Stock market performance report for Tuesday 26th of March 2019 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 12.5m shares / $182.1m traded. (20 Advanced / 25 Declined / 8 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 11,024,359 shares, 31 stocks traded, 18 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,472,814 shares, 18 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 3,900 shares, 16 stocks traded, 18 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) shares advanced 11.83% or +1.48 to close at J$13.99 with 314 shares traded.
- Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares advanced 7.63% or +4.97 to close at J$70.12 with 2,179 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$70.00 – J$71.00)
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 4.71% or +0.90 to close at J$20.00 with 1,853 shares traded.
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 3.50% or +0.13 to close at J$3.84 with 57,687 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.80 – J$3.85)
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares advanced 3.48% or +0.88 to close at J$26.17 with 120,455 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$26.00 – J$27.85)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded as high as 5.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.20 (between J$3.20 and J$3.39) . It closed at J$3.26.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -1.27% and 5.73% above yesterday’s closing price of J$55.71 ( from J$55.00 to J$58.90) . It closed at J$55.88.
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -1.13% and 3.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$21.24 ( from J$21.00 to J$22.00) . It closed at J$21.95.
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 1.47% and 2.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.80 ( from J$6.90 to J$7.00) . It closed at J$6.90.
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between -1.08% and 2.43% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.13 ( from J$11.01 to J$11.40) . It closed at J$11.19.
Top 5 Value Traded
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$99.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.54% or -0.32 to close at J$59.36 with 1,667,776 units traded. (Today’s range: J$59.00 – J$60.00)
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at J$23.2m were traded. The stock moved -3.48% or -1.48 to close at J$41.01 with 551,739 units traded. (Today’s range: J$41.00 – J$43.00)
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares valued at J$22.3m were traded. The stock moved +1.31% or +0.04 to close at J$3.09 with 7,319,465 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.09)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$12.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.21% or +0.31 to close at J$144.99 with 85,329 units traded. (Today’s range: J$144.70 – J$145.00)
- Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares valued at J$5.0m were traded. The stock moved -0.37% or -0.03 to close at J$8.03 with 619,086 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.99 – J$8.20)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) – 7.3m units traded. The shares moved +1.31% or +0.04 to close at J$3.09 (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.09)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved -0.54% or -0.32 to close at J$59.36 (Today’s range: J$59.00 – J$60.00)
- Express Catering Ltd (ECL) – 619.1k units traded. The shares moved -0.37% or -0.03 to close at J$8.03 (Today’s range: J$7.99 – J$8.20)
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) – 551.7k units traded. The shares moved -3.48% or -1.48 to close at J$41.01 (Today’s range: J$41.00 – J$43.00)
- Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 367.7k units traded. The shares moved -1.01% or -0.04 to close at J$3.94 (Today’s range: J$3.87 – J$3.99)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -7.50% or -0.12 to close at J$1.48 (trading between J$1.45 and J$1.50) with 97,853 shares traded
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) declined -4.89% or -0.13 to close at J$2.53 (trading between J$2.30 and J$2.60) with 266,450 shares traded
- Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -4.17% or -0.24 to close at J$5.52 (trading between J$5.50 and J$5.80) with 5,310 shares traded
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -3.62% or -0.16 to close at J$4.26 (trading between J$4.25 and J$4.26) with 8,074 shares traded
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) declined -3.59% or -0.16 to close at J$4.30 (trading between J$4.30 and J$4.30) with 16,621 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 0.89% and -10.98% below yesterday’s closing price of J$16.85 (from J$15.00 to J$17.00) . It closed at J$16.65.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between -0.80% and -7.20% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.25 (from J$1.16 to J$1.24) . It closed at J$1.22.
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 1.20% and -3.51% below yesterday’s closing price of J$42.49 (from J$41.00 to J$43.00) . It closed at J$41.01.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) traded at -3.47% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.59. It closed at J$2.50.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.26% and -2.98% below yesterday’s closing price of J$30.92 (from J$30.00 to J$31.00) . It closed at J$30.11.
52-Week High/Lows
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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