Stock market performance report for Wednesday 22nd of March 2017 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 18.1m shares / $303.2m traded. (25 Advanced / 16 Declined / 6 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,611,650 shares, 26 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 13,319,819 shares, 19 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 1,200 shares, 1 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 238,850 shares, 15 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 13.03% or +0.98 to close at J$8.50 with 939 shares traded.
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 11.29% or +0.71 to close at J$7.00 with 7,915 shares traded.
- Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 5.99% or +0.48 to close at J$8.50 with 10,160 shares traded.
- Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) shares advanced 5.50% or +0.99 to close at J$19.00 with 1,450 shares traded.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares advanced 3.96% or +0.59 to close at J$15.50 with 15,185 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$15.49 – J$15.50)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded as high as 9.09% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.00 (between J$11.00 and J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.00.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -4.46% and 7.86% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.71 ( from J$4.50 to J$5.08) . It closed at J$4.79.
- PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) traded between 1.60% and 7.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$34.45 ( from J$35.00 to J$37.00) . It closed at J$35.03.
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between -1.80% and 5.39% above yesterday’s closing price of J$41.75 ( from J$41.00 to J$44.00) . It closed at J$42.29.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between -7.51% and 4.05% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.73 ( from J$1.60 to J$1.80) . It closed at J$1.67.
Top 5 Value Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$187.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.23% or +0.14 to close at J$61.99 with 3,045,325 units traded. (Today’s range: J$61.00 – J$62.00)
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$48.2m were traded. The stock moved +1.70% or +0.08 to close at J$4.79 with 10,068,440 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$5.08)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$24.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.51% or +0.17 to close at J$33.49 with 734,793 units traded. (Today’s range: J$33.40 – J$34.00)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at J$19.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.14% or +0.01 to close at J$7.00 with 2,764,503 units traded. (Today’s range: J$6.90 – J$7.00)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$10.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.04% or +0.03 to close at J$70.03 with 154,244 units traded. (Today’s range: J$70.00 – J$71.20)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 10.1m units traded. The shares moved +1.7% or +0.08 to close at J$4.79 (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$5.08)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 3.0m units traded. The shares moved +0.23% or +0.14 to close at J$61.99 (Today’s range: J$61.00 – J$62.00)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 2.8m units traded. The shares moved +0.14% or +0.01 to close at J$7.00 (Today’s range: J$6.90 – J$7.00)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 734.8k units traded. The shares moved +0.51% or +0.17 to close at J$33.49 (Today’s range: J$33.40 – J$34.00)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 238.0k units traded. The shares moved -6.78% or -0.08 to close at J$1.10
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -9.09% or -1.00 to close at J$10.00 (trading between J$10.00 and J$10.00) with 5,000 shares traded
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -6.83% or -0.22 to close at J$3.00 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.22) with 167,245 shares traded
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) declined -6.78% or -0.08 to close at J$1.10 (trading between J$1.10 and J$1.10) with 238,000 shares traded
- Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -6.33% or -0.26 to close at J$3.85 (trading between J$3.85 and J$3.85) with 6,771 shares traded
- Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) declined -4.36% or -1.34 to close at J$29.36 (trading between J$29.35 and J$30.00) with 16,005 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 4.05% and -7.51% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.73 (from J$1.60 to J$1.80) . It closed at J$1.67.
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between -1.18% and -7.08% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.24 (from J$3.94 to J$4.19) . It closed at J$4.14.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 7.86% and -4.46% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.71 (from J$4.50 to J$5.08) . It closed at J$4.79.
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 4.03% and -4.36% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.96 (from J$5.70 to J$6.20) . It closed at J$5.78.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.99% and -3.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$18.12 (from J$17.50 to J$18.30) . It closed at J$17.67.
52-Week High/Lows
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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