JSE Daily: PULS & JP Lead Advancers. PURITY, KLE & NCBFG Decliners – Aug 23, 2017

August 23, 2017

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 23rd of August 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 39.3m shares / $423.4m traded. (17 Advanced / 24 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 13,076,743 shares, 27 stocks traded, 8 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 26,534,053 shares, 19 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 18,374 shares, 12 stocks traded, 14 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 12.82% or +0.25 to close at J$2.20 with 1,000 shares traded.
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 10.84% or +1.53 to close at J$15.65 with 1,572,555 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$15.10 – J$16.00)
  3. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) shares advanced 6.67% or +0.50 to close at J$8.00 with 5,729 shares traded.
  4. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) shares advanced 4.35% or +0.0100 to close at US$0.2400 with 300,000 shares traded.
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 2.94% or +0.20 to close at J$7.00 with 4,559,191 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$6.75 – J$7.02)

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

  1. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) traded between 0.23% and 7.18% above yesterday’s closing price of J$17.26 ( from J$17.30 to J$18.50) . It closed at J$17.75.
  2. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between -7.58% and 6.28% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.41 ( from J$5.00 to J$5.75) . It closed at J$5.44.
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between -7.41% and 3.99% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.51 ( from J$3.25 to J$3.65) . It closed at J$3.25.
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -0.46% and 2.74% above yesterday’s closing price of J$8.76 ( from J$8.72 to J$9.00) . It closed at J$8.72.
  5. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between -12.50% and 2.50% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 ( from J$3.50 to J$4.10) . It closed at J$3.82.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$87.0m were traded. The stock moved -8.27% or -7.38 to close at J$81.82 with 1,026,736 units traded. (Today’s range: J$80.00 – J$89.50)
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$60.0m were traded. The stock moved -1.07% or -0.43 to close at J$39.74 with 1,509,528 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.01 – J$40.50)
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares valued at J$41.7m were traded. The stock moved -7.41% or -0.26 to close at J$3.25 with 12,091,213 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.25 – J$3.65)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$39.0m were traded. The stock moved +0.06% or +0.06 to close at J$107.97 with 361,378 units traded. (Today’s range: J$107.90 – J$108.00)
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares valued at J$33.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.44% or +0.02 to close at J$4.52 with 7,446,903 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$4.52)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 12.1m units traded. The shares moved -7.41% or -0.26 to close at J$3.25 (Today’s range: J$3.25 – J$3.65)
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 7.4m units traded. The shares moved +0.44% or +0.02 to close at J$4.52 (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$4.52)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 4.6m units traded. The shares moved +2.94% or +0.20 to close at J$7.00 (Today’s range: J$6.75 – J$7.02)
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 3.6m units traded. The shares moved -0.46% or -0.04 to close at J$8.72 (Today’s range: J$8.72 – J$9.00)
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) – 1.6m units traded. The shares moved +10.84% or +1.53 to close at J$15.65 (Today’s range: J$15.10 – J$16.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -13.49% or -0.29 to close at J$1.86 (trading between J$1.85 and J$2.00) with 41,650 shares traded
  2. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -8.40% or -0.21 to close at J$2.29 (trading between J$2.26 and J$2.50) with 535,402 shares traded
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) declined -8.27% or -7.38 to close at J$81.82 (trading between J$80.00 and J$89.50) with 1,026,736 shares traded
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -7.41% or -0.26 to close at J$3.25 (trading between J$3.25 and J$3.65) with 12,091,213 shares traded
  5. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) declined -5.39% or -0.57 to close at J$10.00 (trading between J$10.00 and J$10.00) with 1,938 shares traded

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

  1. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded as low as -12.63% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.44 (between J$6.50 and J$7.44) . It closed at J$7.04.
  2. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 2.50% and -12.50% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 (from J$3.50 to J$4.10) . It closed at J$3.82.
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 0.15% and -12.04% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.48 (from J$5.70 to J$6.49) . It closed at J$6.19.
  4. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 1.83% and -8.35% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.91 (from J$4.50 to J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.95.
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between -1.36% and -8.16% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.94 (from J$2.70 to J$2.90) . It closed at J$2.79.

New High/Lows

1 stock(s) hit a new low today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd traded at a low of J$3.50. (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$4.10)

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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