JSE Daily: 3 New 52-Week Highs To Start February – Feb 01, 2019

February 1, 2019

Stock market performance report for Friday 1st of February 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 35.3m shares traded .
  • There were 3 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 33,424,998 shares, 30 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 804,269 shares, 25 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 1,152,147 shares, 13 stocks traded, 15 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) shares advanced 25.00% or +7.00 to close at J$35.00 with 300 shares traded.
  2. tTech Limited (TTECH) shares advanced 17.00% or +0.85 to close at J$5.85 with 5,020 shares traded.
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 14.29% or +0.40 to close at J$3.20 with 100 shares traded.
  4. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) shares advanced 10.00% or +0.21 to close at J$2.31 with 486,685 shares traded.
  5. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 8.47% or +0.21 to close at J$2.69 with 84,556 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.65 – J$2.70)

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

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 3.73% and 12.03% above yesterday’s closing price of J$12.05 ( from J$12.50 to J$13.50) . It closed at J$12.62.
  2. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded as high as 9.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.60 (between J$1.60 and J$1.75) . It closed at J$1.62.
  3. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between -0.38% and 9.20% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.61 ( from J$2.60 to J$2.85) . It closed at J$2.61.
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 3.23% and 6.68% above yesterday’s closing price of J$29.06 ( from J$30.00 to J$31.00) . It closed at J$30.16.
  5. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between 1.60% and 6.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.76 ( from J$3.82 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.86.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$312.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.27% or -0.40 to close at J$148.99 with 2,096,214 units traded. (Today’s range: J$145.00 – J$153.00)
  2. Productive Business Solutions Ltd 9.75% Cumulative Redeemable (PBS9.75) shares valued at J$120.2m were traded. The stock moved +3.07% or +3.23 to close at J$108.50 with 1,110,200 units traded. (Today’s range: J$108.00 – J$108.50)
  3. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) shares valued at J$60.9m were traded. The stock moved +5.00% or +0.20 to close at J$4.20 with 14,492,015 units traded.
  4. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares valued at J$44.7m were traded. The stock moved -9.52% or -0.50 to close at J$4.75 with 9,416,100 units traded.
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$42.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.23% or +0.09 to close at J$39.68 with 1,047,258 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.00 – J$42.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) – 14.5m units traded. The shares moved +5% or +0.20 to close at J$4.20
  2. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) – 9.4m units traded. The shares moved -9.52% or -0.50 to close at J$4.75
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) – 2.7m units traded. The shares moved +4.73% or +0.57 to close at J$12.62 (Today’s range: J$12.50 – J$13.50)
  4. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved -0.27% or -0.40 to close at J$148.99 (Today’s range: J$145.00 – J$153.00)
  5. Productive Business Solutions Ltd 9.75% Cumulative Redeemable (PBS9.75) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved +3.07% or +3.23 to close at J$108.50 (Today’s range: J$108.00 – J$108.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) declined -9.52% or -0.50 to close at J$4.75 (trading between J$4.75 and J$4.75) with 9,416,100 shares traded
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -6.25% or -0.10 to close at J$1.50 (trading between J$1.50 and J$1.50) with 77,708 shares traded
  3. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) declined -4.40% or -0.22 to close at J$4.78 (trading between J$4.78 and J$4.78) with 2,266 shares traded
  4. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -2.81% or -0.14 to close at J$4.85 (trading between J$4.85 and J$4.85) with 11,384 shares traded
  5. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) declined -2.48% or -0.37 to close at J$14.54 (trading between J$14.00 and J$15.00) with 2,584 shares traded

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

  1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between 0.75% and -7.96% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.02 (from J$3.70 to J$4.05) . It closed at J$4.01.
  2. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between -0.15% and -7.48% below yesterday’s closing price of J$51.88 (from J$48.00 to J$51.80) . It closed at J$51.76.
  3. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between 1.57% and -5.20% below yesterday’s closing price of J$12.70 (from J$12.04 to J$12.90) . It closed at J$12.70.
  4. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded as low as -3.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.08 (between J$2.00 and J$2.08) . It closed at J$2.05.
  5. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 1.94% and -3.23% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.75 (from J$7.50 to J$7.90) . It closed at J$7.82.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd – J$13.50. (Today’s range: J$12.50 – J$13.50)
  2. Proven Investments Limited – J$35.00.
  3. Productive Business Solutions Ltd 9.75% Cumulative Redeemable – J$108.50. (Today’s range: J$108.00 – J$108.50)

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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