JSE Daily: Market Up On Low Volumes (1.5m Units) – May 19, 2016

Stock market performance report for Thursday 19th of May 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 1.5m shares / $12.5m traded. (16 Advanced / 15 Declined / 5 Firm) .
• There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 908,691 shares, 27 stocks traded, 19 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 648,927 shares, 9 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 27 stocks traded, 12 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) shares advanced 17.65% or +0.0300 to close at US$0.2000 with 200 shares traded.
2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares advanced 13.28% or +0.62 to close at J$5.29 with 41,000 shares traded.
3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 8.25% or +0.16 to close at J$2.10 with 260,368 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.10 – J$2.11)
4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 7.56% or +0.09 to close at J$1.28 with 33,600 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.15 – J$1.45)
5. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 4.02% or +0.17 to close at J$4.40 with 300 shares traded.

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

1. (1834) traded between -3.88% and 6.80% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.03 ( from J$0.99 to J$1.10) . It closed at J$1.02.
2. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded between -5.06% and 4.43% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.58 ( from J$1.50 to J$1.65) . It closed at J$1.59.
3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -1.27% and 4.14% above yesterday’s closing price of J$31.40 ( from J$31.00 to J$32.70) . It closed at J$31.08.
4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -2.34% and 3.91% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.28 ( from J$1.25 to J$1.33) . It closed at J$1.31.
5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded at 3.14% above yesterday’s closing price of J$63.99. It closed at J$66.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$4.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.14% or -0.26 to close at J$22.50 with 201,084 units traded. (Today’s range: J$22.20 – J$22.50)
2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved +1.03% or +0.91 to close at J$89.00 with 18,430 units traded. (Today’s range: J$89.00 – J$89.01)
3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$757.8k were traded. The stock moved +0.27% or +0.02 to close at J$7.38 with 102,750 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.35 – J$7.40)
4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$644.8k were traded. The stock moved -1.02% or -0.32 to close at J$31.08 with 20,246 units traded. (Today’s range: J$31.00 – J$32.70)
5. (TTECH) shares valued at J$580.5k were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$4.50 with 129,000 units traded.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 260.4k units traded. The shares moved +8.25% or +0.16 to close at J$2.10 (Today’s range: J$2.10 – J$2.11)
2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 227.7k units traded. The shares moved +2.34% or +0.03 to close at J$1.31 (Today’s range: J$1.25 – J$1.33)
3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 201.1k units traded. The shares moved -1.14% or -0.26 to close at J$22.50 (Today’s range: J$22.20 – J$22.50)
4. (TTECH) – 129.0k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$4.50
5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 102.8k units traded. The shares moved +0.27% or +0.02 to close at J$7.38 (Today’s range: J$7.35 – J$7.40)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -12.86% or -0.45 to close at J$3.05 (trading between J$3.05 and J$3.05) with 91,800 shares traded
2. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -10.00% or -0.0200 to close at US$0.1800 (trading between US$0.1800 and US$0.1800) with 21,329 shares traded
3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -5.12% or -0.17 to close at J$3.15 (trading between J$3.15 and J$3.15) with 14,400 shares traded
4. Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd (SIJL) declined -3.01% or -0.81 to close at J$26.12 (trading between J$26.09 and J$26.20) with 2,750 shares traded
5. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -2.90% or -0.09 to close at J$3.01 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.10) with 3,800 shares traded

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

1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded between 4.43% and -5.06% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.58 (from J$1.50 to J$1.65) . It closed at J$1.59.
2. (1834) traded between 6.80% and -3.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.03 (from J$0.99 to J$1.10) . It closed at J$1.02.
3. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 21.85% and -3.36% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.19 (from J$1.15 to J$1.45) . It closed at J$1.28.
4. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) traded between -0.09% and -2.89% below yesterday’s closing price of J$124.60 (from J$121.00 to J$124.49) . It closed at J$122.70.
5. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded as low as -2.86% below yesterday’s closing price of J$17.50 (between J$17.00 and J$17.50) . It closed at J$17.27.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd – US$0.2000.

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