JSE Daily: 28 Up, 44 Down. Market Declines – Mar 02, 2020

Stock market performance report for Monday 2nd of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

• CAC9.50, MDS & SOS Lead Advancers
• FOSRICH, PJX & INDIES Lead Decliners
• Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) Lead Market Volumes With 20.3m Shares Traded
• No New 52-Week High(s) & No 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

• Combined Market (All Securities) – 36.1m Shares ($151.0m) Traded.
• Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 32.3m Shares, 45 Stocks Traded.
• Main Market (Preference Shares) – 5.1k Shares, 31 Stocks Traded.
• Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 3.9m Shares, 34 Stocks Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. CAC 2000 9.5% Cumulative Redeemable Pref Shares (CAC9.50) shares advanced 25.00% or +0.20 to close at $1.00 with 1,000 shares traded.
2. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 20.77% or +1.19 to close at $6.92 with 4,970 shares traded. (Today’s range: $6.15 – $7.20)
3. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) shares advanced 10.80% or +0.94 to close at $9.64 with 1,400 shares traded. (Today’s range: $8.86 – $9.95)
4. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares advanced 9.70% or +0.48 to close at $5.43 with 17,700 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.86 – $5.71)
5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.25% (JMMBGL7.25) shares advanced 9.68% or +0.15 to close at $1.70 with 1,000 shares traded.

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

1. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) traded between 3.09% and 23.71% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.91 ( from $3.00 to $3.60) . It closed at $3.08.
2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -1.34% and 9.94% above yesterday’s closing price of $70.95 ( from $70.00 to $78.00) . It closed at $77.61.
3. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded as high as 9.41% above yesterday’s closing price of $4.57 (between $4.57 and $5.00) . It closed at $4.99.
4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded at 9.02% above yesterday’s closing price of $10.09. It closed at $11.00.
5. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) traded between 8.70% and 8.89% above yesterday’s closing price of $10.46 ( from $11.37 to $11.39) . It closed at $11.38.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $30.0m were traded. The stock moved -2.44% or -0.56 to close at $22.40 with 1,334,069 units traded. (Today’s range: $22.00 – $23.00)
2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) shares valued at $21.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.96% or +0.01 to close at $1.05 with 20,270,564 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.05 – $1.06)
3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at $17.3m were traded. The stock moved -5.43% or -1.62 to close at $28.19 with 601,102 units traded. (Today’s range: $27.50 – $29.95)
4. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at $12.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.26% or -1.26 to close at $98.98 with 125,859 units traded. (Today’s range: $98.00 – $99.99)
5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $10.3m were traded. The stock moved -1.36% or -2.52 to close at $183.21 with 56,333 units traded. (Today’s range: $182.00 – $185.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 20.3m units traded. The shares moved +0.96% or +0.01 to close at $1.05 (Today’s range: $1.05 – $1.06)
2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 6.1m units traded. The shares moved -7.14% or -0.06 to close at $0.78 (Today’s range: $0.76 – $0.90)
3. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -1.61% or -0.03 to close at $1.83 (Today’s range: $1.79 – $1.87)
4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -2.44% or -0.56 to close at $22.40 (Today’s range: $22.00 – $23.00)
5. Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 957.6k units traded. The shares moved +5.47% or +0.33 to close at $6.36 (Today’s range: $6.03 – $6.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) declined -16.46% or -0.65 to close at $3.30 (trading between $3.21 and $3.90) with 16,000 shares traded
2. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -11.82% or -1.30 to close at $9.70 (trading between $9.70 and $9.70) with 9,139 shares traded
3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) declined -10.84% or -0.31 to close at $2.55 (trading between $2.50 and $2.80) with 29,618 shares traded
4. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd (FIRSTROCKJMD) declined -10.40% or -1.20 to close at $10.34 (trading between $9.90 and $12.30) with 102,462 shares traded
5. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd (FIRSTROCKUSD) declined -10.00% or -0.01 to close at $0.09 (trading between $0.09 and $0.10) with 5,000 shares traded

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

1. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded between -4.76% and -14.29% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.21 (from $0.18 to $0.20) . It closed at $0.19.
2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -0.15% and -13.98% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.51 (from $5.60 to $6.50) . It closed at $5.92.
3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -0.50% and -12.50% below yesterday’s closing price of $4.00 (from $3.50 to $3.98) . It closed at $3.96.
4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 0.44% and -12.20% below yesterday’s closing price of $68.37 (from $60.03 to $68.67) . It closed at $66.50.
5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between -3.89% and -10.90% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.42 (from $5.72 to $6.17) . It closed at $5.87.

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