JSE Daily: LASM, PJAM & KREMI Lead Advancers. PJAM Hits $75 – Dec 18, 2018

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 18th of December 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 9.2m shares / $245.4m traded. (24 Advanced / 23 Declined / 6 Firm) .
• There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 7,696,524 shares, 32 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,425,860 shares, 19 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 117,035 shares, 16 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 12.05% or +0.37 to close at J$3.44 with 41,640 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.25 – J$3.50)
2. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares advanced 11.71% or +7.86 to close at J$75.00 with 7,023 shares traded.
3. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 11.11% or +0.60 to close at J$6.00 with 105,800 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.98 – J$6.00)
4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 5.70% or +0.62 to close at J$11.50 with 13,167 shares traded.
5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 4.62% or +0.30 to close at J$6.80 with 2,457 shares traded.

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

1. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 0.17% and 16.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$22.96 ( from J$23.00 to J$26.85) . It closed at J$23.83.
2. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between -0.78% and 16.28% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.29 ( from J$1.28 to J$1.50) . It closed at J$1.34.
3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between -0.94% and 10.06% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.18 ( from J$3.15 to J$3.50) . It closed at J$3.20.
4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 3.75% and 7.50% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 ( from J$4.15 to J$4.30) . It closed at J$4.17.
5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -1.96% and 7.07% above yesterday’s closing price of J$32.69 ( from J$32.05 to J$35.00) . It closed at J$32.80.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$64.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.40% or +0.58 to close at J$146.73 with 437,413 units traded. (Today’s range: J$145.30 – J$148.00)
2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$52.4m were traded. The stock moved -3.60% or -2.02 to close at J$54.10 with 952,302 units traded. (Today’s range: J$52.01 – J$57.97)
3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$22.1m were traded. The stock moved -2.05% or -0.84 to close at J$40.21 with 545,715 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$40.99)
4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$20.1m were traded. The stock moved -1.59% or -0.15 to close at J$9.31 with 2,160,966 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.30 – J$9.33)
5. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$19.5m were traded. The stock moved +1.45% or +1.07 to close at J$75.03 with 256,450 units traded. (Today’s range: J$75.00 – J$77.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 2.2m units traded. The shares moved -1.59% or -0.15 to close at J$9.31 (Today’s range: J$9.30 – J$9.33)
2. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved -4% or -0.38 to close at J$9.13 (Today’s range: J$9.08 – J$10.00)
3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 952.3k units traded. The shares moved -3.6% or -2.02 to close at J$54.10 (Today’s range: J$52.01 – J$57.97)
4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 553.4k units traded. The shares moved -2.31% or -0.09 to close at J$3.80 (Today’s range: J$3.80 – J$3.90)
5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 545.7k units traded. The shares moved -2.05% or -0.84 to close at J$40.21 (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$40.99)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) declined -15.00% or -3.48 to close at J$19.72 (trading between J$19.00 and J$20.00) with 1,770 shares traded
2. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) declined -8.70% or -0.40 to close at J$4.20 (trading between J$4.20 and J$4.25) with 23,125 shares traded
3. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) declined -8.16% or -0.31 to close at J$3.49 (trading between J$3.49 and J$3.50) with 26,200 shares traded
4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) declined -7.89% or -3.41 to close at J$39.79 (trading between J$38.50 and J$43.20) with 50,000 shares traded
5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -5.60% or -0.54 to close at J$9.10 (trading between J$9.10 and J$9.10) with 16,891 shares traded

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

1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 3.30% and -7.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$56.12 (from J$52.01 to J$57.97) . It closed at J$54.10.
2. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) traded as low as -5.94% below yesterday’s closing price of J$50.50 (between J$47.50 and J$50.50) . It closed at J$48.95.
3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between -0.85% and -5.57% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.59 (from J$10.00 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$10.09.
4. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded at -5.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.00. It closed at J$1.90.
5. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded at -4.71% below yesterday’s closing price of J$8.50. It closed at J$8.10.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. PanJam Investment limited – J$75.00.

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