JSE Daily: Stocks Jump On Results. 24 Up, 7 New Highs – May 12, 2017

May 12, 2017

Stock market performance report for Friday 12th of May 2017 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.3m shares / $126.0m traded. (24 Advanced / 18 Declined / 4 Firm) .
  • There were 7 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,725,454 shares, 22 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,367,990 shares, 22 stocks traded, 7 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 4 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 208,954 shares, 6 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) shares advanced 30.77% or +0.0800 to close at US$0.3400 with 272 shares traded.
  2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 15.07% or +2.56 to close at J$19.55 with 32,864 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$19.50 – J$20.00)
  3. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) shares advanced 13.33% or +0.40 to close at J$3.40 with 1,000 shares traded.
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 10.30% or +1.15 to close at J$12.32 with 47,819 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$12.00 – J$13.80)
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 7.95% or +0.58 to close at J$7.88 with 15,523 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.50 – J$8.00)

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

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between 0.17% and 14.29% above yesterday’s closing price of J$59.50 ( from J$59.60 to J$68.00) . It closed at J$62.50.
  2. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded as high as 14.29% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00 (between J$7.00 and J$8.00) . It closed at J$7.24.
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 3.99% and 8.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.52 ( from J$15.10 to J$15.74) . It closed at J$15.12.
  4. JPS’s 9.5% Cumulative Non-Redeemable Class ‘F’ Preference Shares (JPS9.5) traded at 6.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1,247.00. It closed at J$1,325.00.
  5. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded at 6.13% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.10. It closed at J$3.29.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$42.0m were traded. The stock moved -2.10% or -0.89 to close at J$41.50 with 1,002,700 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.35 – J$42.50)
  2. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at J$19.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.17% or -0.06 to close at J$35.04 with 545,610 units traded. (Today’s range: J$35.01 – J$35.61)
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$16.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.74% or +0.32 to close at J$43.82 with 377,024 units traded. (Today’s range: J$42.00 – J$43.98)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$11.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.87% or +0.29 to close at J$33.69 with 337,874 units traded. (Today’s range: J$33.40 – J$33.70)
  5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$7.4m were traded. The stock moved +1.27% or +0.22 to close at J$17.52 with 416,493 units traded. (Today’s range: J$17.50 – J$18.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.74 (Today’s range: J$1.74 – J$1.75)
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -2.1% or -0.89 to close at J$41.50 (Today’s range: J$41.35 – J$42.50)
  3. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) – 545.6k units traded. The shares moved -0.17% or -0.06 to close at J$35.04 (Today’s range: J$35.01 – J$35.61)
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 416.5k units traded. The shares moved +1.27% or +0.22 to close at J$17.52 (Today’s range: J$17.50 – J$18.00)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 377.0k units traded. The shares moved +0.74% or +0.32 to close at J$43.82 (Today’s range: J$42.00 – J$43.98)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) declined -12.57% or -5.91 to close at J$41.09 (trading between J$40.25 and J$46.00) with 3,531 shares traded
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -11.56% or -0.63 to close at J$4.82 (trading between J$4.75 and J$5.60) with 294,454 shares traded
  3. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -6.80% or -0.34 to close at J$4.66 (trading between J$4.65 and J$5.00) with 154,820 shares traded
  4. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -6.77% or -0.18 to close at J$2.48 (trading between J$2.40 and J$2.60) with 367,563 shares traded
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) declined -6.67% or -0.55 to close at J$7.70 (trading between J$7.70 and J$7.70) with 10,000 shares traded

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

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 0.70% and -9.09% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.43 (from J$1.30 to J$1.44) . It closed at J$1.41.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 2.24% and -6.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$21.47 (from J$20.00 to J$21.95) . It closed at J$21.45.
  3. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) traded at -3.57% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.80. It closed at J$2.70.
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 1.10% and -3.45% below yesterday’s closing price of J$43.50 (from J$42.00 to J$43.98) . It closed at J$43.82.
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between -0.32% and -3.23% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.10 (from J$3.00 to J$3.09) . It closed at J$3.02.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited – J$15.74. (Today’s range: J$15.10 – J$15.74)
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd – J$5.60. (Today’s range: J$4.75 – J$5.60)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd – J$18.00. (Today’s range: J$17.50 – J$18.00)
  4. Pulse Investments – J$13.80. (Today’s range: J$12.00 – J$13.80)
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd – J$68.00. (Today’s range: J$59.60 – J$68.00)
  6. ISP Finance Services Limited – J$25.01. (Today’s range: J$24.00 – J$25.01)
  7. JPS’s 9.5% Cumulative Non-Redeemable Class ‘F’ Preference Shares – J$1,325.00.

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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