JSE Daily: ISP, JSE & MDS Lead Advancers. 19 Up, 14 Down – Sep 02, 2016

September 2, 2016

Stock market performance report for Friday 2nd of September 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 7.0m shares / $196.3m traded. (17 Advanced / 14 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,030,035 shares, 24 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,375,345 shares, 14 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 26,833 shares, 12 stocks traded, 10 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) shares advanced 14.94% or +0.78 to close at J$6.00 with 22,802 shares traded.
  2. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 14.57% or +3.48 to close at J$27.36 with 4,608 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$25.55 – J$27.40)
  3. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 10.94% or +0.35 to close at J$3.55 with 12,130 shares traded.
  4. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) shares advanced 7.89% or +0.09 to close at J$1.23 with 75,134 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.13 – J$1.25)
  5. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 7.65% or +5.83 to close at J$82.00 with 915 shares traded.

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

  1. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded as high as 13.41% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.01 (between J$7.01 and J$7.95) . It closed at J$7.16.
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded as high as 4.63% above yesterday’s closing price of J$30.00 (between J$30.00 and J$31.39) . It closed at J$30.20.
  3. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) traded at 4.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$23.50. It closed at J$24.50.
  4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 1.96% and 3.88% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.50 ( from J$26.00 to J$26.49) . It closed at J$26.10.
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -2.71% and 3.16% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.43 ( from J$4.31 to J$4.57) . It closed at J$4.44.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$109.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.67% or +0.20 to close at J$30.20 with 3,555,100 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.00 – J$31.39)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$68.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.75% or -0.49 to close at J$65.01 with 1,049,855 units traded. (Today’s range: J$64.51 – J$66.00)
  3. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$6.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.10% or -0.04 to close at J$40.06 with 153,550 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$41.00)
  4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$2.3m were traded. The stock moved +1.16% or +0.50 to close at J$43.61 with 51,683 units traded. (Today’s range: J$43.49 – J$43.70)
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares valued at J$1.9m were traded. The stock moved +2.65% or +0.09 to close at J$3.49 with 552,729 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.40 – J$3.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 3.6m units traded. The shares moved +0.67% or +0.20 to close at J$30.20 (Today’s range: J$30.00 – J$31.39)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -0.75% or -0.49 to close at J$65.01 (Today’s range: J$64.51 – J$66.00)
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 552.7k units traded. The shares moved +2.65% or +0.09 to close at J$3.49 (Today’s range: J$3.40 – J$3.50)
  4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 413.3k units traded. The shares moved -3.77% or -0.04 to close at J$1.02 (Today’s range: J$1.00 – J$1.08)
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 409.7k units traded. The shares moved +0.23% or +0.01 to close at J$4.44 (Today’s range: J$4.31 – J$4.57)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -14.67% or -0.55 to close at J$3.20 (trading between J$3.20 and J$3.20) with 8,000 shares traded
  2. Seprod Ltd (SEP) declined -6.14% or -1.29 to close at J$19.71 (trading between J$19.50 and J$21.00) with 23,200 shares traded
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -5.00% or -0.0100 to close at US$0.1900 (trading between US$0.1900 and US$0.2000) with 23,225 shares traded
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) declined -3.89% or -0.89 to close at J$22.01 (trading between J$22.01 and J$22.01) with 86,390 shares traded
  5. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -3.77% or -0.04 to close at J$1.02 (trading between J$1.00 and J$1.08) with 413,340 shares traded

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

  1. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) traded between -1.32% and -7.89% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.20 (from J$14.00 to J$15.00) . It closed at J$14.95.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded as low as -3.90% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.00 (between J$9.61 and J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.75.
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -0.29% and -3.18% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.92 (from J$6.70 to J$6.90) . It closed at J$6.72.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 3.16% and -2.71% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.43 (from J$4.31 to J$4.57) . It closed at J$4.44.
  5. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) traded as low as -1.99% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.01 (between J$2.95 and J$3.01) . It closed at J$2.99.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Cargo Handlers Ltd – J$82.00.
  2. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd – J$27.40. (Today’s range: J$25.55 – J$27.40)

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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