JSE Daily: $1.1 Billion Traded (Mainly NCBFG). RJR, KEX Jump – Feb 21, 2019

February 21, 2019

Stock market performance report for Thursday 21st of February 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 12.8m shares / $1.1b traded.
  • There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 10,318,872 shares, 37 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,683,958 shares, 23 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 724 shares, 31 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 18.69% or +0.20 to close at J$1.27 with 508,855 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.20 – J$1.35)
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 15.45% or +1.69 to close at J$12.63 with 30,553 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$12.50 – J$13.00)
  3. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) shares advanced 11.67% or +0.35 to close at J$3.35 with 20,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.10 – J$3.40)
  4. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) shares advanced 6.08% or +0.86 to close at J$15.00 with 200 shares traded.
  5. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) shares advanced 4.58% or +1.59 to close at J$36.33 with 600 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$36.00 – J$37.00)

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded between -5.00% and 10.00% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2000 ( from US$0.1900 to US$0.2200) . It closed at US$0.2000.
  2. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded as high as 8.73% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.75 (between J$2.75 and J$2.99) . It closed at J$2.84.
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 0.28% and 6.54% above yesterday’s closing price of J$39.89 ( from J$40.00 to J$42.50) . It closed at J$41.16.
  4. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) traded between -6.25% and 6.25% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.60 ( from J$1.50 to J$1.70) . It closed at J$1.61.
  5. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between -0.14% and 6.23% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.06 ( from J$7.05 to J$7.50) . It closed at J$7.14.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$1.0b were traded. The stock moved -0.13% or -0.19 to close at J$144.79 with 7,060,926 units traded. (Today’s range: J$144.59 – J$145.00)
  2. Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares valued at J$14.9m were traded. The stock moved -5.20% or -2.51 to close at J$45.80 with 323,011 units traded. (Today’s range: J$45.00 – J$47.50)
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$7.1m were traded. The stock moved -3.44% or -1.72 to close at J$48.23 with 146,631 units traded. (Today’s range: J$45.25 – J$51.50)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$6.4m were traded. The stock moved +1.02% or +0.12 to close at J$11.84 with 549,686 units traded. (Today’s range: J$11.51 – J$11.89)
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$5.5m were traded. The stock moved +3.18% or +1.27 to close at J$41.16 with 133,288 units traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$42.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 7.1m units traded. The shares moved -0.13% or -0.19 to close at J$144.79 (Today’s range: J$144.59 – J$145.00)
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 549.7k units traded. The shares moved +1.02% or +0.12 to close at J$11.84 (Today’s range: J$11.51 – J$11.89)
  3. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 508.9k units traded. The shares moved +18.69% or +0.20 to close at J$1.27 (Today’s range: J$1.20 – J$1.35)
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 500.8k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$3.27 (Today’s range: J$3.25 – J$3.27)
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) – 394.2k units traded. The shares moved +0.73% or +0.02 to close at J$2.75 (Today’s range: J$2.70 – J$2.80)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) declined -30.00% or -1.50 to close at J$3.50 (trading between J$3.50 and J$3.50) with 10,000 shares traded
  2. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -15.41% or -1.04 to close at J$5.71 (trading between J$5.50 and J$5.89) with 10,682 shares traded
  3. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -13.33% or -0.32 to close at J$2.08 (trading between J$2.08 and J$2.08) with 90,800 shares traded
  4. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) declined -9.09% or -0.01 to close at J$0.10 (trading between J$0.10 and J$0.11) with 30,900 shares traded
  5. Seprod Ltd (SEP) declined -5.20% or -2.51 to close at J$45.80 (trading between J$45.00 and J$47.50) with 323,011 shares traded

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 0.95% and -17.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.15 (from J$2.61 to J$3.18) . It closed at J$3.08.
  2. SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Ltd (SSLVC) traded as low as -10.99% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.91 (between J$1.70 and J$1.91) . It closed at J$1.87.
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between 3.10% and -9.41% below yesterday’s closing price of J$49.95 (from J$45.25 to J$51.50) . It closed at J$48.23.
  4. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded between 1.90% and -6.67% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.05 (from J$0.98 to J$1.07) . It closed at J$1.00.
  5. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) traded between 6.25% and -6.25% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.60 (from J$1.50 to J$1.70) . It closed at J$1.61.

52-Week High/Lows

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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