JSE Daily: GENAC Trades Above $8, But Decliners Outnumber Advancers, 37 to 24 – Oct 17, 2019

October 17, 2019

Stock market performance report for Thursday 17th of October 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 26.0m shares / $62.8m traded. (24 Advanced / 37 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 22,633,519 shares, 41 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 3,348,192 shares, 28 stocks traded, 8 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 61,000 shares, 37 stocks traded, 25 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Ltd (MPCCEL) shares advanced 24.13% or +36.94 to close at $190.00 with 100 shares traded.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 9.21% or +0.42 to close at $4.98 with 12,500 shares traded.
  3. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) shares advanced 5.77% or +0.06 to close at $1.10 with 230 shares traded.
  4. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 5.59% or +0.41 to close at $7.75 with 3,378 shares traded.
  5. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) shares advanced 5.26% or +0.15 to close at $3.00 with 38,000 shares traded.

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

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between 0.27% and 7.22% above yesterday’s closing price of $7.48 ( from $7.50 to $8.02) . It closed at $7.65.
  2. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded between -0.36% and 6.88% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.52 ( from $5.50 to $5.90) . It closed at $5.54.
  3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 1.47% and 5.30% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.79 ( from $6.89 to $7.15) . It closed at $6.96.
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between -3.16% and 5.26% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.90 ( from $1.84 to $2.00) . It closed at $1.91.
  5. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded at 5.26% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.90. It closed at $2.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) shares valued at $11.9m were traded. The stock moved -1.69% or -0.02 to close at $1.16 with 10,192,112 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.15 – $1.18)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at $9.8m were traded. The stock closed firm at $0.92 with 10,608,833 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.92 – $0.93)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares valued at $5.8m were traded. The stock closed firm at $3.90 with 1,512,271 units traded. (Today’s range: $3.76 – $3.92)
  4. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) shares valued at $4.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.58% or -0.37 to close at $23.01 with 191,535 units traded. (Today’s range: $22.38 – $23.50)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $3.9m were traded. The stock moved -0.68% or -0.15 to close at $21.94 with 178,697 units traded. (Today’s range: $21.80 – $22.25)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 10.6m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.92 (Today’s range: $0.92 – $0.93)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 10.2m units traded. The shares moved -1.69% or -0.02 to close at $1.16 (Today’s range: $1.15 – $1.18)
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 1.5m units traded. The shares closed firm at $3.90 (Today’s range: $3.76 – $3.92)
  4. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) – 656.9k units traded. The shares moved -1.61% or -0.02 to close at $1.22 (Today’s range: $1.19 – $1.25)
  5. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) – 427.5k units traded. The shares moved +2.13% or +0.10 to close at $4.80 (Today’s range: $4.70 – $4.80)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) declined -9.09% or -1.00 to close at $10.00 (trading between $10.00 and $10.00) with 1,000 shares traded
  2. Fontana Limited (FTNA) declined -4.06% or -0.32 to close at $7.56 (trading between $7.50 and $7.88) with 85,854 shares traded
  3. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -4.01% or -0.35 to close at $8.38 (trading between $8.33 and $8.75) with 12,292 shares traded
  4. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) declined -3.83% or -0.23 to close at $5.77 (trading between $5.60 and $6.00) with 126,539 shares traded
  5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -3.66% or -0.26 to close at $6.84 (trading between $6.51 and $7.00) with 3,000 shares traded

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

  1. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between -0.36% and -9.01% below yesterday’s closing price of $10.99 (from $10.00 to $10.95) . It closed at $10.93.
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between 0.63% and -5.66% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.36 (from $6.00 to $6.40) . It closed at $6.21.
  3. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) traded between 0.51% and -4.28% below yesterday’s closing price of $23.38 (from $22.38 to $23.50) . It closed at $23.01.
  4. SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Ltd (SSLVC) traded as low as -4.17% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.20 (between $1.15 and $1.20) . It closed at $1.18.
  5. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) traded between 0.81% and -4.03% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.24 (from $1.19 to $1.25) . It closed at $1.22.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd – $8.02. (Today’s range: $7.50 – $8.02)
  2. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Ltd – $190.00.

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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