JSE Daily: FIRSTROCK Listed, Up 6.6%. 138SL & PULS Go Higher – Feb 21, 2020

February 21, 2020

Stock market performance report for Friday 21st of February 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • ROC, 138SL & SOS Lead Advancers
  • MTL, LASM & ISP Lead Decliners
  • Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) Lead Market Volumes With 7.3m Shares Traded
  • 2 New 52-Week High(s) & No 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 17.2m Shares ($63.3m) Traded.
  • Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 16.0m Shares, 41 Stocks Traded.
  • Main Market (Preference Shares) – 18.4k Shares, 21 Stocks Traded.
  • Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 1.3m Shares, 32 Stocks Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) shares advanced 19.34% or +0.64 to close at $3.95 with 100 shares traded.
  2. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) shares advanced 10.16% or +0.82 to close at $8.89 with 75,621 shares traded.
  3. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) shares advanced 9.06% or +0.77 to close at $9.27 with 7,500 shares traded. (Today’s range: $9.25 – $9.30)
  4. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 8.31% or +0.28 to close at $3.65 with 24,000 shares traded.
  5. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 7.88% or +0.13 to close at $1.78 with 1,175 shares traded. (Today’s range: $1.75 – $1.79)

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

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between -2.81% and 14.34% above yesterday’s closing price of $11.37 ( from $11.05 to $13.00) . It closed at $12.03.
  2. FIRSTROCKJMD (FIRSTROCKJMD) traded between -0.42% and 10.92% above its offer price of $16.67 ( from $16.60 to $18.49) . It closed at $17.77.
  3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -0.61% and 10.86% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.54 ( from $6.50 to $7.25) . It closed at $6.67.
  4. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between 3.85% and 9.62% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.60 ( from $2.70 to $2.85) . It closed at $2.71.
  5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded between 4.17% and 9.47% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.28 ( from $5.50 to $5.78) . It closed at $5.50.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at $5.9m were traded. The stock moved +2.56% or +0.02 to close at $0.80 with 7,317,986 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.77 – $0.85)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) shares valued at $5.7m were traded. The stock moved +0.96% or +0.01 to close at $1.05 with 5,401,886 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.05 – $1.06)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $5.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.62% or +0.14 to close at $22.75 with 234,720 units traded. (Today’s range: $22.60 – $22.98)
  4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at $4.8m were traded. The stock moved -0.50% or -0.34 to close at $67.76 with 69,870 units traded. (Today’s range: $67.00 – $71.00)
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $4.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.43% or +0.81 to close at $187.64 with 21,791 units traded. (Today’s range: $184.00 – $189.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 7.3m units traded. The shares moved +2.56% or +0.02 to close at $0.80 (Today’s range: $0.77 – $0.85)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 5.4m units traded. The shares moved +0.96% or +0.01 to close at $1.05 (Today’s range: $1.05 – $1.06)
  3. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) – 1.2m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.92 (Today’s range: $0.92 – $0.93)
  4. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) – 499.9k units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.97 (Today’s range: $1.95 – $2.00)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 234.7k units traded. The shares moved +0.62% or +0.14 to close at $22.75 (Today’s range: $22.60 – $22.98)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) declined -14.29% or -0.0500 to close at $0.3000 (trading between $0.3000 and $0.3000) with 10 shares traded
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -10.62% or -0.48 to close at $4.04 (trading between $4.01 and $4.49) with 40,121 shares traded
  3. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) declined -9.50% or -2.10 to close at $20.00 (trading between $20.00 and $20.00) with 3,340 shares traded
  4. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) declined -6.08% or -0.35 to close at $5.41 (trading between $5.30 and $5.85) with 14,894 shares traded
  5. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) declined -5.91% or -0.29 to close at $4.62 (trading between $4.50 and $5.00) with 12,052 shares traded

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

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 3.03% and -6.06% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.65 (from $1.55 to $1.70) . It closed at $1.60.
  2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded as low as -5.56% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.18 (between $0.17 and $0.18) . It closed at $0.18.
  3. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) traded at -4.92% below yesterday’s closing price of $3.05. It closed at $2.90.
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 9.36% and -4.86% below yesterday’s closing price of $22.86 (from $21.75 to $25.00) . It closed at $23.03.
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded as low as -4.04% below yesterday’s closing price of $9.90 (between $9.50 and $9.90) . It closed at $9.63.

52-Week High/Lows

2 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited – $9.48. (Today’s range: $8.07 – $9.48)
  2. Pulse Investments – $13.00. (Today’s range: $11.05 – $13.00)

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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