JSE Daily: Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) Lead Market Volumes With 19.4m Shares Traded – May 29, 2018

May 29, 2018

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 29th of May 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 26.4m shares / $271.4m traded. (18 Advanced / 25 Declined / 10 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 24,280,683 shares, 48 stocks traded, 22 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 2,185,663 shares, 30 stocks traded, 17 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) shares advanced 13.34% or +1.87 to close at J$15.89 with 4,000 shares traded.
  2. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 4.97% or +0.09 to close at J$1.90 with 1,000 shares traded.
  3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 4.85% or +0.22 to close at J$4.76 with 106,100 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$4.80)
  4. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 4.55% or +0.20 to close at J$4.60 with 31,581 shares traded.
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 4.23% or +0.30 to close at J$7.40 with 18,430 shares traded.

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 9.52% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2100 (between US$0.2100 and US$0.2300) . It closed at US$0.2100.
  2. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded as high as 4.17% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.40 (between J$2.40 and J$2.50) . It closed at J$2.48.
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded at 3.19% above yesterday’s closing price of J$20.35. It closed at J$21.00.
  4. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) traded at 3.09% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.70. It closed at J$10.00.
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -3.22% and 2.71% above yesterday’s closing price of J$50.63 ( from J$49.00 to J$52.00) . It closed at J$50.28.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares valued at J$233.2m were traded. The stock moved -7.93% or -0.99 to close at J$11.50 with 19,440,611 units traded. (Today’s range: J$11.50 – J$12.49)
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$9.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.61% or +0.10 to close at J$16.57 with 561,745 units traded. (Today’s range: J$16.50 – J$16.70)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$5.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.28% or -0.27 to close at J$94.70 with 56,502 units traded. (Today’s range: J$94.00 – J$94.80)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$4.8m were traded. The stock moved -2.61% or -0.26 to close at J$9.70 with 489,719 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.50 – J$10.00)
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$3.9m were traded. The stock moved -1.58% or -0.60 to close at J$37.40 with 104,366 units traded. (Today’s range: J$35.50 – J$39.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) – 19.4m units traded. The shares moved -7.93% or -0.99 to close at J$11.50 (Today’s range: J$11.50 – J$12.49)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 2.2m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.00
  3. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) – 738.4k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$2.00
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 607.9k units traded. The shares moved -0.25% or -0.01 to close at J$3.98 (Today’s range: J$3.86 – J$4.00)
  5. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) – 575.8k units traded. The shares moved -0.39% or -0.02 to close at J$5.10 (Today’s range: J$4.90 – J$5.25)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -12.28% or -0.35 to close at J$2.50 (trading between J$2.50 and J$2.50) with 13,000 shares traded
  2. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -8.69% or -0.88 to close at J$9.25 (trading between J$9.25 and J$9.25) with 90,000 shares traded
  3. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) declined -7.93% or -0.99 to close at J$11.50 (trading between J$11.50 and J$12.49) with 19,440,611 shares traded
  4. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -7.69% or -0.01 to close at J$0.12 (trading between J$0.12 and J$0.12) with 337,000 shares traded
  5. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -4.44% or -0.33 to close at J$7.11 (trading between J$6.99 and J$7.30) with 6,277 shares traded

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

  1. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between -0.51% and -9.04% below yesterday’s closing price of J$35.18 (from J$32.00 to J$35.00) . It closed at J$33.74.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 2.63% and -6.58% below yesterday’s closing price of J$38.00 (from J$35.50 to J$39.00) . It closed at J$37.40.
  3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded as low as -6.05% below yesterday’s closing price of J$12.24 (between J$11.50 and J$12.24) . It closed at J$12.19.
  4. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 0.25% and -5.94% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.04 (from J$3.80 to J$4.05) . It closed at J$3.98.
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.40% and -4.62% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.96 (from J$9.50 to J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.70.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Salada Foods Ltd – J$15.89.

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

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$11.50. (Today’s range: J$11.50 – J$12.49)

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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