Market Update: Almost J$1 Billion Traded On JSE & 5 New Highs On Penultimate Day Of 2015 – Dec 30, 2015

December 31, 2015

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 30th of December 2015 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 52.9m shares / $910.3m traded. (17 Advanced / 6 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were 5 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 52,236,379 shares, 23 stocks traded, 16 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 576,870 shares, 9 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 131,500 shares, 1 stocks traded, 2 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 12 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks

  1. Hardware & Lumber (HL) shares advanced 8.82% or +1.50 to close at J$18.50 with 47,076,054 shares traded.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 7.43% or +1.35 to close at J$19.53 with 15,250 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$18.25 – J$20.00)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 7.14% or +0.36 to close at J$5.40 with 124,055 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.40 – J$5.50)
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 6.55% or +0.22 to close at J$3.58 with 278,997 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$3.60)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 4.17% or +1.25 to close at J$31.20 with 96,895 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$31.49)

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

  1. Gleaner Company (GLNR) traded between -3.85% and 7.69% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.30 ( from J$1.25 to J$1.40) . It closed at J$1.25.
  2. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded between 2.36% and 4.46% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.81 ( from J$3.90 to J$3.98) . It closed at J$3.92.
  3. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) traded at 3.52% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.83. It closed at J$5.00.
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between -2.25% and 2.64% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.23 ( from J$10.00 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$10.23.
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded at 2.49% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.61. It closed at J$3.70.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Hardware & Lumber (HL) shares valued at J$835.6m were traded. The stock moved +8.82% or +1.50 to close at J$18.50 with 47,076,054 units traded. (Today’s range: J$17.00 – J$18.50)
  2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$8.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.65% or +0.12 to close at J$18.51 with 462,258 units traded. (Today’s range: J$18.50 – J$18.75)
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$7.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.39% or +0.04 to close at J$10.25 with 771,900 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.20 – J$10.25)
  4. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$5.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.23% or -0.09 to close at J$39.44 with 141,836 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.01 – J$39.90)
  5. Gleaner Company (GLNR) shares valued at J$3.7m were traded. The stock moved -3.85% or -0.05 to close at J$1.25 with 2,775,068 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.25 – J$1.40)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Hardware & Lumber (HL) – 47.1m units traded. The shares moved +8.82% or +1.50 to close at J$18.50 (Today’s range: J$17.00 – J$18.50)
  2. Gleaner Company (GLNR) – 2.8m units traded. The shares moved -3.85% or -0.05 to close at J$1.25 (Today’s range: J$1.25 – J$1.40)
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 771.9k units traded. The shares moved +0.39% or +0.04 to close at J$10.25 (Today’s range: J$10.20 – J$10.25)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 462.3k units traded. The shares moved +0.65% or +0.12 to close at J$18.51 (Today’s range: J$18.50 – J$18.75)
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 278.10k units traded. The shares moved +6.55% or +0.22 to close at J$3.58 (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$3.60)

Top 5 Declining Stocks

  1. Gleaner Company (GLNR) declined -3.85% or -0.05 to close at J$1.25 (trading between J$1.25 and J$1.40) with 2,775,068 shares traded
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -3.13% or -1.00 to close at J$31.00 (trading between J$31.00 and J$31.00) with 2,169 shares traded
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -1.79% or -0.34 to close at J$18.65 (trading between J$18.60 and J$18.99) with 21,518 shares traded
  4. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) declined -1.12% or -1.05 to close at J$93.00 (trading between J$93.00 and J$93.00) with 2,193 shares traded
  5. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) declined -0.35% or -0.04 to close at J$11.30 (trading between J$11.30 and J$11.30) with 1,496 shares traded

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as low as -4.35% below yesterday’s closing price of J$0.23 (between J$0.22 and J$0.23) . It closed at J$0.23.
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 5.14% and -3.17% below yesterday’s closing price of J$29.95 (from J$29.00 to J$31.49) . It closed at J$31.20.
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 2.64% and -2.25% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.23 (from J$10.00 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$10.23.
  4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded as low as -1.47% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.36 (between J$1.34 and J$1.36) . It closed at J$1.36.
  5. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) traded between 0.94% and -1.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$39.53 (from J$39.01 to J$39.90) . It closed at J$39.44.

52-Week High/Lows

5 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today.

  1. Seprod Ltd – J$21.00.
  2. K.L.E. Group Ltd – J$1.87. (Today’s range: J$1.86 – J$1.87)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd – J$18.75. (Today’s range: J$18.50 – J$18.75)
  4. Carreras Ltd – J$60.85. (Today’s range: J$60.81 – J$60.85)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica – J$31.49. (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$31.49)

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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