Stock market performance report for Tuesday 3rd of September 2019 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 34.5m shares / $194.2m traded. (25 Advanced / 30 Declined / 8 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 31,330,123 shares, 39 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 3,170,001 shares, 24 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 39 stocks traded, 26 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 23.75% or +0.38 to close at J$1.98 with 1,474 shares traded.
- ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) shares advanced 19.93% or +3.49 to close at J$21.00 with 3,000 shares traded.
- 1834 Investments Limited (1834) shares advanced 5.17% or +0.06 to close at J$1.22 with 371,411 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.15 – J$1.23)
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares advanced 2.99% or +0.71 to close at J$24.43 with 239,970 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$23.50 – J$24.99)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 2.73% or +0.09 to close at J$3.39 with 1,397,412 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -1.19% and 18.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.30 ( from J$25.00 to J$30.00) . It closed at J$25.81.
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) traded between -1.09% and 9.78% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.92 ( from J$0.91 to J$1.01) . It closed at J$0.93.
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between -3.13% and 9.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.51 ( from J$3.40 to J$3.84) . It closed at J$3.45.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between -1.34% and 6.70% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.24 ( from J$2.21 to J$2.39) . It closed at J$2.30.
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 1.17% and 6.50% above yesterday’s closing price of J$18.78 ( from J$19.00 to J$20.00) . It closed at J$19.18.
Top 5 Value Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$53.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.19% or -0.40 to close at J$208.55 with 256,909 units traded. (Today’s range: J$203.00 – J$211.99)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$21.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.70% or -0.51 to close at J$71.90 with 304,379 units traded. (Today’s range: J$68.50 – J$74.00)
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at J$17.7m were traded. The stock moved +1.09% or +0.01 to close at J$0.93 with 18,482,102 units traded. (Today’s range: J$0.91 – J$1.01)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$13.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.95% or -0.53 to close at J$55.37 with 246,319 units traded. (Today’s range: J$53.51 – J$57.50)
- Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$12.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.10% or +0.07 to close at J$67.50 with 189,389 units traded. (Today’s range: J$67.00 – J$68.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 18.5m units traded. The shares moved +1.09% or +0.01 to close at J$0.93 (Today’s range: J$0.91 – J$1.01)
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 7.9m units traded. The shares moved +0.79% or +0.01 to close at J$1.28 (Today’s range: J$1.20 – J$1.30)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved +2.73% or +0.09 to close at J$3.39 (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$3.50)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 760.1k units traded. The shares moved +2.02% or +0.17 to close at J$8.57 (Today’s range: J$8.10 – J$8.80)
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 636.0k units traded. The shares moved -8.49% or -0.51 to close at J$5.50 (Today’s range: J$5.50 – J$6.03)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -8.49% or -0.51 to close at J$5.50 (trading between J$5.50 and J$6.03) with 636,000 shares traded
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -7.18% or -0.58 to close at J$7.50 (trading between J$7.49 and J$7.50) with 3,550 shares traded
- Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) declined -7.06% or -0.48 to close at J$6.32 (trading between J$6.31 and J$7.00) with 7,000 shares traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -4.75% or -0.27 to close at J$5.42 (trading between J$5.30 and J$5.70) with 220,077 shares traded
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) declined -4.34% or -0.24 to close at J$5.29 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.56) with 295,386 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between 6.30% and -25.20% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.54 (from J$1.90 to J$2.70) . It closed at J$2.48.
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 0.66% and -7.82% below yesterday’s closing price of J$27.12 (from J$25.00 to J$27.30) . It closed at J$26.11.
- The Limners and Bards Limited (LAB) traded between 0.94% and -5.96% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.19 (from J$3.00 to J$3.22) . It closed at J$3.10.
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) traded between 2.36% and -5.51% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.27 (from J$1.20 to J$1.30) . It closed at J$1.28.
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 2.20% and -5.40% below yesterday’s closing price of J$72.41 (from J$68.50 to J$74.00) . It closed at J$71.90.
52-Week High/Lows
2 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$1.90. (Today’s range: J$1.90 – J$2.70)
- PanJam Investment limited traded at its 52-week low of J$100.00. (Today’s range: J$100.00 – J$102.00)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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