JSE Daily: MTL, EPLY8.25 & JMMBGL7.50 Lead Advancers. CBNY, PJX & PULS Decliners – Mar 22, 2018

March 22, 2018

Stock market performance report for Thursday 22nd of March 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 8.2m shares / $82.7m traded. (27 Advanced / 23 Declined / 6 Firm) .
  • There were new 52-week highs today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 8,373,655 shares, 52 stocks traded, 19 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 36,785 shares, 10 stocks traded, 17 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) shares advanced 25.00% or +0.0500 to close at US$0.2500 with 400 shares traded.
  2. (EPLY8.25) shares advanced 14.68% or +0.80 to close at J$6.25 with 3,400 shares traded.
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) shares advanced 7.84% or +0.08 to close at J$1.10 with 10,000 shares traded.
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 6.43% or +0.16 to close at J$2.65 with 331,255 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.50 – J$2.65)
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) shares advanced 4.84% or +0.29 to close at J$6.28 with 318,470 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$6.50)

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

  1. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) traded between 1.64% and 14.75% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.05 ( from J$3.10 to J$3.50) . It closed at J$3.11.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -4.00% and 9.68% above yesterday’s closing price of J$36.47 ( from J$35.01 to J$40.00) . It closed at J$38.11.
  3. (PROVEN8.25) traded between -0.39% and 6.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.17 ( from J$5.15 to J$5.50) . It closed at J$5.27.
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 3.22% and 5.20% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.19 ( from J$26.00 to J$26.50) . It closed at J$26.32.
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded as high as 5.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 (between J$4.00 and J$4.20) . It closed at J$4.03.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$26.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.84% or -0.16 to close at J$19.00 with 1,366,225 units traded. (Today’s range: J$19.00 – J$20.00)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$21.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.02% or +0.02 to close at J$99.47 with 219,654 units traded. (Today’s range: J$98.70 – J$99.50)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$7.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.19% or +0.02 to close at J$10.50 with 673,050 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.45 – J$10.50)
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares valued at J$4.9m were traded. The stock moved -5.62% or -0.28 to close at J$4.70 with 1,037,165 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$4.80)
  5. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) shares valued at J$2.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.22% or -0.01 to close at J$4.49 with 557,890 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.40 – J$4.60)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -18.75% or -0.03 to close at J$0.13 (Today’s range: J$0.12 – J$0.15)
  2. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved -0.84% or -0.16 to close at J$19.00 (Today’s range: J$19.00 – J$20.00)
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -5.62% or -0.28 to close at J$4.70 (Today’s range: J$4.70 – J$4.80)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 673.1k units traded. The shares moved +0.19% or +0.02 to close at J$10.50 (Today’s range: J$10.45 – J$10.50)
  5. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) – 668.9k units traded. The shares moved -0.91% or -0.01 to close at J$1.09 (Today’s range: J$1.07 – J$1.15)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -18.75% or -0.03 to close at J$0.13 (trading between J$0.12 and J$0.15) with 1,458,766 shares traded
  2. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -12.37% or -1.20 to close at J$8.50 (trading between J$8.50 and J$8.50) with 200 shares traded
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -10.81% or -0.20 to close at J$1.65 (trading between J$1.65 and J$1.65) with 900 shares traded
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -5.62% or -0.28 to close at J$4.70 (trading between J$4.70 and J$4.80) with 1,037,165 shares traded
  5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -4.55% or -0.0100 to close at US$0.2100 (trading between US$0.2100 and US$0.2200) with 176,739 shares traded

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

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded as low as -10.89% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.50 (between J$4.01 and J$4.50) . It closed at J$4.45.
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded as low as -10.22% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.48 (between J$13.00 and J$14.48) . It closed at J$14.38.
  3. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between -0.06% and -8.30% below yesterday’s closing price of J$17.95 (from J$16.46 to J$17.94) . It closed at J$17.84.
  4. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 0.29% and -5.44% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.98 (from J$6.60 to J$7.00) . It closed at J$6.99.
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded at -4.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.17. It closed at J$3.99.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd – J$40.00. (Today’s range: J$35.01 – J$40.00)

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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