JSE Daily: Materials, Consumer Staples Sectors Lead Advancers – Apr 04, 2018

April 4, 2018

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 4th of April 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 3.10m shares / $48.6m traded. (18 Advanced / 21 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,479,532 shares, 44 stocks traded, 27 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 450 shares, 20 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 10.46% or +0.50 to close at J$5.28 with 100,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.00 – J$5.30)
  2. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) shares advanced 9.54% or +104.90 to close at J$1,204.90 with 286 shares traded.
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 6.80% or +2.45 to close at J$38.50 with 3,401 shares traded.
  4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 6.47% or +0.13 to close at J$2.14 with 250,166 shares traded.
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 4.27% or +0.21 to close at J$5.13 with 255,508 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.00 – J$5.15)

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

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -0.44% and 7.56% above yesterday’s closing price of J$36.26 ( from J$36.10 to J$39.00) . It closed at J$36.65.
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -3.82% and 6.68% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.19 ( from J$4.03 to J$4.47) . It closed at J$4.13.
  3. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 1.33% and 2.84% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.28 ( from J$5.35 to J$5.43) . It closed at J$5.40.
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between 0.47% and 2.35% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.65 ( from J$10.70 to J$10.90) . It closed at J$10.89.
  5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded at 2.35% above yesterday’s closing price of J$20.03. It closed at J$20.50.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$14.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.21% or -0.21 to close at J$98.75 with 148,413 units traded. (Today’s range: J$97.50 – J$99.25)
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$5.5m were traded. The stock moved -2.92% or -1.56 to close at J$51.93 with 104,447 units traded. (Today’s range: J$51.00 – J$53.99)
  3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) shares valued at J$3.3m were traded. The stock moved -1.43% or -0.06 to close at J$4.13 with 771,188 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.03 – J$4.47)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$3.2m were traded. The stock moved +2.25% or +0.24 to close at J$10.89 with 298,389 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.70 – J$10.90)
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$3.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.25% or -0.01 to close at J$4.04 with 793,017 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.05)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 793.0k units traded. The shares moved -0.25% or -0.01 to close at J$4.04 (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.05)
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 771.2k units traded. The shares moved -1.43% or -0.06 to close at J$4.13 (Today’s range: J$4.03 – J$4.47)
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 510.9k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.0000 to close at US$0.2000
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 298.4k units traded. The shares moved +2.25% or +0.24 to close at J$10.89 (Today’s range: J$10.70 – J$10.90)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 286.5k units traded. The shares moved +0.78% or +0.08 to close at J$10.39 (Today’s range: J$10.20 – J$10.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -5.49% or -0.18 to close at J$3.10 (trading between J$3.10 and J$3.10) with 12,000 shares traded
  2. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) declined -3.97% or -0.10 to close at J$2.42 (trading between J$2.41 and J$2.50) with 9,733 shares traded
  3. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -3.75% or -0.23 to close at J$5.91 (trading between J$5.70 and J$6.05) with 54,300 shares traded
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -3.68% or -0.58 to close at J$15.18 (trading between J$15.12 and J$15.95) with 53,028 shares traded
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -3.67% or -0.04 to close at J$1.05 (trading between J$1.04 and J$1.09) with 138,578 shares traded

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

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 0.93% and -4.66% below yesterday’s closing price of J$53.49 (from J$51.00 to J$53.99) . It closed at J$51.93.
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between 6.68% and -3.82% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.19 (from J$4.03 to J$4.47) . It closed at J$4.13.
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 0.24% and -3.38% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.14 (from J$4.00 to J$4.15) . It closed at J$4.09.
  4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded as low as -2.78% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.40 (between J$14.00 and J$14.40) . It closed at J$14.26.
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.80% and -2.62% below yesterday’s closing price of J$26.29 (from J$25.60 to J$26.50) . It closed at J$26.29.

52-Week High/Lows

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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