JSE Daily: PURITY, CBNY & GWEST Lead Advancers – Dec 22, 2017

December 22, 2017

Stock market performance report for Friday 22nd of December 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 27.7m shares / $225.30m traded. (23 Advanced / 15 Declined / 4 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 18,795,374 shares, 24 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 8,896,675 shares, 18 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 24 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 28.57% or +0.40 to close at J$1.80 with 14,703 shares traded.
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 17.14% or +0.06 to close at J$0.41 with 20,000 shares traded.
  3. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares advanced 14.98% or +0.43 to close at J$3.30 with 19,982 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$3.40)
  4. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 6.59% or +0.29 to close at J$4.69 with 43,076 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.60 – J$4.70)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 6.12% or +3.11 to close at J$53.95 with 305,536 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$50.80 – J$54.00)

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

  1. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded as high as 16.72% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.99 (between J$2.99 and J$3.49) . It closed at J$3.07.
  2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 0.11% and 12.30% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.35 ( from J$9.36 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$9.37.
  3. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between -0.72% and 8.90% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.62 ( from J$16.50 to J$18.10) . It closed at J$16.57.
  4. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) traded between -0.50% and 5.72% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.02 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.25) . It closed at J$4.13.
  5. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) traded at 5.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.50. It closed at J$10.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at J$107.7m were traded. The stock moved -3.42% or -0.25 to close at J$7.05 with 15,007,575 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.05 – J$7.30)
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares valued at J$29.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.27% or +0.01 to close at J$3.67 with 7,932,754 units traded.
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$21.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.38% or +0.38 to close at J$99.72 with 219,637 units traded. (Today’s range: J$98.50 – J$100.00)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$16.0m were traded. The stock moved +6.12% or +3.11 to close at J$53.95 with 305,536 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.80 – J$54.00)
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$14.0m were traded. The stock moved -1.12% or -0.40 to close at J$35.35 with 394,829 units traded. (Today’s range: J$35.00 – J$36.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) – 15.0m units traded. The shares moved -3.42% or -0.25 to close at J$7.05 (Today’s range: J$7.05 – J$7.30)
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) – 7.9m units traded. The shares moved +0.27% or +0.01 to close at J$3.67
  3. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) – 852.1k units traded. The shares moved -3.93% or -0.22 to close at J$5.38 (Today’s range: J$5.32 – J$5.60)
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) – 496.6k units traded. The shares moved +2.68% or +0.08 to close at J$3.07 (Today’s range: J$2.99 – J$3.49)
  5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 425.9k units traded. The shares moved -0.11% or -0.02 to close at J$17.96 (Today’s range: J$17.50 – J$18.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) declined -18.01% or -1.16 to close at J$5.28 (trading between J$5.28 and J$5.28) with 1,300 shares traded
  2. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) declined -13.31% or -5.59 to close at J$36.41 (trading between J$36.00 and J$37.00) with 546 shares traded
  3. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -12.00% or -0.72 to close at J$5.28 (trading between J$5.28 and J$5.28) with 3,036 shares traded
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -11.39% or -0.59 to close at J$4.59 (trading between J$4.30 and J$5.18) with 87,901 shares traded
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -3.93% or -0.22 to close at J$5.38 (trading between J$5.32 and J$5.60) with 852,137 shares traded

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

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 3.77% and -5.66% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.06 (from J$1.00 to J$1.10) . It closed at J$1.05.
  2. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded as low as -3.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.30 (between J$7.05 and J$7.30) . It closed at J$7.05.
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.11% and -2.67% below yesterday’s closing price of J$17.98 (from J$17.50 to J$18.00) . It closed at J$17.96.
  4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 0.89% and -2.63% below yesterday’s closing price of J$42.62 (from J$41.50 to J$43.00) . It closed at J$42.11.
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded at -2.28% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.07. It closed at J$3.00.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. FosRich Company Ltd – J$3.49. (Today’s range: J$2.99 – J$3.49)
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd – J$3.40. (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$3.40)

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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