JSE Daily: MUSIC, 1834 & PJX Lead Decliners – Aug 18, 2016

August 18, 2016

Stock market performance report for Thursday 18th of August 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 9.3m shares / $97.0m traded. (18 Advanced / 16 Declined / 3 Firm) .
  • There were 3 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 5,115,226 shares, 23 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 3,845,625 shares, 14 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 35,868 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 325,092 shares, 12 stocks traded, 10 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 19.83% or +2.40 to close at J$14.50 with 13,650 shares traded.
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 12.18% or +2.07 to close at J$19.07 with 7,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$18.00 – J$19.50)
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 11.21% or +2.41 to close at J$23.91 with 12,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$23.00 – J$24.00)
  4. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) shares advanced 11.11% or +0.0200 to close at US$0.2000 with 8,600 shares traded.
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 6.53% or +1.65 to close at J$26.90 with 7,400 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$26.00 – J$27.00)

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

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 5.77% and 9.62% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.04 ( from J$1.10 to J$1.14) . It closed at J$1.10.
  2. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 5.80% and 7.51% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.93 ( from J$3.10 to J$3.15) . It closed at J$3.11.
  3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 2.13% and 6.17% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.70 ( from J$4.80 to J$4.99) . It closed at J$4.80.
  4. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded between 1.43% and 5.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00 ( from J$7.10 to J$7.35) . It closed at J$7.10.
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -2.32% and 4.46% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.60 ( from J$5.47 to J$5.85) . It closed at J$5.57.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$22.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.14% or -0.03 to close at J$21.97 with 1,027,275 units traded. (Today’s range: J$21.00 – J$22.00)
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$9.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.14% or +0.01 to close at J$7.01 with 1,419,722 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.01)
  3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$9.3m were traded. The stock moved +1.40% or +0.91 to close at J$65.96 with 141,600 units traded. (Today’s range: J$65.01 – J$66.45)
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$7.8m were traded. The stock moved -0.60% or -0.03 to close at J$4.94 with 1,596,831 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.75 – J$4.97)
  5. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$7.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.27% or +0.11 to close at J$41.22 with 179,619 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.00 – J$41.90)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 1.6m units traded. The shares moved -0.6% or -0.03 to close at J$4.94 (Today’s range: J$4.75 – J$4.97)
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved +0.14% or +0.01 to close at J$7.01 (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.01)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -0.14% or -0.03 to close at J$21.97 (Today’s range: J$21.00 – J$22.00)
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) – 885.7k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$8.20 (Today’s range: J$8.20 – J$8.25)
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 500.5k units traded. The shares moved +0.2% or +0.02 to close at J$9.88 (Today’s range: J$9.85 – J$10.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. C2W Music Ltd (MUSIC) declined -14.29% or -0.04 to close at J$0.24 (trading between J$0.24 and J$0.24) with 10,000 shares traded
  2. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) declined -5.76% or -0.08 to close at J$1.31 (trading between J$1.30 and J$1.40) with 96,436 shares traded
  3. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -3.28% or -0.39 to close at J$11.49 (trading between J$11.49 and J$11.55) with 462,413 shares traded
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -2.59% or -0.10 to close at J$3.76 (trading between J$3.50 and J$3.86) with 25,000 shares traded
  5. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -2.00% or -0.05 to close at J$2.45 (trading between J$2.45 and J$2.45) with 14,400 shares traded

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

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 2.24% and -5.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$31.72 (from J$30.00 to J$32.43) . It closed at J$31.70.
  2. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between 0.75% and -5.22% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.02 (from J$3.81 to J$4.05) . It closed at J$3.95.
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded as low as -4.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$22.00 (between J$21.00 and J$22.00) . It closed at J$21.97.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded as low as -4.43% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.97 (between J$4.75 and J$4.97) . It closed at J$4.94.
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded as low as -2.94% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.40 (between J$3.30 and J$3.40) . It closed at J$3.36.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited – J$3.15. (Today’s range: J$3.10 – J$3.15)
  2. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd – J$14.50.
  3. Blue Power Group Ltd – J$19.50. (Today’s range: J$18.00 – J$19.50)

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

  1. C2W Music Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$0.24.

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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