JSE Daily: JMMBGL Lead Volumes, KEX, AFS & JP Advancers – May 03, 2017

May 3, 2017

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 8.2m shares / $217.4m traded. (26 Advanced / 15 Declined / 6 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,441,377 shares, 26 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,558,400 shares, 19 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 133,118 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 107,160 shares, 21 stocks traded, 12 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 12.17% or +4.99 to close at J$46.00 with 200 shares traded.
  2. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) shares advanced 7.78% or +3.25 to close at J$45.00 with 450 shares traded.
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 5.72% or +0.97 to close at J$17.93 with 23,664 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$17.73 – J$19.98)
  4. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) shares advanced 5.00% or +0.50 to close at J$10.50 with 6,000 shares traded.
  5. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 4.24% or +0.32 to close at J$7.86 with 6,275 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.85 – J$8.00)

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

  1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between -0.74% and 15.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.03 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.65) . It closed at J$4.04.
  2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 3.81% and 6.89% above yesterday’s closing price of J$31.80 ( from J$33.01 to J$33.99) . It closed at J$33.11.
  3. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded as high as 6.45% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.55 (between J$1.55 and J$1.65) . It closed at J$1.57.
  4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 3.01% and 4.51% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.33 ( from J$1.37 to J$1.39) . It closed at J$1.38.
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -2.77% and 4.02% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.21 ( from J$7.01 to J$7.50) . It closed at J$7.18.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$101.7m were traded. The stock moved +1.67% or +0.69 to close at J$41.99 with 2,451,737 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.00 – J$42.00)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$55.4m were traded. The stock moved +2.54% or +0.52 to close at J$20.99 with 2,697,875 units traded. (Today’s range: J$20.01 – J$21.03)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$26.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.59% or +0.41 to close at J$70.39 with 374,261 units traded. (Today’s range: J$69.10 – J$71.00)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$5.5m were traded. The stock moved +4.12% or +1.31 to close at J$33.11 with 164,051 units traded. (Today’s range: J$33.01 – J$33.99)
  5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$4.4m were traded. The stock moved -2.17% or -0.95 to close at J$42.81 with 102,918 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.90 – J$43.90)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 2.7m units traded. The shares moved +2.54% or +0.52 to close at J$20.99 (Today’s range: J$20.01 – J$21.03)
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 2.5m units traded. The shares moved +1.67% or +0.69 to close at J$41.99 (Today’s range: J$41.00 – J$42.00)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 500.0k units traded. The shares moved -0.42% or -0.03 to close at J$7.18 (Today’s range: J$7.01 – J$7.50)
  4. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 374.3k units traded. The shares moved +0.59% or +0.41 to close at J$70.39 (Today’s range: J$69.10 – J$71.00)
  5. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) – 326.6k units traded. The shares moved +0.08% or +0.01 to close at J$13.01 (Today’s range: J$13.00 – J$13.25)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -22.52% or -2.50 to close at J$8.60 (trading between J$8.60 and J$8.60) with 8,725 shares traded
  2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -4.57% or -0.16 to close at J$3.34 (trading between J$3.32 and J$3.50) with 30,045 shares traded
  3. Eppley Limited Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares 2019 (EPLYSTP) declined -4.41% or -0.30 to close at J$6.50 (trading between J$6.50 and J$6.80) with 133,118 shares traded
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) declined -3.54% or -0.07 to close at J$1.91 (trading between J$1.90 and J$1.98) with 107,160 shares traded
  5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -3.33% or -0.0100 to close at US$0.2900 (trading between US$0.2900 and US$0.3000) with 12,049 shares traded

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

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded as low as -13.04% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.60 (between J$4.00 and J$4.60) . It closed at J$4.53.
  2. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 2.04% and -7.53% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.84 (from J$7.25 to J$8.00) . It closed at J$7.58.
  3. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 1.45% and -5.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.22 (from J$5.90 to J$6.31) . It closed at J$6.11.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 2.94% and -4.59% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.45 (from J$5.20 to J$5.61) . It closed at J$5.51.
  5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 0.32% and -4.25% below yesterday’s closing price of J$43.76 (from J$41.90 to J$43.90) . It closed at J$42.81.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Access Financial Services Ltd – J$45.00.
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd – J$46.00.

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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