Stock market performance report for Thursday 1st of September 2016 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 10.2m shares / $129.0m traded. (12 Advanced / 17 Declined / 8 Firm) .
- There were 4 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,601,036 shares, 25 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 5,879,994 shares, 12 stocks traded, 16 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 622 shares, 16 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 11.07% or +2.38 to close at J$23.88 with 38,341 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$23.50 – J$24.10)
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares advanced 5.00% or +1.00 to close at J$21.00 with 2,300 shares traded.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares advanced 4.28% or +0.41 to close at J$10.00 with 1,900 shares traded.
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 2.79% or +0.19 to close at J$7.01 with 7,500 shares traded.
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares advanced 1.82% or +0.41 to close at J$22.90 with 172,060 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$22.02 – J$23.00)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -0.35% and 17.16% above yesterday’s closing price of J$17.07 ( from J$17.01 to J$20.00) . It closed at J$17.36.
- C2W Music Ltd (MUSIC) traded as high as 8.33% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.24 (between J$0.24 and J$0.26) . It closed at J$0.24.
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded as high as 3.75% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.80 (between J$4.80 and J$4.98) . It closed at J$4.84.
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between -1.96% and 2.39% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.50 ( from J$25.00 to J$26.11) . It closed at J$25.04.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.90% and 1.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.52 ( from J$14.65 to J$14.75) . It closed at J$14.68.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$81.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.32% or -0.40 to close at J$30.00 with 2,695,006 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.00 – J$30.40)
- Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) shares valued at J$10.10m were traded. The stock moved -14.00% or -0.49 to close at J$3.01 with 3,539,137 units traded. (Today’s range: J$2.97 – J$3.24)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$10.1m were traded. The stock moved -1.35% or -0.59 to close at J$43.11 with 233,174 units traded. (Today’s range: J$43.00 – J$43.50)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$7.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.26% or +0.17 to close at J$65.50 with 113,782 units traded. (Today’s range: J$65.50 – J$65.55)
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$4.9m were traded. The stock moved -1.76% or -0.15 to close at J$8.36 with 574,462 units traded. (Today’s range: J$8.35 – J$8.60)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) – 3.5m units traded. The shares moved -14% or -0.49 to close at J$3.01 (Today’s range: J$2.97 – J$3.24)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 2.7m units traded. The shares moved -1.32% or -0.40 to close at J$30.00 (Today’s range: J$30.00 – J$30.40)
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 2.0m units traded. The shares moved -10.87% or -0.25 to close at J$2.05
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) – 574.5k units traded. The shares moved -1.76% or -0.15 to close at J$8.36 (Today’s range: J$8.35 – J$8.60)
- Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) – 237.0k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.0000 to close at US$0.2100 (Today’s range: US$0.2000 – US$0.2100)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -14.00% or -0.49 to close at J$3.01 (trading between J$2.97 and J$3.24) with 3,539,137 shares traded
- 1834 Investments Limited (1834) declined -12.31% or -0.16 to close at J$1.14 (trading between J$1.11 and J$1.30) with 152,042 shares traded
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -10.87% or -0.25 to close at J$2.05 (trading between J$2.05 and J$2.05) with 2,000,000 shares traded
- Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -8.57% or -0.30 to close at J$3.20 (trading between J$3.20 and J$3.20) with 4,000 shares traded
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -7.79% or -0.25 to close at J$2.96 (trading between J$2.90 and J$3.23) with 70,243 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) traded as low as -4.76% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2100 (between US$0.2000 and US$0.2100) . It closed at US$0.2100.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 0.64% and -4.49% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.56 (from J$1.49 to J$1.57) . It closed at J$1.51.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 1.33% and -4.21% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.51 (from J$4.32 to J$4.57) . It closed at J$4.43.
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded at -3.64% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.10. It closed at J$1.06.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -1.66% and -3.56% below yesterday’s closing price of J$26.44 (from J$25.50 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.50.
52-Week High/Lows
4 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited – J$3.23. (Today’s range: J$2.90 – J$3.23)
- Blue Power Group Ltd – J$20.00.
- Kingston Wharves Ltd – J$20.00. (Today’s range: J$17.01 – J$20.00)
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd – J$26.11. (Today’s range: J$25.00 – J$26.11)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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