JSE Daily: Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) Lead Market Volumes With 6.7m Shares Traded – Feb 22, 2018

Stock market performance report for Thursday 22nd of February 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 10.6m shares / $73.5m traded. (16 Advanced / 20 Declined / 9 Firm) .
• There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 10,647,568 shares, 45 stocks traded, 26 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 54,100 shares, 24 stocks traded, 17 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 14.59% or +1.91 to close at J$15.00 with 300 shares traded.
2. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 9.95% or +0.55 to close at J$6.08 with 109,883 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.99 – J$6.50)
3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares advanced 7.89% or +0.49 to close at J$6.70 with 3,634 shares traded.
4. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) shares advanced 7.88% or +0.95 to close at J$13.00 with 48,026 shares traded.
5. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 4.69% or +0.12 to close at J$2.68 with 208,907 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.60 – J$2.70)

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

1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between -3.76% and 10.33% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.13 ( from J$2.05 to J$2.35) . It closed at J$2.09.
2. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded between -4.15% and 5.43% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.13 ( from J$3.00 to J$3.30) . It closed at J$3.05.
3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between -0.09% and 3.77% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.60 ( from J$10.59 to J$11.00) . It closed at J$10.93.
4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 1.03% and 2.74% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.68 ( from J$11.80 to J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.93.
5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -0.31% and 2.57% above yesterday’s closing price of J$52.16 ( from J$52.00 to J$53.50) . It closed at J$52.14.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$23.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.92% or -0.48 to close at J$24.52 with 971,565 units traded. (Today’s range: J$24.00 – J$25.00)
2. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) shares valued at J$21.0m were traded. The stock moved -2.56% or -0.08 to close at J$3.05 with 6,672,725 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.30)
3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$4.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.37% or -0.26 to close at J$18.74 with 240,916 units traded. (Today’s range: J$18.06 – J$19.00)
4. (PBS9.75) shares valued at J$4.4m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$100.00 with 43,500 units traded.
5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$3.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.91% or +0.40 to close at J$44.20 with 81,830 units traded. (Today’s range: J$43.75 – J$44.20)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) – 6.7m units traded. The shares moved -2.56% or -0.08 to close at J$3.05 (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.30)
2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 971.6k units traded. The shares moved -1.92% or -0.48 to close at J$24.52 (Today’s range: J$24.00 – J$25.00)
3. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 322.4k units traded. The shares moved -25% or -0.04 to close at J$0.12
4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) – 302.0k units traded. The shares moved -1.88% or -0.04 to close at J$2.09 (Today’s range: J$2.05 – J$2.35)
5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 240.9k units traded. The shares moved -1.37% or -0.26 to close at J$18.74 (Today’s range: J$18.06 – J$19.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -25.00% or -0.04 to close at J$0.12 (trading between J$0.12 and J$0.12) with 322,400 shares traded
2. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -7.69% or -0.50 to close at J$6.00 (trading between J$6.00 and J$6.00) with 22,170 shares traded
3. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -7.41% or -0.40 to close at J$5.00 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.30) with 49,362 shares traded
4. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -7.35% or -0.10 to close at J$1.26 (trading between J$1.22 and J$1.30) with 156,030 shares traded
5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) declined -5.91% or -2.02 to close at J$32.15 (trading between J$31.25 and J$33.00) with 8,520 shares traded

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

1. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) traded as low as -9.91% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.99 (between J$9.00 and J$9.99) . It closed at J$9.59.
2. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) traded between 1.67% and -8.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$12.00 (from J$11.00 to J$12.20) . It closed at J$11.49.
3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between 2.09% and -7.19% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.31 (from J$4.00 to J$4.40) . It closed at J$4.18.
4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.94% and -5.19% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.60 (from J$10.05 to J$10.70) . It closed at J$10.47.
5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded at -5.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.06. It closed at J$4.80.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. Ciboney Group Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$0.12.

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