JSE Daily: 4.5m Shares (J$39.6m) Traded On JSE – Jan 16, 2018

January 16, 2018

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 16th of January 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 4.5m shares / $39.6m traded. (16 Advanced / 23 Declined / 12 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,524,099 shares, 49 stocks traded, 21 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 1,005 shares, 25 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 4.61% or +0.20 to close at J$4.54 with 119,005 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.95)
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 4.11% or +0.13 to close at J$3.29 with 246,507 shares traded.
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 3.72% or +0.25 to close at J$6.97 with 1,663 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$6.95 – J$7.00)
  4. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 3.50% or +0.14 to close at J$4.14 with 12,000 shares traded.
  5. Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares advanced 2.90% or +0.84 to close at J$29.84 with 1,920 shares traded.

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

  1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) traded as high as 25.00% above yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2000 (between US$0.2000 and US$0.2500) . It closed at US$0.2000.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded as high as 9.18% above yesterday’s closing price of J$24.73 (between J$24.73 and J$27.00) . It closed at J$25.11.
  3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -10.71% and 5.36% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.80 ( from J$2.50 to J$2.95) . It closed at J$2.67.
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between -0.50% and 4.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.04 ( from J$9.99 to J$10.50) . It closed at J$10.06.
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -1.39% and 2.78% above yesterday’s closing price of J$36.00 ( from J$35.50 to J$37.00) . It closed at J$36.02.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$12.6m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$14.25 with 874,293 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.25 – J$14.50)
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$4.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.20% or +0.02 to close at J$10.06 with 470,131 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.99 – J$10.50)
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$2.6m were traded. The stock moved +1.54% or +0.38 to close at J$25.11 with 102,431 units traded. (Today’s range: J$24.73 – J$27.00)
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) shares valued at J$2.2m were traded. The stock moved -1.22% or -0.05 to close at J$4.05 with 541,728 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.11)
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$2.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.14% or -0.14 to close at J$99.43 with 20,895 units traded. (Today’s range: J$99.29 – J$99.57)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 874.3k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$14.25 (Today’s range: J$14.25 – J$14.50)
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 541.7k units traded. The shares moved -1.22% or -0.05 to close at J$4.05 (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.11)
  3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 493.2k units traded. The shares moved -4.64% or -0.13 to close at J$2.67 (Today’s range: J$2.50 – J$2.95)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 470.1k units traded. The shares moved +0.2% or +0.02 to close at J$10.06 (Today’s range: J$9.99 – J$10.50)
  5. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) – 369.5k units traded. The shares moved -1.95% or -0.05 to close at J$2.51 (Today’s range: J$2.50 – J$2.60)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -12.13% or -0.70 to close at J$5.07 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.77) with 22,000 shares traded
  2. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) declined -10.85% or -0.89 to close at J$7.31 (trading between J$7.31 and J$7.31) with 6,000 shares traded
  3. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) declined -5.69% or -2.36 to close at J$39.14 (trading between J$39.14 and J$39.14) with 750 shares traded
  4. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -4.68% or -0.21 to close at J$4.28 (trading between J$4.28 and J$4.28) with 95,000 shares traded
  5. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -4.64% or -0.13 to close at J$2.67 (trading between J$2.50 and J$2.95) with 493,216 shares traded

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 14.06% and -7.83% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.34 (from J$4.00 to J$4.95) . It closed at J$4.54.
  2. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between -1.44% and -7.60% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.87 (from J$4.50 to J$4.80) . It closed at J$4.78.
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded as low as -5.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.00 (between J$1.90 and J$2.00) . It closed at J$1.99.
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as low as -4.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.10 (between J$1.05 and J$1.10) . It closed at J$1.06.
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded as low as -3.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.00 (between J$14.50 and J$15.00) . It closed at J$14.86.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.81. (Today’s range: J$2.81 – J$2.87)
  2. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.50. (Today’s range: J$2.50 – J$2.55)

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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