JSE Daily: Eppley, AMG Hit New Milestones. Over $100m Traded – Jan 31, 2018

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 31st of January 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 21.8m shares / $113.3m traded. (27 Advanced / 19 Declined / 8 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 21,684,105 shares, 49 stocks traded, 21 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 186,121 shares, 5 stocks traded, 16 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. (PROVEN8.25) shares advanced 16.83% or +0.85 to close at J$5.90 with 100 shares traded.
  2. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) shares advanced 16.60% or +6.99 to close at J$49.09 with 220 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$48.00 – J$50.00)
  3. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 9.23% or +0.30 to close at J$3.55 with 16,000 shares traded.
  4. Eppley Ltd 9.5% (EPLY9.5) shares advanced 8.83% or +0.64 to close at J$7.89 with 7,200 shares traded.
  5. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) shares advanced 7.75% or +0.41 to close at J$5.70 with 3,143 shares traded.

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

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -2.04% and 14.50% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.93 ( from J$3.85 to J$4.50) . It closed at J$4.12.
  2. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) traded between -13.64% and 13.64% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.00 ( from J$9.50 to J$12.50) . It closed at J$11.34.
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between -1.96% and 11.95% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.71 ( from J$10.50 to J$11.99) . It closed at J$11.05.
  4. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded between -0.83% and 8.33% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.20 ( from J$1.19 to J$1.30) . It closed at J$1.23.
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) traded at 6.36% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.10. It closed at J$1.17.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$46.6m were traded. The stock moved +3.17% or +0.34 to close at J$11.05 with 4,146,449 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$11.99)
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) shares valued at J$15.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.74% or +0.01 to close at J$1.36 with 11,351,768 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.35 – J$1.36)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$9.10m were traded. The stock moved -0.35% or -0.35 to close at J$100.61 with 99,261 units traded. (Today’s range: J$100.00 – J$100.85)
  4. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares valued at J$9.6m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$3.20 with 2,982,117 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.20 – J$3.25)
  5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$8.10m were traded. The stock moved -0.44% or -0.05 to close at J$11.25 with 799,248 units traded. (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$11.43)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) – 11.4m units traded. The shares moved +0.74% or +0.01 to close at J$1.36 (Today’s range: J$1.35 – J$1.36)
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 4.1m units traded. The shares moved +3.17% or +0.34 to close at J$11.05 (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$11.99)
  3. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) – 2.10m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$3.20 (Today’s range: J$3.20 – J$3.25)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 799.2k units traded. The shares moved -0.44% or -0.05 to close at J$11.25 (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$11.43)
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 242.5k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$4.39 (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.48)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -6.25% or -0.50 to close at J$7.50 (trading between J$7.50 and J$7.50) with 100 shares traded
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -6.06% or -0.12 to close at J$1.86 (trading between J$1.80 and J$1.99) with 30,876 shares traded
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -5.29% or -0.37 to close at J$6.63 (trading between J$6.50 and J$7.00) with 86,312 shares traded
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) declined -4.87% or -0.13 to close at J$2.54 (trading between J$2.50 and J$2.67) with 114,890 shares traded
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -4.01% or -0.19 to close at J$4.55 (trading between J$4.50 and J$4.60) with 37,143 shares traded

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

  1. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) traded between 13.64% and -13.64% below yesterday’s closing price of J$11.00 (from J$9.50 to J$12.50) . It closed at J$11.34.
  2. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) traded as low as -4.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$11.00 (between J$10.50 and J$11.00) . It closed at J$10.80.
  3. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) traded between -2.22% and -4.44% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.50 (from J$4.30 to J$4.40) . It closed at J$4.33.
  4. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded at -3.41% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.16. It closed at J$5.95.
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 3.88% and -2.98% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.44 (from J$14.01 to J$15.00) . It closed at J$14.77.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Eppley Ltd 9.5% J$7.89.

3 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.00. (Today’s range: J$2.00 – J$2.10)
  2. Eppley Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$9.50. (Today’s range: J$9.50 – J$12.50)

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

 

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