JSE Daily: AMG Soars 31% In Intra-Day Trading. Hits New High. PULS Up 23% – Jan 18, 2019

January 18, 2019

Stock market performance report for Friday 18th of January 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 9.5m shares / $213.0m traded. (22 Advanced / 22 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 7,760,809 shares, 31 stocks traded, 16 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,599,805 shares, 20 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 8,650 shares, 29 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 22.95% or +0.67 to close at J$3.59 with 5,169 shares traded.
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 11.09% or +4.51 to close at J$45.16 with 1,350 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$40.00 – J$47.00)
  3. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) shares advanced 7.83% or +0.47 to close at J$6.47 with 21,677 shares traded.
  4. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) shares advanced 4.84% or +0.30 to close at J$6.50 with 2,298 shares traded.
  5. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 3.72% or +0.08 to close at J$2.23 with 604,234 shares traded.

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

  1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded as high as 30.95% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.52 (between J$2.52 and J$3.30) . It closed at J$2.61.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between -1.23% and 12.36% above yesterday’s closing price of J$29.36 ( from J$29.00 to J$32.99) . It closed at J$29.04.
  3. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between -6.47% and 7.91% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.78 ( from J$2.60 to J$3.00) . It closed at J$2.80.
  4. Fontana Limited (FTNA) traded between -2.91% and 6.80% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.09 ( from J$3.00 to J$3.30) . It closed at J$3.20.
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -6.91% and 6.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.76 ( from J$3.50 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.77.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$162.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.09% or -0.32 to close at J$29.04 with 5,243,381 units traded. (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$32.99)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$15.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.23% or -0.33 to close at J$144.60 with 105,761 units traded. (Today’s range: J$143.50 – J$145.00)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$8.7m were traded. The stock moved +1.68% or +0.65 to close at J$39.31 with 219,490 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.15 – J$39.99)
  4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at J$6.3m were traded. The stock moved +1.25% or +0.63 to close at J$50.99 with 124,779 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.60 – J$51.00)
  5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$5.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.39% or -0.23 to close at J$58.73 with 86,346 units traded. (Today’s range: J$57.99 – J$59.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 5.2m units traded. The shares moved -1.09% or -0.32 to close at J$29.04 (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$32.99)
  2. Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 843.7k units traded. The shares moved +3.56% or +0.11 to close at J$3.20 (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.30)
  3. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) – 604.2k units traded. The shares moved +3.72% or +0.08 to close at J$2.23 (Today’s range: J$2.15 – J$2.45)
  4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) – 292.2k units traded. The shares moved +3.57% or +0.09 to close at J$2.61 (Today’s range: J$2.52 – J$3.30)
  5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 228.3k units traded. The shares moved +0.11% or +0.01 to close at J$9.47 (Today’s range: J$9.30 – J$9.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -8.20% or -0.82 to close at J$9.18 (trading between J$9.00 and J$10.10) with 6,000 shares traded
  2. SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Ltd (SSLVC) declined -7.69% or -0.15 to close at J$1.80 (trading between J$1.71 and J$2.00) with 92,000 shares traded
  3. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -6.78% or -0.40 to close at J$5.50 (trading between J$5.50 and J$5.50) with 1,705 shares traded
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -4.61% or -1.06 to close at J$21.94 (trading between J$21.05 and J$24.00) with 13,596 shares traded
  5. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) declined -3.23% or -0.10 to close at J$3.00 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.01) with 56,353 shares traded

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

  1. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.73% and -8.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$21.84 (from J$20.00 to J$22.00) . It closed at J$21.48.
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between 6.38% and -6.91% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.76 (from J$3.50 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.77.
  3. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between 7.91% and -6.47% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.78 (from J$2.60 to J$3.00) . It closed at J$2.80.
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.59% and -6.35% below yesterday’s closing price of J$28.83 (from J$27.00 to J$29.00) . It closed at J$28.54.
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -1.55% and -4.74% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.97 (from J$10.45 to J$10.80) . It closed at J$10.73.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd – J$3.30. (Today’s range: J$2.52 – J$3.30)

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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