JSE Daily: Another Terrible Day. Market Down -3.27%, 54 Decline – Mar 10, 2020

March 10, 2020

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 10th of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • ECL, PJX & BRG Lead Advancers
  • GWEST, EPLY & PJAM Lead Decliners
  • Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) Lead Market Volumes With 6.0m Shares Traded
  • No New 52-Week High(s) & 8 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 46.3k Shares ($181.8m) Traded.
  • Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 22.3m Shares, 47 Stocks Traded.
  • Main Market (Preference Shares) – 413.3k Shares, 4 Stocks Traded.
  • Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 3.2m Shares, 31 Stocks Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 19.95% or +0.73 to close at $4.39 with 29,085 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.00 – $4.58)
  2. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) shares advanced 19.84% or +1.49 to close at $9.00 with 5,408 shares traded.
  3. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 19.49% or +2.12 to close at $13.00 with 1,800 shares traded.
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) shares advanced 17.19% or +0.11 to close at $0.75 with 4,750 shares traded.
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 16.63% or +0.83 to close at $5.82 with 2,450 shares traded. (Today’s range: $5.80 – $5.92)

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

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between 5.88% and 17.65% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.70 ( from $1.80 to $2.00) . It closed at $1.87.
  2. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 10.86% and 17.07% above yesterday’s closing price of $4.51 ( from $5.00 to $5.28) . It closed at $5.12.
  3. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) traded between 1.49% and 16.42% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.70 ( from $6.80 to $7.80) . It closed at $6.86.
  4. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) traded between -2.44% and 12.20% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.82 ( from $0.80 to $0.92) . It closed at $0.80.
  5. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) traded between -1.33% and 11.63% above yesterday’s closing price of $18.75 ( from $18.50 to $20.93) . It closed at $19.19.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) shares valued at $33.4m were traded. The stock moved +6.18% or +0.34 to close at $5.84 with 6,026,693 units traded. (Today’s range: $5.25 – $5.84)
  2. Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares valued at $20.2m were traded. The stock moved -7.00% or -3.00 to close at $39.83 with 493,572 units traded. (Today’s range: $38.00 – $44.00)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $16.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.65% or -1.14 to close at $174.16 with 93,587 units traded. (Today’s range: $170.00 – $175.30)
  4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at $13.9m were traded. The stock moved -4.40% or -2.75 to close at $59.69 with 225,832 units traded. (Today’s range: $57.00 – $66.00)
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $12.4m were traded. The stock moved -0.26% or -0.10 to close at $37.95 with 328,491 units traded. (Today’s range: $37.00 – $38.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) – 6.0m units traded. The shares moved +6.18% or +0.34 to close at $5.84 (Today’s range: $5.25 – $5.84)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 4.8m units traded. The shares moved -1.39% or -0.01 to close at $0.71 (Today’s range: $0.70 – $0.74)
  3. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 3.2m units traded. The shares moved -8.99% or -0.08 to close at $0.81 (Today’s range: $0.70 – $0.95)
  4. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -12.50% or -0.09 to close at $0.63 (Today’s range: $0.55 – $0.76)
  5. Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved -5.51% or -0.27 to close at $4.63 (Today’s range: $4.35 – $4.98)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -18.00% or -0.18 to close at $0.82 (trading between $0.81 and $0.98) with 110,900 shares traded
  2. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -15.63% or -2.50 to close at $13.50 (trading between $13.50 and $13.50) with 2,654 shares traded
  3. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) declined -14.24% or -12.85 to close at $77.36 (trading between $75.66 and $87.87) with 63,172 shares traded
  4. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) declined -13.23% or -1.27 to close at $8.33 (trading between $8.01 and $9.60) with 2,500 shares traded
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -12.65% or -0.31 to close at $2.14 (trading between $1.90 and $2.65) with 50,200 shares traded

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

  1. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) traded between 5.56% and -23.61% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.72 (from $0.55 to $0.76) . It closed at $0.63.
  2. Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd (CABROKERS) traded between -1.61% and -23.29% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.49 (from $1.91 to $2.45) . It closed at $2.37.
  3. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) traded between 6.74% and -21.35% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.89 (from $0.70 to $0.95) . It closed at $0.81.
  4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 0.34% and -19.65% below yesterday’s closing price of $62.29 (from $50.05 to $62.50) . It closed at $57.31.
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -1.40% and -17.83% below yesterday’s closing price of $24.34 (from $20.00 to $24.00) . It closed at $21.55.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $8.20. (Today’s range: $8.20 – $9.00)
  2. Lasco Financial Services Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.90. (Today’s range: $1.90 – $2.65)
  3. QWI Investments Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $0.55. (Today’s range: $0.55 – $0.76)
  4. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial traded at its 52-week low of $0.70. (Today’s range: $0.70 – $0.95)
  5. Seprod Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $38.00. (Today’s range: $38.00 – $44.00)
  6. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.50. (Today’s range: $1.50 – $1.65)
  7. Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.91. (Today’s range: $1.91 – $2.45)
  8. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.95. (Today’s range: $1.95 – $2.20)

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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