JSE Daily: LASF, HONBUN Jump 16% and 12%. Market Up, But 20 Decline – Apr 18, 2016

April 18, 2016

Stock market performance report for Monday 18th of April 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 4.8m shares / $21.2m traded. (12 Advanced / 19 Declined / 6 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 5,774,759 shares, 24 stocks traded, 22 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 819,239 shares, 13 stocks traded, 7 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 36,000 shares, 1 stocks traded, 2 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 296,482 shares, 1 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 15.65% or +0.41 to close at J$3.03 with 78,664 shares traded.
  2. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 12.18% or +1.68 to close at J$15.47 with 26,150 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$15.00 – J$16.50)
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 9.93% or +2.98 to close at J$33.00 with 243,952 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$30.00 – J$34.00)
  4. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 7.14% or +0.80 to close at J$12.00 with 2,196 shares traded.
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) shares advanced 6.45% or +0.24 to close at J$3.96 with 31,000 shares traded.

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

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 2.17% and 6.43% above yesterday’s closing price of J$23.49 ( from J$24.00 to J$25.00) . It closed at J$24.05.
  2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -2.53% and 6.24% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.13 ( from J$5.00 to J$5.45) . It closed at J$5.05.
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -2.17% and 4.35% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.68 ( from J$3.60 to J$3.84) . It closed at J$3.80.
  4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 0.75% and 2.61% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.36 ( from J$5.40 to J$5.50) . It closed at J$5.44.
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -0.16% and 1.42% above yesterday’s closing price of J$19.03 ( from J$19.00 to J$19.30) . It closed at J$19.13.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$7.8m were traded. The stock moved +9.93% or +2.98 to close at J$33.00 with 243,952 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.00 – J$34.00)
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) shares valued at J$3.3m were traded. The stock moved -3.73% or -0.05 to close at J$1.29 with 2,572,288 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.25 – J$1.35)
  3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at J$1.10m were traded. The stock moved -1.56% or -0.08 to close at J$5.05 with 377,543 units traded. (Today’s range: J$5.00 – J$5.45)
  4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$1.2m were traded. The stock moved +1.49% or +0.08 to close at J$5.44 with 211,347 units traded. (Today’s range: J$5.40 – J$5.50)
  5. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$802.9k were traded. The stock moved +0.75% or +0.30 to close at J$40.38 with 19,892 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.25 – J$40.48)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 2.6m units traded. The shares moved -3.73% or -0.05 to close at J$1.29 (Today’s range: J$1.25 – J$1.35)
  2. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) – 1.8m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.0000 to close at US$0.1500
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 400.0k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.0000 to close at US$0.1600
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 377.5k units traded. The shares moved -1.56% or -0.08 to close at J$5.05 (Today’s range: J$5.00 – J$5.45)
  5. (JMMBGL7.50) – 296.5k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.07

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -13.79% or -0.40 to close at J$2.50 (trading between J$2.50 and J$2.50) with 5,000 shares traded
  2. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -11.02% or -0.13 to close at J$1.05 (trading between J$1.05 and J$1.05) with 13,000 shares traded
  3. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) declined -6.61% or -0.85 to close at J$12.00 (trading between J$12.00 and J$12.00) with 1,500 shares traded
  4. (KEY) declined -5.95% or -0.16 to close at J$2.53 (trading between J$2.53 and J$2.60) with 80,039 shares traded
  5. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -4.67% or -0.07 to close at J$1.43 (trading between J$1.43 and J$1.43) with 21,400 shares traded

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

  1. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded between 0.75% and -7.96% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.02 (from J$3.70 to J$4.05) . It closed at J$3.98.
  2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded as low as -7.89% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.80 (between J$3.50 and J$3.80) . It closed at J$3.69.
  3. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 0.75% and -6.72% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.34 (from J$1.25 to J$1.35) . It closed at J$1.29.
  4. (ROC) traded as low as -4.11% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.65 (between J$3.50 and J$3.65) . It closed at J$3.55.
  5. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded as low as -3.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$13.00 (between J$12.50 and J$13.00) . It closed at J$12.88.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Sterling Investments Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$12.00.

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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