JSE Daily: GENAC, EPLY7.50 & 138SL Lead Decliners – Aug 22, 2019

August 22, 2019

Stock market performance report for Thursday 22nd of August 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 115.9m shares / $248.9m traded. (31 Advanced / 30 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week low today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 112,470,191 shares, 39 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 3,476,507 shares, 27 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 35,103 shares, 24 stocks traded, 24 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) shares advanced 13.51% or +4.76 to close at J$40.00 with 100 shares traded.
  2. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 11.92% or +0.18 to close at J$1.69 with 90,200 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.60 – J$1.70)
  3. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 10.58% or +0.22 to close at J$2.30 with 361,100 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.12 – J$2.30)
  4. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) shares advanced 10.29% or +0.68 to close at J$7.29 with 33,763 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.35)
  5. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) shares advanced 7.69% or +0.01 to close at J$0.14 with 40,240 shares traded.

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

  1. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between -3.76% and 12.53% above yesterday’s closing price of J$33.77 ( from J$32.50 to J$38.00) . It closed at J$34.98.
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) traded between -1.09% and 8.70% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.92 ( from J$0.91 to J$1.00) . It closed at J$0.97.
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -0.23% and 8.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$30.02 ( from J$29.95 to J$32.50) . It closed at J$30.96.
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 0.57% and 8.16% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.27 ( from J$5.30 to J$5.70) . It closed at J$5.55.
  5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between -9.91% and 8.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.10 ( from J$10.00 to J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.05.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at J$90.4m were traded. The stock moved +5.43% or +0.05 to close at J$0.97 with 94,666,385 units traded. (Today’s range: J$0.91 – J$1.00)
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$24.9m were traded. The stock moved -8.83% or -2.56 to close at J$26.42 with 935,562 units traded. (Today’s range: J$26.00 – J$27.15)
  3. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at J$21.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.47% or -0.50 to close at J$105.46 with 204,009 units traded. (Today’s range: J$105.00 – J$105.99)
  4. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) shares valued at J$18.6m were traded. The stock moved -3.75% or -0.06 to close at J$1.54 with 11,980,023 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.50 – J$1.61)
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$13.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.01% or -0.03 to close at J$210.61 with 64,250 units traded. (Today’s range: J$210.00 – J$215.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 94.7m units traded. The shares moved +5.43% or +0.05 to close at J$0.97 (Today’s range: J$0.91 – J$1.00)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 12.0m units traded. The shares moved -3.75% or -0.06 to close at J$1.54 (Today’s range: J$1.50 – J$1.61)
  3. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 1.1m units traded. The shares closed firm at J$0.14 (Today’s range: J$0.12 – J$0.14)
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -12.61% or -0.74 to close at J$5.13 (Today’s range: J$5.00 – J$5.99)
  5. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved +0.75% or +0.06 to close at J$8.05 (Today’s range: J$8.00 – J$8.24)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -12.61% or -0.74 to close at J$5.13 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.99) with 1,049,730 shares traded
  2. EPLY7.50 (EPLY7.50) declined -11.86% or -0.70 to close at J$5.20 (trading between J$5.20 and J$5.20) with 34,903 shares traded
  3. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) declined -10.91% or -0.49 to close at J$4.00 (trading between J$4.00 and J$4.00) with 10,150 shares traded
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -8.83% or -2.56 to close at J$26.42 (trading between J$26.00 and J$27.15) with 935,562 shares traded
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -7.41% or -0.26 to close at J$3.25 (trading between J$3.20 and J$3.45) with 90,016 shares traded

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

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) traded as low as -14.29% below yesterday’s closing price of J$0.14 (between J$0.12 and J$0.14) . It closed at J$0.14.
  2. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between 4.55% and -12.59% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.86 (from J$2.50 to J$2.99) . It closed at J$2.72.
  3. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between 8.11% and -9.91% below yesterday’s closing price of J$11.10 (from J$10.00 to J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.05.
  4. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between 2.18% and -9.26% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.67 (from J$3.33 to J$3.75) . It closed at J$3.60.
  5. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 6.00% and -8.87% below yesterday’s closing price of J$77.36 (from J$70.50 to J$82.00) . It closed at J$74.61.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. EPLY7.50 traded at its 52-week low of J$5.20.

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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