JSE Continues To Advance As Optimism Returns – Apr 02, 2020

April 2, 2020

Stock market performance report for Thursday 2nd of April 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • 1 52-Week Low(s) Today
  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 32.3m Shares ($105.6m) Traded.
  • SILUS, SCIUSD & EFRESH Lead Advancers
  • SSLVC, JP & BIL Lead Decliners
  • Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) Lead Market Volumes With 10.3m Shares Traded

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD (SCIUSD) shares advanced 33.33% or +0.04 to close at $0.16 with 1,000 shares traded.
  2. Sterling Investments Limited USD (SILUS) shares advanced 25.00% or +0.005 to close at $0.025 with 10,000 shares traded.
  3. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 29.23% or +0.19 to close at $0.84 with 6,009 shares traded. (Today’s range: $0.84 – $0.85)
  4. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) shares advanced 24.48% or +2.95 to close at $15.00 with 6,222 shares traded.
  5. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 21.21% or +2.46 to close at $14.06 with 5,309 shares traded. (Today’s range: $14.00 – $14.50)

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

  1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) traded between 6.06% and 21.21% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.66 ( from $0.70 to $0.80) . It closed at $0.74.
  2. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded between 6.98% and 20.93% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.86 ( from $0.92 to $1.04) . It closed at $0.93.
  3. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD (SCIJMD) traded between 7.63% and 19.96% above yesterday’s closing price of $17.03 ( from $18.33 to $20.43) . It closed at $18.61.
  4. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded as high as 17.27% above yesterday’s closing price of $3.30 (between $3.30 and $3.87) . It closed at $3.78.
  5. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) traded at 15.08% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.04. It closed at $5.80.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $18.9m were traded. The stock moved +4.44% or +0.59 to close at $13.89 with 1,360,292 units traded. (Today’s range: $13.30 – $14.45)
  2. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) shares valued at $16.0m were traded. The stock moved +5.71% or +0.10 to close at $1.85 with 8,397,683 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.81 – $1.99)
  3. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) shares valued at $14.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.74% or +0.01 to close at $1.37 with 10,342,114 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.36 – $1.38)
  4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at $7.0m were traded. The stock moved +2.09% or +0.83 to close at $40.60 with 169,098 units traded. (Today’s range: $39.50 – $43.47)
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $6.4m were traded. The stock moved -0.18% or -0.07 to close at $37.98 with 171,356 units traded. (Today’s range: $37.00 – $38.20)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) – 10.3m units traded. The shares moved +0.74% or +0.01 to close at $1.37 (Today’s range: $1.36 – $1.38)
  2. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) – 8.4m units traded. The shares moved +5.71% or +0.10 to close at $1.85 (Today’s range: $1.81 – $1.99)
  3. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 3.4m units traded. The shares moved -1.47% or -0.01 to close at $0.67 (Today’s range: $0.66 – $0.68)
  4. Lumber Depot Ltd (LUMBER) – 3.1m units traded. The shares moved +6.19% or +0.07 to close at $1.20 (Today’s range: $1.19 – $1.20)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved +4.44% or +0.59 to close at $13.89 (Today’s range: $13.30 – $14.45)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Ltd (SSLVC) declined -18.27% or -0.19 to close at $0.85 (trading between $0.85 and $0.85) with 1,000 shares traded
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -15.65% or -3.49 to close at $18.81 (trading between $18.70 and $23.00) with 35,872 shares traded
  3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -6.84% or -3.84 to close at $52.30 (trading between $51.55 and $53.00) with 14,539 shares traded
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -5.20% or -0.17 to close at $3.10 (trading between $2.90 and $3.20) with 348,512 shares traded
  5. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -4.76% or -0.05 to close at $1.00 (trading between $0.99 and $1.01) with 187,000 shares traded

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

  1. Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd (CABROKERS) traded between 13.49% and -10.23% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.15 (from $1.93 to $2.44) . It closed at $2.05.
  2. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded as low as -7.27% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.65 (between $1.53 and $1.65) . It closed at $1.63.
  3. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between 2.56% and -6.15% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.95 (from $1.83 to $2.00) . It closed at $1.98.
  4. Sterling Investments Ltd JMD (SIL) traded between 0.35% and -5.19% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.89 (from $2.74 to $2.90) . It closed at $2.85.
  5. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) traded at -4.21% below yesterday’s closing price of $10.44. It closed at $10.00.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $0.85.

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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