JSE Daily: JP, JMMBGL Lead Advancers. PJX, PULS & XFUND Decliners – Apr 03, 2017

Stock market performance report for Monday 3rd of April 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 6.1m shares / $86.2m traded. (21 Advanced / 17 Declined / 9 Firm) .
• There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,889,515 shares, 26 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 4,154,004 shares, 16 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Junior Market – 19,276 shares, 2 stocks traded, 2 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 50,950 shares, 26 stocks traded, 10 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 10.60% or +1.53 to close at J$15.96 with 14,200 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$15.80 – J$16.00)
2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares advanced 8.57% or +1.44 to close at J$18.25 with 1,500 shares traded.
3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 8.03% or +0.53 to close at J$7.13 with 3,330,287 shares traded.
4. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) shares advanced 8.03% or +0.24 to close at J$3.23 with 3,300 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.96 – J$3.30)
5. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 6.67% or +0.20 to close at J$3.20 with 5,100 shares traded.

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

1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -0.99% and 12.13% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.09 ( from J$7.02 to J$7.95) . It closed at J$7.20.
2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 1.65% and 4.96% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.05 ( from J$6.15 to J$6.35) . It closed at J$6.18.
3. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded as high as 4.08% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.90 (between J$4.90 and J$5.10) . It closed at J$5.02.
4. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between 2.56% and 3.85% above yesterday’s closing price of J$39.00 ( from J$40.00 to J$40.50) . It closed at J$40.14.
5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between -3.63% and 3.25% above yesterday’s closing price of J$15.98 ( from J$15.40 to J$16.50) . It closed at J$15.61.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$40.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.28% or +0.11 to close at J$39.01 with 1,024,821 units traded. (Today’s range: J$38.50 – J$40.00)
2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$23.5m were traded. The stock moved +8.03% or +0.53 to close at J$7.13 with 3,330,287 units traded. (Today’s range: J$6.60 – J$7.50)
3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$11.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.29% or +0.10 to close at J$34.17 with 325,563 units traded. (Today’s range: J$34.10 – J$35.00)
4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$3.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.20% or -0.01 to close at J$4.99 with 692,870 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.51 – J$5.00)
5. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$1.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.91% or -0.29 to close at J$31.71 with 35,100 units traded. (Today’s range: J$31.00 – J$31.80)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 3.3m units traded. The shares moved +8.03% or +0.53 to close at J$7.13 (Today’s range: J$6.60 – J$7.50)
2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved +0.28% or +0.11 to close at J$39.01 (Today’s range: J$38.50 – J$40.00)
3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 692.9k units traded. The shares moved -0.2% or -0.01 to close at J$4.99 (Today’s range: J$4.51 – J$5.00)
4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 325.6k units traded. The shares moved +0.29% or +0.10 to close at J$34.17 (Today’s range: J$34.10 – J$35.00)
5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) – 103.4k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$6.00

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -9.01% or -0.99 to close at J$10.00 (trading between J$10.00 and J$10.00) with 19,150 shares traded
2. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -4.76% or -0.40 to close at J$8.00 (trading between J$8.00 and J$8.00) with 256 shares traded
3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -2.99% or -0.31 to close at J$10.05 (trading between J$10.00 and J$10.25) with 6,000 shares traded
4. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -2.70% or -0.10 to close at J$3.61 (trading between J$3.60 and J$3.65) with 21,000 shares traded
5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) declined -2.32% or -0.37 to close at J$15.61 (trading between J$15.40 and J$16.50) with 53,184 shares traded

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

1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded as low as -9.80% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.00 (between J$4.51 and J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.99.
2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded as low as -3.15% below yesterday’s closing price of J$12.40 (between J$12.01 and J$12.40) . It closed at J$12.15.
3. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -0.62% and -3.13% below yesterday’s closing price of J$32.00 (from J$31.00 to J$31.80) . It closed at J$31.71.
4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 2.34% and -2.92% below yesterday’s closing price of J$42.75 (from J$41.50 to J$43.75) . It closed at J$43.23.
5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) traded between 0.39% and -2.53% below yesterday’s closing price of J$61.56 (from J$60.00 to J$61.80) . It closed at J$61.55.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. ISP Finance Services Limited – J$12.75. (Today’s range: J$12.50 – J$12.75)

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