JSE Daily: Market Down 0.33%. 12 Decline, 11 Firm – Mar 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 22nd of March 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 3.9m shares / $73.5m traded. (10 Advanced / 12 Declined / 11 Firm) .
  • Analyst Rating Updates: As at Monday 21st of March 2016 our analyst ratings on stocks have been updated. KEX and LASD were downgraded. 34 companies were rated as BUYS, 7 as SELL and 18 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 – 3,351,972 shares, 24 stocks traded, 18 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 475,444 shares, 9 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 39,116 shares, 18 stocks traded, 9 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 3.87% or +0.22 to close at J$5.90 with 5,457 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.89 – J$5.95)
  2. (ROC) shares advanced 2.58% or +0.10 to close at J$3.98 with 456,960 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.75 – J$4.00)
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 2.32% or +0.52 to close at J$22.96 with 10,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$22.65 – J$23.00)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares advanced 1.55% or +0.36 to close at J$23.61 with 2,146,337 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$23.50 – J$23.90)
  5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares advanced 1.10% or +0.72 to close at J$65.96 with 123,177 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$65.00 – J$66.00)

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

  1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -6.05% and 4.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.79 ( from J$4.50 to J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.54.
  2. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded as high as 3.85% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.30 (between J$1.30 and J$1.35) . It closed at J$1.31.
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.33% and 0.98% above yesterday’s closing price of J$30.60 ( from J$30.50 to J$30.90) . It closed at J$30.53.
  4. (TTECH) traded at 0.70% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.27. It closed at J$4.30.
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between -0.33% and 0.66% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.01 ( from J$3.00 to J$3.03) . It closed at J$3.01.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$50.9m were traded. The stock moved +1.55% or +0.36 to close at J$23.61 with 2,146,337 units traded. (Today’s range: J$23.50 – J$23.90)
  2. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$8.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.02% or +0.01 to close at J$41.00 with 200,254 units traded.
  3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$8.1m were traded. The stock moved +1.10% or +0.72 to close at J$65.96 with 123,177 units traded. (Today’s range: J$65.00 – J$66.00)
  4. (ROC) shares valued at J$1.8m were traded. The stock moved +2.58% or +0.10 to close at J$3.98 with 456,960 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.75 – J$4.00)
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares valued at J$821.4k were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$3.01 with 272,427 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.03)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved +1.55% or +0.36 to close at J$23.61 (Today’s range: J$23.50 – J$23.90)
  2. (ROC) – 456.10k units traded. The shares moved +2.58% or +0.10 to close at J$3.98 (Today’s range: J$3.75 – J$4.00)
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 272.4k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$3.01 (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.03)
  4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 263.2k units traded. The shares moved -2.9% or -0.04 to close at J$1.34 (Today’s range: J$1.33 – J$1.36)
  5. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) – 200.3k units traded. The shares moved +0.02% or +0.01 to close at J$41.00

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd (SIJL) declined -8.28% or -2.44 to close at J$27.02 (trading between J$27.00 and J$28.00) with 4,750 shares traded
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -7.79% or -0.30 to close at J$3.55 (trading between J$3.50 and J$3.80) with 151,621 shares traded
  3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -5.22% or -0.25 to close at J$4.54 (trading between J$4.50 and J$5.00) with 34,223 shares traded
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) declined -4.61% or -0.65 to close at J$13.44 (trading between J$13.08 and J$14.00) with 12,999 shares traded
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -3.12% or -0.16 to close at J$4.97 (trading between J$4.80 and J$5.00) with 11,119 shares traded

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

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded as low as -8.30% below yesterday’s closing price of J$22.90 (between J$21.00 and J$22.90) . It closed at J$22.41.
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -1.45% and -3.62% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.38 (from J$1.33 to J$1.36) . It closed at J$1.34.
  3. (ROC) traded between 3.09% and -3.35% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.88 (from J$3.75 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.98.
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded as low as -3.23% below yesterday’s closing price of J$31.00 (between J$30.00 and J$31.00) . It closed at J$30.16.
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded at -2.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$13.31. It closed at J$13.00.

52-Week High/Lows

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

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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