Market Update(JSE): JAMT Up 30%. PULS, CCC & ROC Also Advance – Mar 17, 2016

March 17, 2016

Stock market performance report for Thursday 17th of March 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.7m shares / $90.5m traded. (15 Advanced / 14 Declined / 3 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 5,598,408 shares, 21 stocks traded, 21 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,123,865 shares, 11 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 205,077 shares, 10 stocks traded, 9 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 30.21% or +1.16 to close at J$5.00 with 14,100 shares traded.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 13.79% or +0.40 to close at J$3.30 with 10,000 shares traded.
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 12.50% or +2.50 to close at J$22.50 with 400 shares traded.
  4. (ROC) shares advanced 8.52% or +0.34 to close at J$4.33 with 521,013 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.05 – J$4.51)
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 7.65% or +1.53 to close at J$21.53 with 640 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$19.00 – J$22.00)

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

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 4.55% and 7.95% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.40 ( from J$4.60 to J$4.75) . It closed at J$4.66.
  2. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.36% and 6.77% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.04 ( from J$14.09 to J$14.99) . It closed at J$14.60.
  3. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between -9.30% and 6.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.41 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.70) . It closed at J$4.10.
  4. Desnoes and Geddes Ltd (DG) traded at 4.79% above yesterday’s closing price of J$23.60. It closed at J$24.73.
  5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded as high as 2.73% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.00 (between J$11.00 and J$11.30) . It closed at J$11.19.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$41.2m were traded. The stock moved -1.17% or -0.27 to close at J$22.87 with 1,823,949 units traded. (Today’s range: J$22.20 – J$23.00)
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$16.4m were traded. The stock moved -0.07% or -0.02 to close at J$30.28 with 542,984 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.28 – J$30.30)
  3. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) shares valued at J$12.6m were traded. The stock moved -4.51% or -0.78 to close at J$16.51 with 762,000 units traded.
  4. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) shares valued at J$8.5m were traded. The stock moved -7.03% or -0.31 to close at J$4.10 with 1,957,711 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.70)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$2.5m were traded. The stock moved +1.02% or +0.31 to close at J$30.82 with 81,015 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.50 – J$31.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) – 1.10m units traded. The shares moved -7.03% or -0.31 to close at J$4.10 (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.70)
  2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 1.8m units traded. The shares moved -1.17% or -0.27 to close at J$22.87 (Today’s range: J$22.20 – J$23.00)
  3. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) – 762.0k units traded. The shares moved -4.51% or -0.78 to close at J$16.51
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) – 542.10k units traded. The shares moved -0.07% or -0.02 to close at J$30.28 (Today’s range: J$30.28 – J$30.30)
  5. (ROC) – 521.0k units traded. The shares moved +8.52% or +0.34 to close at J$4.33 (Today’s range: J$4.05 – J$4.51)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -9.09% or -0.0200 to close at US$0.2000 (trading between US$0.2000 and US$0.2100) with 232,356 shares traded
  2. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -7.03% or -0.31 to close at J$4.10 (trading between J$4.00 and J$4.70) with 1,957,711 shares traded
  3. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) declined -4.51% or -0.78 to close at J$16.51 (trading between J$16.51 and J$16.51) with 762,000 shares traded
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -4.29% or -0.12 to close at J$2.68 (trading between J$2.40 and J$2.75) with 24,248 shares traded
  5. National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd (NCBJ) declined -2.15% or -0.88 to close at J$39.99 (trading between J$39.90 and J$40.05) with 25,525 shares traded

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

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between 10.00% and -5.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$20.00 (from J$19.00 to J$22.00) . It closed at J$21.53.
  2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -0.61% and -4.06% below yesterday’s closing price of J$23.14 (from J$22.20 to J$23.00) . It closed at J$22.87.
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -0.17% and -3.84% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.99 (from J$5.76 to J$5.98) . It closed at J$5.97.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 1.27% and -3.54% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.95 (from J$3.81 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.94.
  5. Gleaner Company (GLNR) traded between 2.44% and -2.44% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.05 (from J$2.00 to J$2.10) . It closed at J$2.09.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd – J$5.00.
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd – J$22.00. (Today’s range: J$19.00 – J$22.00)

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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