JSE Daily: 9 Stocks Hit Highs. FTNA, SCIJMD & JSE Continue Trending Up – Jun 25, 2019

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 25th of June 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 78.2m shares / $396.7m traded. (32 Advanced / 28 Declined / 7 Firm) .
• There were 9 new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 77,260,689 shares, 38 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,574,216 shares, 26 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 30,907 shares, 27 stocks traded, 21 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) shares advanced 22.17% or +3.63 to close at J$20.00 with 950 shares traded.
2. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 20.69% or +0.42 to close at J$2.45 with 5,800 shares traded.
3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) shares advanced 15.89% or +0.68 to close at J$4.96 with 17,400 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.95 – J$5.00)
4. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 14.13% or +1.30 to close at J$10.50 with 200 shares traded.
5. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) shares advanced 10.00% or +0.01 to close at J$0.11 with 88,020 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$0.11 – J$0.13)

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

1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) traded as high as 30.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.10 (between J$0.10 and J$0.13) . It closed at J$0.10.
2. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 0.36% and 15.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$27.60 ( from J$27.70 to J$32.00) . It closed at J$29.29.
3. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between -1.52% and 11.91% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.17 ( from J$11.00 to J$12.50) . It closed at J$12.06.
4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -3.35% and 11.49% above yesterday’s closing price of J$26.90 ( from J$26.00 to J$29.99) . It closed at J$26.48.
5. iCreate Ltd (ICREATE) traded between -1.41% and 11.27% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.71 ( from J$0.70 to J$0.79) . It closed at J$0.70.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$272.0m were traded. The stock moved -3.05% or -6.09 to close at J$193.55 with 1,377,021 units traded. (Today’s range: J$187.00 – J$208.00)
2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at J$64.7m were traded. The stock moved +2.30% or +0.02 to close at J$0.89 with 73,066,874 units traded. (Today’s range: J$0.84 – J$0.93)
3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$13.8m were traded. The stock moved -3.15% or -1.85 to close at J$56.85 with 244,253 units traded. (Today’s range: J$55.00 – J$58.40)
4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at J$9.5m were traded. The stock moved -6.81% or -1.93 to close at J$26.41 with 360,750 units traded. (Today’s range: J$24.00 – J$28.40)
5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$6.9m were traded. The stock moved +2.23% or +1.14 to close at J$52.22 with 128,496 units traded. (Today’s range: J$51.10 – J$55.90)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 73.1m units traded. The shares moved +2.30% or +0.02 to close at J$0.89 (Today’s range: J$0.84 – J$0.93)
2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved -3.05% or -6.09 to close at J$193.55 (Today’s range: J$187.00 – J$208.00)
3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 530.3k units traded. The shares closed firm at US$0.2400 (Today’s range: US$0.2400 – US$0.2500)
4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 360.8k units traded. The shares moved -6.81% or -1.93 to close at J$26.41 (Today’s range: J$24.00 – J$28.40)
5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 339.8k units traded. The shares moved -2.67% or -0.09 to close at J$3.28 (Today’s range: J$3.15 – J$3.30)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -11.50% or -0.23 to close at J$1.77 (trading between J$1.76 and J$1.80) with 77,148 shares traded
2. CAC 2000 9.5% Cumulative Redeemable Pref Shares (CAC9.50) declined -10.71% or -0.12 to close at J$1.00 (trading between J$1.00 and J$1.00) with 12,991 shares traded
3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -6.81% or -1.93 to close at J$26.41 (trading between J$24.00 and J$28.40) with 360,750 shares traded
4. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) declined -5.66% or -0.06 to close at J$1.00 (trading between J$1.00 and J$1.05) with 119,056 shares traded
5. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -5.66% or -0.48 to close at J$8.00 (trading between J$8.00 and J$8.00) with 9,000 shares traded

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

1. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 4.71% and -7.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.00 (from J$6.50 to J$7.33) . It closed at J$7.03.
2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -2.08% and -6.53% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.37 (from J$3.15 to J$3.30) . It closed at J$3.28.
3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) traded between 4.19% and -6.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$199.64 (from J$187.00 to J$208.00) . It closed at J$193.55.
4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.51% and -6.30% below yesterday’s closing price of J$58.70 (from J$55.00 to J$58.40) . It closed at J$56.85.
5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between 3.07% and -4.61% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.56 (from J$4.35 to J$4.70) . It closed at J$4.37.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. Eppley Ltd – J$20.00.
2. Fontana Limited – J$4.96. (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$4.96)
3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd – J$7.33. (Today’s range: J$6.50 – J$7.33)
4. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd – J$32.00. (Today’s range: J$27.70 – J$32.00)
5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd – J$4.50. (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.50)
6. NCB Financial Group Ltd – J$208.00. (Today’s range: J$187.00 – J$208.00)
7. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd – J$55.90. (Today’s range: J$51.10 – J$55.90)
8. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares – J$0.13. (Today’s range: J$0.11 – J$0.13)
9. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd – J$5.00. (Today’s range: J$4.95 – J$5.00)

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

1. iCreate Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$0.70. (Today’s range: J$0.70 – J$0.79)
2. Lasco Distributors Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$3.15. (Today’s range: J$3.15 – J$3.30)

Insights/Trends (*NEW*)

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Up-trending Stock Prices. Prices Increasing 4 Or More Consecutive Days

1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd – consecutive price increases for the last 7 days.
2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares – consecutive price increases for the last 4 days.
3. Fontana Limited – consecutive price increases for the last 10 days.
4. Scotia Group Jamaica – snapped its 5 days price increase trend
5. NCB Financial Group Ltd – snapped its 4 days price increase trend

Up-trending Volumes. Volumes Traded Increasing 4 Or More Consecutive Days

1. GWest Corporation Ltd – snapped its 5 days volume increase trend.
2. Elite Diagnostics Ltd – snapped its 4 days volume increase trend.

Down-trending Stock Prices. Prices Increasing 4 Or More Consecutive Days

1. Lasco Financial Services Ltd – consecutive price decreases for the last 4 days.
2. Everything Fresh Ltd – consecutive price decreases for the last 4 days.
3. Lasco Distributors Ltd – consecutive price decreases for the last 4 days.
4. Supreme Ventures Ltd – consecutive price decreases for the last 4 days.

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