JSE Daily: $57.6m Traded. Key Insurance (KEY), ISP Finance (ISP) Listed – Mar 31, 2016

Stock market performance report for Thursday 31st of March 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 3.8m shares / $57.6m traded. (14 Advanced / 15 Declined / 11 Firm) .
• Analyst Rating Updates: As at Thursday 24th of March 2016 we have updated our analyst ratings on stocks as follows. SALF, JAMT, PROVEN, downgraded. 33 companies were rated as BUYS, 11 as SELL and 17 as HOLD. You can view analyst ratings here
• There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 3,035,900 shares, 28 stocks traded, 18 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 379,815 shares, 12 stocks traded, 8 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 619,293 shares, 19 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 11.40% or +2.74 to close at J$26.78 with 15,038 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$24.50 – J$28.49)
2. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 11.38% or +0.33 to close at J$3.23 with 50,000 shares traded.
3. C2W Music Ltd (MUSIC) shares advanced 11.11% or +0.04 to close at J$0.40 with 50,000 shares traded.
4. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) shares advanced 7.45% or +0.31 to close at J$4.47 with 124,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.20 – J$4.85)
5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 7.37% or +0.26 to close at J$3.79 with 20,780 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.70 – J$3.84)

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

1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between -2.57% and 10.29% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.72 ( from J$2.65 to J$3.00) . It closed at J$2.71.
2. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) traded as high as 7.69% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.1300 (between US$0.1300 and US$0.1400) . It closed at US$0.1300.
3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -2.06% and 7.25% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.21 ( from J$10.00 to J$10.95) . It closed at J$10.01.
4. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) traded at 4.56% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.26. It closed at J$5.50.
5. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded at 4.55% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.10. It closed at J$1.15.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$26.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.63% or -0.15 to close at J$23.55 with 1,115,716 units traded. (Today’s range: J$23.51 – J$24.00)
2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$12.4m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$30.39 with 405,979 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.39 – J$30.62)
3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$6.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.07% or +0.01 to close at J$14.29 with 415,613 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.28 – J$14.85)
4. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$3.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.09% or -0.45 to close at J$40.71 with 84,668 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.50 – J$41.25)
5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$2.4m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$66.15 with 36,750 units traded.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved -0.63% or -0.15 to close at J$23.55 (Today’s range: J$23.51 – J$24.00)
2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) – 619.3k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$2.15
3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 415.6k units traded. The shares moved +0.07% or +0.01 to close at J$14.29 (Today’s range: J$14.28 – J$14.85)
4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 405.10k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$30.39 (Today’s range: J$30.39 – J$30.62)
5. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) – 273.7k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.0000 to close at US$0.1300 (Today’s range: US$0.1300 – US$0.1400)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -10.00% or -0.0200 to close at US$0.1800 (trading between US$0.1800 and US$0.1800) with 850 shares traded
2. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -4.55% or -0.10 to close at J$2.10 (trading between J$2.10 and J$2.10) with 1,000 shares traded
3. Gleaner Company (GLNR) declined -4.31% or -0.09 to close at J$2.00 (trading between J$2.00 and J$2.00) with 4,000 shares traded
4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -3.08% or -0.04 to close at J$1.26 (trading between J$1.20 and J$1.30) with 44,610 shares traded
5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -2.81% or -0.11 to close at J$3.81 (trading between J$3.80 and J$3.81) with 14,805 shares traded

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

1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded at -2.74% below yesterday’s closing price of J$11.31. It closed at J$11.00.
2. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 10.29% and -2.57% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.72 (from J$2.65 to J$3.00) . It closed at J$2.71.
3. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded at -2.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.18. It closed at J$4.08.
4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 7.25% and -2.06% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.21 (from J$10.00 to J$10.95) . It closed at J$10.01.
5. (JETCON) traded between 1.40% and -1.75% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.86 (from J$2.81 to J$2.90) . It closed at J$2.89.

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