Financial Stocks Drag Market Down 3%. Index Down 4.3% – Apr 28, 2020

April 28, 2020

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 28th of April 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • 2 New 52-Week High(s) & 1 52-Week Low(s) Today
  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 108.4m Shares ($342.7m) Traded.
  • MEEG, KEX & PURITY Lead Advancers
  • SGJ, TTECH & JMMBGL7.25 Lead Decliners
  • Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) Lead Market Volumes With 66.7m Shares Traded

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) shares advanced 30.97% or +1.18 to close at $4.99 with 1,880,010 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.49 – $5.00)
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 16.92% or +1.22 to close at $8.43 with 46,231 shares traded. (Today’s range: $8.00 – $8.99)
  3. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 13.64% or +0.21 to close at $1.75 with 559 shares traded.
  4. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd USD (FIRSTROCKUSD) shares advanced 12.50% or +0.0100 to close at $0.0900 with 13,831 shares traded.
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 12.07% or +0.14 to close at $1.30 with 66,740,500 shares traded. (Today’s range: $1.25 – $1.30)

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

  1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between 3.65% and 12.28% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.21 ( from $5.40 to $5.85) . It closed at $5.68.
  2. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded between -7.58% and 10.91% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.41 ( from $5.00 to $6.00) . It closed at $5.11.
  3. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) traded between 3.38% and 10.54% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.03 ( from $5.20 to $5.56) . It closed at $5.35.
  4. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 0.33% and 10.37% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.99 ( from $3.00 to $3.30) . It closed at $3.25.
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded as high as 10.00% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.00 (between $2.00 and $2.20) . It closed at $2.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares valued at $85.1m were traded. The stock moved +12.07% or +0.14 to close at $1.30 with 66,740,500 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.25 – $1.30)
  2. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at $79.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.39% or +0.08 to close at $20.71 with 3,875,728 units traded. (Today’s range: $20.01 – $21.00)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $39.3m were traded. The stock moved -1.58% or -2.25 to close at $140.32 with 276,121 units traded. (Today’s range: $135.00 – $149.90)
  4. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at $36.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.52% or -0.39 to close at $75.00 with 482,161 units traded. (Today’s range: $74.80 – $77.20)
  5. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) shares valued at $20.4m were traded. The stock closed firm at $1.38 with 14,708,633 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.38 – $1.40)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 66.7m units traded. The shares moved +12.07% or +0.14 to close at $1.30 (Today’s range: $1.25 – $1.30)
  2. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) – 14.7m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.38 (Today’s range: $1.38 – $1.40)
  3. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 6.6m units traded. The shares moved +1.45% or +0.01 to close at $0.70 (Today’s range: $0.69 – $0.72)
  4. Lumber Depot Ltd (LUMBER) – 4.8m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.13 (Today’s range: $1.13 – $1.15)
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) – 3.9m units traded. The shares moved +0.39% or +0.08 to close at $20.71 (Today’s range: $20.01 – $21.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) declined -18.47% or -8.29 to close at $36.60 (trading between $35.11 and $45.00) with 255,788 shares traded
  2. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -15.79% or -0.75 to close at $4.00 (trading between $3.98 and $4.50) with 238,233 shares traded
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.25% (JMMBGL7.25) declined -15.79% or -0.30 to close at $1.60 (trading between $1.60 and $1.60) with 1,508 shares traded
  4. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) declined -13.76% or -0.83 to close at $5.20 (trading between $4.50 and $6.00) with 56,639 shares traded
  5. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -9.09% or -0.01 to close at $0.10 (trading between $0.10 and $0.11) with 45,557 shares traded

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

  1. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded as low as -14.29% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.84 (between $0.72 and $0.84) . It closed at $0.79.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -1.42% and -12.40% below yesterday’s closing price of $45.66 (from $40.00 to $45.01) . It closed at $43.74.
  3. Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd (CABROKERS) traded between 4.55% and -7.73% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.20 (from $2.03 to $2.30) . It closed at $2.11.
  4. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded as low as -7.69% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.50 (between $6.00 and $6.50) . It closed at $6.04.
  5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded between 10.91% and -7.58% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.41 (from $5.00 to $6.00) . It closed at $5.11.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Key Insurance Company Limited – $5.56. (Today’s range: $5.20 – $5.56)
  2. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD – $1.40. (Today’s range: $1.38 – $1.40)

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

  1. Kingston Properties Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $4.50. (Today’s range: $4.50 – $6.00)

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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