Market Update (JSE): 5.1m Shares (J$72.4m) Traded. Market Closes Up – Feb 23, 2016

February 23, 2016

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 23rd of February 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 5.1m shares / $72.4m traded. (17 Advanced / 12 Declined / 5 Firm) .
  • Analyst Rating Updates: As at Friday 19th of February 2016 Barita Investments Ltd has updated its ratings on stocks as follows. 35 companies were rated as BUYS, 8 as SELL and 15 as HOLD. You can view analyst ratings here
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 3,028,238 shares, 21 stocks traded, 21 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,489,347 shares, 13 stocks traded, 7 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 673,822 shares, 13 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 13.57% or +0.92 to close at J$7.70 with 5,000 shares traded.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 13.18% or +3.96 to close at J$34.00 with 2,000 shares traded.
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) shares advanced 10.00% or +0.0200 to close at US$0.2200 with 67,530 shares traded.
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 9.00% or +0.18 to close at J$2.18 with 250,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.12 – J$2.20)
  5. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) shares advanced 7.31% or +0.63 to close at J$9.25 with 30,197 shares traded.

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

  1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between -1.59% and 11.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.15 ( from J$3.10 to J$3.50) . It closed at J$3.36.
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -0.85% and 10.48% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.06 ( from J$7.00 to J$7.80) . It closed at J$7.45.
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded as high as 3.92% above yesterday’s closing price of J$22.18 (between J$22.18 and J$23.05) . It closed at J$23.00.
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -3.85% and 3.15% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.72 ( from J$5.50 to J$5.90) . It closed at J$5.61.
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -4.10% and 2.88% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.47 ( from J$11.00 to J$11.80) . It closed at J$11.05.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$37.7m were traded. The stock moved +3.70% or +0.82 to close at J$23.00 with 1,664,907 units traded. (Today’s range: J$22.18 – J$23.05)
  2. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$8.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.96% or -0.29 to close at J$14.47 with 581,121 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.31 – J$14.90)
  3. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) shares valued at J$5.10m were traded. The stock moved +1.02% or +0.41 to close at J$40.50 with 146,980 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$41.01)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$2.7m were traded. The stock moved +0.09% or +0.03 to close at J$32.99 with 82,925 units traded. (Today’s range: J$32.95 – J$33.00)
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at J$2.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.88% or +0.20 to close at J$23.00 with 111,450 units traded.

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved +3.7% or +0.82 to close at J$23.00 (Today’s range: J$22.18 – J$23.05)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) – 673.8k units traded. The shares moved -2.33% or -0.05 to close at J$2.10 (Today’s range: J$2.10 – J$2.15)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 581.1k units traded. The shares moved -1.96% or -0.29 to close at J$14.47 (Today’s range: J$14.31 – J$14.90)
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 533.9k units traded. The shares moved -7.8% or -0.32 to close at J$3.78 (Today’s range: J$3.70 – J$4.05)
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 351.5k units traded. The shares moved +6.67% or +0.21 to close at J$3.36 (Today’s range: J$3.10 – J$3.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Hardware & Lumber (HL) declined -18.92% or -3.50 to close at J$15.00 (trading between J$15.00 and J$15.00) with 436 shares traded
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -7.80% or -0.32 to close at J$3.78 (trading between J$3.70 and J$4.05) with 533,904 shares traded
  3. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -5.70% or -0.09 to close at J$1.49 (trading between J$1.45 and J$1.59) with 47,129 shares traded
  4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -4.76% or -0.20 to close at J$4.00 (trading between J$4.00 and J$4.00) with 950 shares traded
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) declined -3.66% or -0.42 to close at J$11.05 (trading between J$11.00 and J$11.80) with 113,731 shares traded

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

  1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded between 0.59% and -4.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.69 (from J$1.62 to J$1.70) . It closed at J$1.67.
  2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 3.15% and -3.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.72 (from J$5.50 to J$5.90) . It closed at J$5.61.
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.95% and -3.05% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.76 (from J$14.31 to J$14.90) . It closed at J$14.47.
  4. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between -1.86% and -2.89% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.84 (from J$4.70 to J$4.75) . It closed at J$4.70.
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) traded as low as -2.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.15 (between J$2.10 and J$2.15) . It closed at J$2.10.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd – J$34.00.

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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