JSE Daily: Almost $3.0b INDIES Shares Traded – Jan 23, 2019

January 23, 2019

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 23rd of January 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 937.6m shares / $2.10b traded. (24 Advanced / 20 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 937,072,184 shares, 33 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 501,285 shares, 20 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 12,133 shares, 27 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) shares advanced 10.00% or +0.0200 to close at US$0.2200 with 275 shares traded.
  2. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 9.09% or +0.16 to close at J$1.92 with 39,550 shares traded.
  3. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 7.69% or +0.50 to close at J$7.00 with 50,000 shares traded.
  4. Fontana Limited (FTNA) shares advanced 7.48% or +0.24 to close at J$3.45 with 7,606,834 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.20 – J$3.50)
  5. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) shares advanced 6.26% or +0.53 to close at J$9.00 with 156 shares traded.

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

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -1.08% and 7.53% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.72 ( from J$3.68 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.78.
  2. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) traded at 5.71% above yesterday’s closing price of J$35.00. It closed at J$37.00.
  3. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded as high as 5.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.80 (between J$3.80 and J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.92.
  4. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 0.79% and 4.74% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.12 ( from J$10.20 to J$10.60) . It closed at J$10.53.
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded as high as 4.67% above yesterday’s closing price of J$12.42 (between J$12.42 and J$13.00) . It closed at J$12.97.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares valued at J$2.9b were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$3.05 with 927,034,435 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.15)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$42.10m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$144.99 with 296,945 units traded. (Today’s range: J$144.60 – J$145.00)
  3. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$32.8m were traded. The stock moved -6.19% or -4.64 to close at J$70.36 with 449,369 units traded. (Today’s range: J$70.00 – J$76.00)
  4. Fontana Limited (FTNA) shares valued at J$25.5m were traded. The stock moved +7.48% or +0.24 to close at J$3.45 with 7,606,834 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.20 – J$3.50)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$5.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.08% or -0.04 to close at J$51.97 with 110,205 units traded. (Today’s range: J$51.90 – J$52.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) – 927.0m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$3.05 (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.15)
  2. Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 7.6m units traded. The shares moved +7.48% or +0.24 to close at J$3.45 (Today’s range: J$3.20 – J$3.50)
  3. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) – 449.4k units traded. The shares moved -6.19% or -4.64 to close at J$70.36 (Today’s range: J$70.00 – J$76.00)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 300.7k units traded. The shares moved +1.85% or +0.17 to close at J$9.36 (Today’s range: J$9.00 – J$9.50)
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 296.9k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$144.99 (Today’s range: J$144.60 – J$145.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) declined -6.73% or -2.91 to close at J$40.30 (trading between J$40.00 and J$43.50) with 13,322 shares traded
  2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -6.21% or -1.22 to close at J$18.41 (trading between J$18.00 and J$19.00) with 59,712 shares traded
  3. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) declined -6.19% or -4.64 to close at J$70.36 (trading between J$70.00 and J$76.00) with 449,369 shares traded
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -5.56% or -0.20 to close at J$3.40 (trading between J$3.40 and J$3.40) with 70,000 shares traded
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) declined -4.35% or -1.41 to close at J$31.02 (trading between J$30.80 and J$32.90) with 106,866 shares traded

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

  1. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) traded between -1.06% and -11.66% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.83 (from J$2.50 to J$2.80) . It closed at J$2.78.
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between 1.56% and -6.25% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.84 (from J$3.60 to J$3.90) . It closed at J$3.80.
  3. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between 0.75% and -6.02% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.66 (from J$2.50 to J$2.68) . It closed at J$2.63.
  4. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) traded at -4.08% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.90. It closed at J$4.70.
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 1.19% and -3.57% below yesterday’s closing price of J$0.84 (from J$0.81 to J$0.85) . It closed at J$0.85.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Salada Foods Ltd – J$37.00.

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

  1. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$2.50. (Today’s range: J$2.50 – J$2.80)

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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