Stock market performance report for Monday 24th of July 2017 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 3.4m shares / $27.4m traded. (18 Advanced / 14 Declined / 7 Firm) .
- There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 1,930,460 shares, 22 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,434,682 shares, 16 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 473 shares, 19 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 19.76% or +0.99 to close at J$6.00 with 3,205 shares traded.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) shares advanced 8.33% or +0.0200 to close at US$0.2600 with 6,528 shares traded.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 7.79% or +0.18 to close at J$2.49 with 2,700 shares traded.
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 7.27% or +0.20 to close at J$2.95 with 1,000 shares traded.
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 6.99% or +0.42 to close at J$6.43 with 16,751 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.49)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 0.79% and 9.35% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.31 ( from J$6.36 to J$6.90) . It closed at J$6.52.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -3.64% and 6.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$41.51 ( from J$40.00 to J$44.00) . It closed at J$43.34.
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded at 5.12% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.27. It closed at J$15.00.
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded as high as 4.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.50 (between J$2.50 and J$2.60) . It closed at J$2.57.
- ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) traded at 3.99% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.54. It closed at J$12.00.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at J$7.9m were traded. The stock moved -0.39% or -0.03 to close at J$7.65 with 1,025,785 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.65 – J$7.80)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$5.5m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$41.85 with 130,586 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.50 – J$41.99)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$3.5m were traded. The stock moved +3.33% or +0.21 to close at J$6.52 with 522,000 units traded. (Today’s range: J$6.36 – J$6.90)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$2.1m were traded. The stock moved +4.41% or +1.83 to close at J$43.34 with 49,135 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$44.00)
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$1.10m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$4.80 with 418,482 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$4.90)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -0.39% or -0.03 to close at J$7.65 (Today’s range: J$7.65 – J$7.80)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 522.0k units traded. The shares moved +3.33% or +0.21 to close at J$6.52 (Today’s range: J$6.36 – J$6.90)
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 482.5k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$0.93 (Today’s range: J$0.92 – J$0.94)
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 418.5k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$4.80 (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$4.90)
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 235.0k units traded. The shares moved +1.45% or +0.05 to close at J$3.50
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -8.16% or -4.00 to close at J$45.00 (trading between J$45.00 and J$45.00) with 143 shares traded
- tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -7.40% or -0.74 to close at J$9.26 (trading between J$9.00 and J$10.00) with 33,400 shares traded
- Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -7.25% or -0.24 to close at J$3.07 (trading between J$3.07 and J$3.07) with 700 shares traded
- K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -4.76% or -0.10 to close at J$2.00 (trading between J$2.00 and J$2.10) with 31,325 shares traded
- CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) declined -4.62% or -0.31 to close at J$6.40 (trading between J$6.40 and J$6.40) with 500 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 3.57% and -7.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.40 (from J$1.30 to J$1.45) . It closed at J$1.41.
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 1.54% and -6.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.54 (from J$4.25 to J$4.61) . It closed at J$4.56.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 2.08% and -6.25% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.80 (from J$4.50 to J$4.90) . It closed at J$4.80.
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded as low as -4.34% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.68 (between J$15.00 and J$15.68) . It closed at J$15.26.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 6.00% and -3.64% below yesterday’s closing price of J$41.51 (from J$40.00 to J$44.00) . It closed at J$43.34.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Proven Investments Ltd – US$0.2600.
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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