JSE Daily: GENAC Hits $6.40. SELECTF On 6th Consecutive Day Of Decline – Aug 26, 2019

August 26, 2019

Stock market performance report for Monday 26th of August 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 32.4m shares / $143.6m traded. (26 Advanced / 35 Declined / 8 Firm) .
  • There was 1 new 52-week high and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 30,134,904 shares, 38 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,217,387 shares, 28 stocks traded, 8 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 50,957 shares, 17 stocks traded, 23 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) shares advanced 19.93% or +3.49 to close at J$21.00 with 711 shares traded.
  2. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 15.20% or +0.64 to close at J$4.85 with 2,400 shares traded.
  3. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 7.29% or +0.14 to close at J$2.06 with 32,719 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.00 – J$2.08)
  4. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares advanced 4.75% or +0.17 to close at J$3.75 with 10,507 shares traded.
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 3.96% or +3.19 to close at J$83.76 with 8,940 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$80.00 – J$89.99)

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

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded as high as 12.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.95 (between J$7.95 and J$8.95) . It closed at J$8.10.
  2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -4.58% and 8.66% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.89 ( from J$5.62 to J$6.40) . It closed at J$5.71.
  3. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -2.61% and 8.39% above yesterday’s closing price of J$63.66 ( from J$62.00 to J$69.00) . It closed at J$64.73.
  4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 1.76% and 6.60% above yesterday’s closing price of J$72.23 ( from J$73.50 to J$77.00) . It closed at J$74.04.
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -4.55% and 6.46% above yesterday’s closing price of J$27.24 ( from J$26.00 to J$29.00) . It closed at J$26.84.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$47.9m were traded. The stock moved +2.52% or +5.25 to close at J$213.63 with 224,220 units traded. (Today’s range: J$210.00 – J$216.99)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) shares valued at J$32.1m were traded. The stock moved -3.47% or -0.05 to close at J$1.39 with 22,963,415 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.30 – J$1.50)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$7.9m were traded. The stock moved -1.98% or -1.48 to close at J$73.19 with 106,934 units traded. (Today’s range: J$73.00 – J$74.00)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$6.1m were traded. The stock moved -2.66% or -1.40 to close at J$51.15 with 118,501 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$53.00)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$5.8m were traded. The stock moved -2.54% or -0.63 to close at J$24.15 with 238,832 units traded. (Today’s range: J$23.38 – J$25.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 23.0m units traded. The shares moved -3.47% or -0.05 to close at J$1.39 (Today’s range: J$1.30 – J$1.50)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 4.4m units traded. The shares moved -3.13% or -0.03 to close at J$0.93 (Today’s range: J$0.91 – J$1.01)
  3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 676.5k units traded. The shares moved -1.59% or -0.13 to close at J$8.07 (Today’s range: J$7.95 – J$8.50)
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 521.0k units traded. The shares moved -6.53% or -0.36 to close at J$5.15 (Today’s range: J$5.00 – J$5.75)
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) – 319.6k units traded. The shares moved +0.52% or +0.03 to close at J$5.81 (Today’s range: J$5.63 – J$5.85)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) declined -14.29% or -0.02 to close at J$0.12 (trading between J$0.12 and J$0.13) with 9,000 shares traded
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -14.29% or -0.20 to close at J$1.20 (trading between J$1.20 and J$1.20) with 45,305 shares traded
  3. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -10.22% or -1.94 to close at J$17.05 (trading between J$17.05 and J$17.05) with 200 shares traded
  4. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -9.30% or -0.66 to close at J$6.44 (trading between J$6.20 and J$7.00) with 23,000 shares traded
  5. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -7.63% or -0.19 to close at J$2.30 (trading between J$2.27 and J$2.40) with 65,506 shares traded

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

  1. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between 2.29% and -14.46% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.67 (from J$4.85 to J$5.80) . It closed at J$5.65.
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) traded between 4.17% and -9.72% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.44 (from J$1.30 to J$1.50) . It closed at J$1.39.
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 4.36% and -9.26% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.51 (from J$5.00 to J$5.75) . It closed at J$5.15.
  4. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 0.76% and -8.11% below yesterday’s closing price of J$31.56 (from J$29.00 to J$31.80) . It closed at J$29.69.
  5. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) traded between -0.02% and -7.50% below yesterday’s closing price of J$40.00 (from J$37.00 to J$39.99) . It closed at J$37.59.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd – J$6.40. (Today’s range: J$5.62 – J$6.40)

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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