Stock market performance report for Thursday 14th of September 2017 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 8.1m shares / $115.6m traded. (16 Advanced / 21 Declined / 5 Firm) .
- There were 1 new 52-week highs and 3 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 5,447,071 shares, 23 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,105,770 shares, 18 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 855,271 shares, 22 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) shares advanced 16.77% or +0.85 to close at J$5.92 with 76,415 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.50 – J$6.00)
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 6.43% or +0.18 to close at J$2.98 with 14,580 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.73 – J$3.00)
- Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) shares advanced 6.25% or +0.50 to close at J$8.50 with 75,000 shares traded.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 5.67% or +0.23 to close at J$4.29 with 350,000 shares traded.
- Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 4.96% or +0.52 to close at J$11.00 with 56,741 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between -2.78% and 10.19% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.08 ( from J$1.05 to J$1.19) . It closed at J$1.07.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -1.68% and 7.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$27.97 ( from J$27.50 to J$30.00) . It closed at J$28.03.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded between -4.35% and 4.35% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2300 ( from US$0.2200 to US$0.2400) . It closed at US$0.2400.
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded as high as 4.01% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.49 (between J$6.49 and J$6.75) . It closed at J$6.50.
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 0.06% and 3.91% above yesterday’s closing price of J$33.23 ( from J$33.25 to J$34.53) . It closed at J$33.78.
Top 5 Value Traded
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$62.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.12% or +0.05 to close at J$42.00 with 1,480,399 units traded. (Today’s range: J$42.00 – J$43.00)
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$11.3m were traded. The stock moved -2.97% or -0.49 to close at J$16.01 with 696,244 units traded. (Today’s range: J$15.75 – J$16.80)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$9.5m were traded. The stock moved -3.63% or -1.95 to close at J$51.83 with 182,331 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$54.00)
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$5.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.21% or +0.06 to close at J$28.03 with 181,572 units traded. (Today’s range: J$27.50 – J$30.00)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$3.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.04% or +0.04 to close at J$89.82 with 44,389 units traded. (Today’s range: J$86.00 – J$90.25)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -11.67% or -0.14 to close at J$1.06 (Today’s range: J$1.04 – J$1.20)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved +0.12% or +0.05 to close at J$42.00 (Today’s range: J$42.00 – J$43.00)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) – 855.3k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$2.00
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 696.2k units traded. The shares moved -2.97% or -0.49 to close at J$16.01 (Today’s range: J$15.75 – J$16.80)
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) – 429.9k units traded. The shares moved -5.34% or -0.22 to close at J$3.90 (Today’s range: J$3.90 – J$4.00)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -11.67% or -0.14 to close at J$1.06 (trading between J$1.04 and J$1.20) with 1,534,960 shares traded
- K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -8.09% or -0.22 to close at J$2.50 (trading between J$2.50 and J$2.50) with 31,422 shares traded
- Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -7.07% or -0.34 to close at J$4.47 (trading between J$4.22 and J$4.50) with 4,488 shares traded
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -6.55% or -0.19 to close at J$2.71 (trading between J$2.70 and J$2.90) with 77,817 shares traded
- Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) declined -5.75% or -0.23 to close at J$3.77 (trading between J$3.75 and J$4.10) with 23,900 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between 2.93% and -7.17% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.07 (from J$2.85 to J$3.16) . It closed at J$3.00.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 0.41% and -7.03% below yesterday’s closing price of J$53.78 (from J$50.00 to J$54.00) . It closed at J$51.83.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between -4.44% and -5.56% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.80 (from J$1.70 to J$1.72) . It closed at J$1.71.
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -2.91% and -5.34% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.12 (from J$3.90 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.90.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 1.82% and -4.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$16.50 (from J$15.75 to J$16.80) . It closed at J$16.01.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Key Insurance Company Limited – J$4.10. (Today’s range: J$3.75 – J$4.10)
3 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Radio Jamaica Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$1.04. (Today’s range: J$1.04 – J$1.20)
- Sterling Investments Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$11.90. (Today’s range: J$11.90 – J$12.00)
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.85. (Today’s range: J$2.85 – J$3.16)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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