Stock market performance report for Monday 7th of January 2019 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 95.5m shares / $334.8m traded. (22 Advanced / 25 Declined / 9 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 94,496,426 shares, 30 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,039,214 shares, 24 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 2,566 shares, 29 stocks traded, 18 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares advanced 15.29% or +0.26 to close at J$1.96 with 5,700 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.71 – J$2.00)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 10.60% or +0.32 to close at J$3.34 with 9,500 shares traded.
- Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) shares advanced 8.00% or +0.32 to close at J$4.32 with 192,267 shares traded.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 5.96% or +0.17 to close at J$3.02 with 82,750 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.82 – J$3.20)
- Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 5.00% or +0.20 to close at J$4.20 with 85,640 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between -1.08% and 8.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.85 ( from J$1.83 to J$2.00) . It closed at J$1.91.
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 1.33% and 7.12% above yesterday’s closing price of J$17.27 ( from J$17.50 to J$18.50) . It closed at J$17.73.
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -2.66% and 6.51% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.38 ( from J$3.29 to J$3.60) . It closed at J$3.35.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.55% and 5.16% above yesterday’s closing price of J$52.30 ( from J$52.01 to J$55.00) . It closed at J$54.12.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 4.76% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2100 (between US$0.2100 and US$0.2200) . It closed at US$0.2100.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares valued at J$296.8m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$3.20 with 92,764,938 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.10 – J$3.30)
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$6.0m were traded. The stock moved -0.31% or -0.09 to close at J$28.90 with 213,800 units traded. (Today’s range: J$27.50 – J$29.00)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$4.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.06% or -0.09 to close at J$149.03 with 31,989 units traded. (Today’s range: J$147.00 – J$149.90)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$4.5m were traded. The stock moved +3.48% or +1.82 to close at J$54.12 with 83,527 units traded. (Today’s range: J$52.01 – J$55.00)
- Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) shares valued at J$2.6m were traded. The stock moved -1.00% or -0.05 to close at J$4.95 with 517,615 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.90 – J$5.10)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) – 92.8m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$3.20 (Today’s range: J$3.10 – J$3.30)
- Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) – 517.6k units traded. The shares moved -1% or -0.05 to close at J$4.95 (Today’s range: J$4.90 – J$5.10)
- Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 334.2k units traded. The shares moved +1.82% or +0.07 to close at J$3.91 (Today’s range: J$3.85 – J$4.00)
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 213.8k units traded. The shares moved -0.31% or -0.09 to close at J$28.90 (Today’s range: J$27.50 – J$29.00)
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 192.6k units traded. The shares moved +0.38% or +0.04 to close at J$10.60 (Today’s range: J$10.10 – J$10.90)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) declined -14.23% or -3.84 to close at J$23.15 (trading between J$23.00 and J$27.00) with 13,400 shares traded
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -5.78% or -1.33 to close at J$21.67 (trading between J$20.06 and J$23.00) with 48,527 shares traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -4.77% or -0.19 to close at J$3.79 (trading between J$3.70 and J$3.98) with 23,925 shares traded
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -4.66% or -0.22 to close at J$4.50 (trading between J$4.50 and J$4.54) with 51,011 shares traded
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) declined -4.26% or -2.76 to close at J$62.01 (trading between J$58.77 and J$63.00) with 28,314 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) traded as low as -22.50% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.00 (between J$3.10 and J$4.00) . It closed at J$4.00.
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between -0.09% and -8.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$53.05 (from J$48.60 to J$53.00) . It closed at J$50.87.
- Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) traded between 0.19% and -6.37% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.34 (from J$5.00 to J$5.35) . It closed at J$5.14.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.03% and -5.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$28.99 (from J$27.50 to J$29.00) . It closed at J$28.90.
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 0.47% and -5.12% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.75 (from J$10.20 to J$10.80) . It closed at J$10.77.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Proven Investments Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$23.00. (Today’s range: J$23.00 – J$27.00)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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