$13.75) with 4,853 shares traded
  4. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -7.69% or -0.0200 to close at US$0.2400 (trading between US$0.2400 and US$0.2600) with 260,398 shares traded
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) declined -6.67% or -0.37 to close at J$5.18 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.55) with 16,760 shares traded

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

  1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -5.21% and -10.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.80 (from J$4.30 to J$4.55) . It closed at J$4.54.
  2. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) traded between 0.67% and -6.96% below yesterday’s closing price of J$32.78 (from J$30.50 to J$33.00) . It closed at J$30.89.
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded as low as -6.83% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.49 (between J$2.32 and J$2.49) . It closed at J$2.34.
  4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 0.16% and -6.65% below yesterday’s closing price of J$25.71 (from J$24.00 to J$25.75) . It closed at J$25.32.
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) traded at -4.76% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.10. It closed at J$2.00.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Express Catering Ltd – J$3.75. (Today’s range: J$3.41 – J$3.75)
  2. Carreras Ltd – J$110.00. (Today’s range: J$90.25 – J$110.00)

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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