JSE Daily: Combined Index Drops 11% This Week, Ending One Of The Worst Weeks For The JSE – Mar 06, 2020

March 6, 2020

Stock market performance report for Friday 6th of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • TTECH, MJE & JETCON Lead Advancers
  • CFF, SCIJMD & RJR Lead Decliners
  • Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) Lead Market Volumes With 10.2m Shares Traded
  • 9 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 31.6m Shares ($132.7m) Traded.
  • Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 29.5m Shares, 45 Stocks Traded.
  • Main Market (Preference Shares) – 39.4k Shares, 8 Stocks Traded.
  • Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 2.3m Shares, 33 Stocks Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. tTech Limited (TTECH) shares advanced 18.99% or +0.75 to close at $4.70 with 1,100 shares traded.
  2. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) shares advanced 11.05% or +0.99 to close at $9.95 with 71,154 shares traded. (Today’s range: $9.95 – $10.00)
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 9.24% or +0.11 to close at $1.30 with 500 shares traded.
  4. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd (FIRSTROCKJMD) shares advanced 4.59% or +0.46 to close at $10.49 with 9,237 shares traded. (Today’s range: $9.80 – $12.00)
  5. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 4.21% or +0.13 to close at $3.22 with 8,915 shares traded. (Today’s range: $3.15 – $3.40)

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

  1. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded as high as 11.88% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.23 (between $6.23 and $6.97) . It closed at $6.32.
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between -7.73% and 9.73% above yesterday’s closing price of $4.01 ( from $3.70 to $4.40) . It closed at $3.83.
  3. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between -4.76% and 8.84% above yesterday’s closing price of $44.10 ( from $42.00 to $48.00) . It closed at $44.22.
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -5.06% and 8.32% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.53 ( from $5.25 to $5.99) . It closed at $5.28.
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) traded between -2.41% and 7.32% above yesterday’s closing price of $169.59 ( from $165.50 to $182.00) . It closed at $173.58.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $21.6m were traded. The stock moved +2.35% or +3.99 to close at $173.58 with 124,379 units traded. (Today’s range: $165.50 – $182.00)
  2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) shares valued at $13.4m were traded. The stock moved -15.74% or -3.49 to close at $18.68 with 672,332 units traded. (Today’s range: $18.00 – $22.00)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at $11.8m were traded. The stock moved +1.46% or +0.89 to close at $61.69 with 188,479 units traded. (Today’s range: $60.60 – $65.00)
  4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at $9.9m were traded. The stock moved -4.50% or -2.94 to close at $62.41 with 157,980 units traded. (Today’s range: $58.00 – $67.00)
  5. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) shares valued at $9.0m were traded. The stock moved -4.76% or -0.05 to close at $1.00 with 9,274,189 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.90 – $1.05)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 10.2m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.72 (Today’s range: $0.70 – $0.75)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 9.3m units traded. The shares moved -4.76% or -0.05 to close at $1.00 (Today’s range: $0.90 – $1.05)
  3. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) – 3.9m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.92 (Today’s range: $0.92 – $0.93)
  4. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) – 870.1k units traded. The shares moved -7.23% or -0.06 to close at $0.77 (Today’s range: $0.71 – $0.88)
  5. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) – 672.3k units traded. The shares moved -15.74% or -3.49 to close at $18.68 (Today’s range: $18.00 – $22.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -30.67% or -4.49 to close at $10.15 (trading between $10.15 and $10.16) with 2,240 shares traded
  2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) declined -15.74% or -3.49 to close at $18.68 (trading between $18.00 and $22.00) with 672,332 shares traded
  3. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -12.50% or -0.18 to close at $1.26 (trading between $1.20 and $1.40) with 192,353 shares traded
  4. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) declined -12.41% or -0.54 to close at $3.81 (trading between $3.75 and $4.35) with 23,842 shares traded
  5. Fontana Limited (FTNA) declined -11.68% or -0.66 to close at $4.99 (trading between $4.80 and $5.87) with 216,761 shares traded

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

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 1.85% and -18.52% below yesterday’s closing price of $49.09 (from $40.00 to $50.00) . It closed at $45.11.
  2. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between -7.95% and -15.48% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.39 (from $2.02 to $2.20) . It closed at $2.13.
  3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between 1.63% and -15.31% below yesterday’s closing price of $7.38 (from $6.25 to $7.50) . It closed at $6.72.
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between -2.36% and -15.01% below yesterday’s closing price of $10.59 (from $9.00 to $10.34) . It closed at $9.87.
  5. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) traded between -0.57% and -14.77% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.76 (from $1.50 to $1.75) . It closed at $1.63.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Berger Paints Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $11.00. (Today’s range: $11.00 – $11.50)
  2. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $10.15. (Today’s range: $10.15 – $10.16)
  3. Carreras Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $7.35. (Today’s range: $7.35 – $7.80)
  4. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $2.02. (Today’s range: $2.02 – $2.20)
  5. Kingston Wharves Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $43.00. (Today’s range: $43.00 – $47.90)
  6. Lumber Depot Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.20. (Today’s range: $1.20 – $1.40)
  7. QWI Investments Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $0.71. (Today’s range: $0.71 – $0.88)
  8. Scotia Group Jamaica traded at its 52-week low of $40.00. (Today’s range: $40.00 – $50.00)
  9. Supreme Ventures Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $18.00. (Today’s range: $18.00 – $21.00)

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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