Stock market performance report for Wednesday 8th of November 2017 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 7.3m shares / $105.7m traded. (19 Advanced / 21 Declined / 5 Firm) .
- There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,795,107 shares, 24 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,110,654 shares, 18 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 1,410,631 shares, 15 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 13.68% or +0.48 to close at J$3.99 with 100 shares traded.
- Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 13.33% or +0.02 to close at J$0.17 with 4,000 shares traded.
- 1834 Investments Limited (1834) shares advanced 9.76% or +0.12 to close at J$1.35 with 400 shares traded.
- K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) shares advanced 9.65% or +0.22 to close at J$2.50 with 102,500 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.30 – J$2.50)
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 3.38% or +0.49 to close at J$15.00 with 19,008 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -1.01% and 9.34% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.89 ( from J$11.77 to J$13.00) . It closed at J$11.88.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -2.50% and 5.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 ( from J$3.90 to J$4.20) . It closed at J$3.96.
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 0.42% and 4.60% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.78 ( from J$4.80 to J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.86.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 4.35% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2300 (between US$0.2300 and US$0.2400) . It closed at US$0.2300.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -0.03% and 3.77% above yesterday’s closing price of J$28.91 ( from J$28.90 to J$30.00) . It closed at J$29.59.
Top 5 Value Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$30.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.30% or +0.32 to close at J$107.66 with 279,573 units traded. (Today’s range: J$107.00 – J$109.00)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$25.7m were traded. The stock moved -1.32% or -0.68 to close at J$51.00 with 502,155 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.50 – J$51.80)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$12.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.18% or +0.02 to close at J$11.42 with 1,097,819 units traded. (Today’s range: J$11.40 – J$11.55)
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$8.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.61% or +0.09 to close at J$14.90 with 546,470 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.90 – J$15.20)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$5.9m were traded. The stock moved +2.35% or +0.68 to close at J$29.59 with 199,909 units traded. (Today’s range: J$28.90 – J$30.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -7.27% or -0.08 to close at J$1.02 (Today’s range: J$1.00 – J$1.09)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved +0.18% or +0.02 to close at J$11.42 (Today’s range: J$11.40 – J$11.55)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.10
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 546.5k units traded. The shares moved +0.61% or +0.09 to close at J$14.90 (Today’s range: J$14.90 – J$15.20)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 502.2k units traded. The shares moved -1.32% or -0.68 to close at J$51.00 (Today’s range: J$50.50 – J$51.80)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) declined -18.64% or -2.75 to close at J$12.00 (trading between J$12.00 and J$12.00) with 10,320 shares traded
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -9.48% or -0.33 to close at J$3.15 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.15) with 42,597 shares traded
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -9.23% or -0.24 to close at J$2.36 (trading between J$2.36 and J$2.36) with 2,000 shares traded
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -7.45% or -0.26 to close at J$3.23 (trading between J$3.15 and J$3.49) with 15,250 shares traded
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -7.27% or -0.08 to close at J$1.02 (trading between J$1.00 and J$1.09) with 1,256,447 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 1.24% and -13.22% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.84 (from J$4.20 to J$4.90) . It closed at J$4.72.
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -3.13% and -6.86% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.71 (from J$6.25 to J$6.50) . It closed at J$6.43.
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between 0.84% and -5.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$29.75 (from J$28.00 to J$30.00) . It closed at J$28.90.
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 1.28% and -3.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.60 (from J$15.00 to J$15.80) . It closed at J$15.67.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.05% and -2.53% below yesterday’s closing price of J$18.98 (from J$18.50 to J$18.99) . It closed at J$18.89.
52-Week High/Lows
2 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd – J$30.00. (Today’s range: J$28.90 – J$30.00)
- Sagicor X Fund – J$15.20. (Today’s range: J$14.90 – J$15.20)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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