Stock market performance report for Tuesday 17th of April 2018 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 4.4m shares / $137.4m traded. (25 Advanced / 13 Declined / 7 Firm) .
- There were 1 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,380,914 shares, 44 stocks traded, 26 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 11,000 shares, 33 stocks traded, 20 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 12.80% or +0.21 to close at J$1.85 with 5,000 shares traded.
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 12.18% or +1.52 to close at J$14.00 with 4,907 shares traded.
- Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 8.33% or +0.01 to close at J$0.13 with 962,000 shares traded.
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 5.81% or +0.14 to close at J$2.55 with 17,000 shares traded.
- Portland JSX Limited (PJX) shares advanced 5.59% or +0.45 to close at J$8.50 with 5,000 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between -2.44% and 15.61% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.05 ( from J$2.00 to J$2.37) . It closed at J$2.06.
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 3.81% and 7.27% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.78 ( from J$6.00 to J$6.20) . It closed at J$6.02.
- Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between 2.54% and 5.10% above yesterday’s closing price of J$39.01 ( from J$40.00 to J$41.00) . It closed at J$40.61.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 3.81% and 4.76% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.05 ( from J$1.09 to J$1.10) . It closed at J$1.10.
- Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) traded between 1.18% and 3.77% above yesterday’s closing price of J$770.93 ( from J$780.00 to J$800.00) . It closed at J$788.74.
Top 5 Value Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$119.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.11% or -1.07 to close at J$95.01 with 1,244,263 units traded. (Today’s range: J$95.00 – J$97.00)
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$2.0m were traded. The stock moved +0.59% or +0.06 to close at J$10.31 with 193,995 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.15 – J$10.50)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$1.7m were traded. The stock moved +1.82% or +0.50 to close at J$27.90 with 62,176 units traded. (Today’s range: J$27.49 – J$28.00)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$1.7m were traded. The stock moved +0.91% or +0.34 to close at J$37.72 with 45,528 units traded. (Today’s range: J$37.38 – J$38.00)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.22% or +0.11 to close at J$50.46 with 30,375 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.17 – J$52.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved -1.11% or -1.07 to close at J$95.01 (Today’s range: J$95.00 – J$97.00)
- Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 962.0k units traded. The shares moved +8.33% or +0.01 to close at J$0.13 (Today’s range: J$0.12 – J$0.13)
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 227.0k units traded. The shares moved +4.76% or +0.05 to close at J$1.10 (Today’s range: J$1.09 – J$1.10)
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 193.10k units traded. The shares moved +0.59% or +0.06 to close at J$10.31 (Today’s range: J$10.15 – J$10.50)
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) – 177.1k units traded. The shares moved +4.15% or +0.24 to close at J$6.02 (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.20)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -22.55% or -1.31 to close at J$4.50 (trading between J$4.50 and J$4.50) with 17,648 shares traded
- Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) declined -4.69% or -0.47 to close at J$9.56 (trading between J$9.55 and J$10.00) with 4,340 shares traded
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -4.55% or -0.24 to close at J$5.04 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.27) with 136,497 shares traded
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) declined -4.01% or -1.42 to close at J$33.98 (trading between J$33.01 and J$35.50) with 10,217 shares traded
- (EPLY8.25) declined -4.00% or -0.25 to close at J$6.00 (trading between J$6.00 and J$6.00) with 11,000 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded between 0.84% and -10.08% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.19 (from J$1.07 to J$1.20) . It closed at J$1.20.
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 0.60% and -6.04% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.91 (from J$14.01 to J$15.00) . It closed at J$14.76.
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between -0.28% and -4.43% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.83 (from J$10.35 to J$10.80) . It closed at J$10.56.
- Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded between 0.30% and -3.93% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.31 (from J$3.18 to J$3.32) . It closed at J$3.24.
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -0.29% and -2.86% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00 (from J$6.80 to J$6.98) . It closed at J$6.81.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd – J$6.20. (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.20)
1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Caribbean Cream Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$4.50.
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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