JSE Daily: EFRESH, LASF & AFS Lead Advancers – Jan 02, 2019

January 2, 2019

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 2nd of January 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 1.5m shares / $21.6m traded. (21 Advanced / 25 Declined / 5 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 920,136 shares, 30 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 638,646 shares, 20 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 550 shares, 28 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 12.26% or +0.19 to close at J$1.74 with 25,520 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.58 – J$1.90)
  2. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 4.89% or +0.22 to close at J$4.72 with 25,500 shares traded.
  3. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) shares advanced 4.19% or +2.12 to close at J$52.68 with 2,598 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$52.58 – J$52.75)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares advanced 3.74% or +1.40 to close at J$38.87 with 16,220 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$37.50 – J$39.99)
  5. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares advanced 3.33% or +1.77 to close at J$54.94 with 18,501 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$54.20 – J$56.00)

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between -9.54% and 12.83% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.04 ( from J$2.75 to J$3.43) . It closed at J$3.04.
  2. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) traded between 2.49% and 8.03% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.61 ( from J$3.70 to J$3.90) . It closed at J$3.73.
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -6.76% and 7.57% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.70 ( from J$3.45 to J$3.98) . It closed at J$3.78.
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -0.27% and 6.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.76 ( from J$3.75 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.82.
  5. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between -1.54% and 3.14% above yesterday’s closing price of J$29.96 ( from J$29.50 to J$30.90) . It closed at J$29.80.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$5.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.42% or +0.63 to close at J$149.85 with 36,135 units traded. (Today’s range: J$149.22 – J$150.00)
  2. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) shares valued at J$1.7m were traded. The stock moved -1.32% or -0.12 to close at J$9.00 with 184,285 units traded.
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved +1.76% or +1.12 to close at J$64.62 with 24,340 units traded. (Today’s range: J$64.50 – J$65.00)
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$1.6m were traded. The stock moved -3.33% or -0.97 to close at J$28.15 with 54,550 units traded. (Today’s range: J$28.00 – J$29.12)
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$1.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.67% or -0.56 to close at J$32.98 with 43,583 units traded. (Today’s range: J$32.50 – J$34.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) – 184.3k units traded. The shares moved -1.32% or -0.12 to close at J$9.00
  2. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) – 162.4k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$3.04 (Today’s range: J$2.75 – J$3.43)
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 134.3k units traded. The shares moved +2.16% or +0.08 to close at J$3.78 (Today’s range: J$3.45 – J$3.98)
  4. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) – 110.4k units traded. The shares moved +0.76% or +0.07 to close at J$9.33 (Today’s range: J$9.20 – J$9.50)
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 97.5k units traded. The shares moved -2.06% or -0.08 to close at J$3.81 (Today’s range: J$3.80 – J$3.90)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) declined -18.18% or -0.02 to close at J$0.09 (trading between J$0.09 and J$0.09) with 38,800 shares traded
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -12.00% or -0.54 to close at J$3.96 (trading between J$3.90 and J$4.20) with 55,680 shares traded
  3. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) declined -10.00% or -3.50 to close at J$31.50 (trading between J$31.50 and J$31.51) with 10,000 shares traded
  4. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -5.40% or -0.76 to close at J$13.31 (trading between J$13.00 and J$14.07) with 63,513 shares traded
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -5.07% or -0.52 to close at J$9.74 (trading between J$9.40 and J$10.50) with 10,638 shares traded

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 12.83% and -9.54% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.04 (from J$2.75 to J$3.43) . It closed at J$3.04.
  2. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded as low as -7.18% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.90 (between J$3.62 and J$3.90) . It closed at J$3.89.
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 7.57% and -6.76% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.70 (from J$3.45 to J$3.98) . It closed at J$3.78.
  4. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) traded at -4.76% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.15. It closed at J$3.00.
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 1.27% and -4.51% below yesterday’s closing price of J$17.28 (from J$16.50 to J$17.50) . It closed at J$16.65.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$2.75. (Today’s range: J$2.75 – J$3.43)

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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