JSE Daily: GWEST Lead Market Volumes With 1.2m Shares Traded – Jan 26, 2018

January 26, 2018

Stock market performance report for Friday 26th of January 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.1m shares / $61.0m traded. (14 Advanced / 25 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,178,225 shares, 46 stocks traded, 24 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 4,801 shares, 41 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 10.02% or +0.41 to close at J$4.50 with 7,541 shares traded.
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 7.07% or +0.26 to close at J$3.94 with 133,300 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.75 – J$4.00)
  3. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) shares advanced 4.55% or +0.0100 to close at US$0.2300 with 44,000 shares traded.
  4. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares advanced 3.35% or +0.09 to close at J$2.78 with 1,219,959 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.60 – J$2.90)
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) shares advanced 3.04% or +0.17 to close at J$5.77 with 20,566 shares traded.

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

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between -2.17% and 3.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.60 ( from J$4.50 to J$4.75) . It closed at J$4.58.
  2. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) traded between -2.44% and 3.05% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.40 ( from J$16.00 to J$16.90) . It closed at J$16.38.
  3. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded at 2.99% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.02. It closed at J$6.20.
  4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -0.57% and 2.56% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.52 ( from J$3.50 to J$3.61) . It closed at J$3.53.
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -3.31% and 2.49% above yesterday’s closing price of J$51.71 ( from J$50.00 to J$53.00) . It closed at J$50.48.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$14.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.66% or +0.66 to close at J$100.67 with 148,370 units traded. (Today’s range: J$100.00 – J$100.85)
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$8.7m were traded. The stock moved -2.38% or -1.23 to close at J$50.48 with 168,778 units traded. (Today’s range: J$50.00 – J$53.00)
  3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$8.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.98% or -0.11 to close at J$11.12 with 747,503 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.90 – J$11.30)
  4. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares valued at J$3.4m were traded. The stock moved +3.35% or +0.09 to close at J$2.78 with 1,219,959 units traded. (Today’s range: J$2.60 – J$2.90)
  5. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) shares valued at J$3.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.49% or -0.02 to close at J$4.07 with 788,378 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.12)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved +3.35% or +0.09 to close at J$2.78 (Today’s range: J$2.60 – J$2.90)
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 788.4k units traded. The shares moved -0.49% or -0.02 to close at J$4.07 (Today’s range: J$4.00 – J$4.12)
  3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 747.5k units traded. The shares moved -0.98% or -0.11 to close at J$11.12 (Today’s range: J$10.90 – J$11.30)
  4. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 704.2k units traded. The shares moved +0.28% or +0.01 to close at J$3.53 (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$3.61)
  5. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) – 463.7k units traded. The shares moved -1.19% or -0.06 to close at J$5.00

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -10.66% or -0.26 to close at J$2.18 (trading between J$2.18 and J$2.18) with 229 shares traded
  2. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -5.51% or -0.14 to close at J$2.40 (trading between J$2.40 and J$2.40) with 100 shares traded
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -4.90% or -0.78 to close at J$15.15 (trading between J$15.00 and J$16.00) with 1,643 shares traded
  4. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) declined -4.44% or -0.20 to close at J$4.30 (trading between J$4.30 and J$4.50) with 153,893 shares traded
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) declined -3.57% or -0.16 to close at J$4.32 (trading between J$4.32 and J$4.32) with 18,500 shares traded

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

  1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.37% and -4.76% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.71 (from J$10.20 to J$10.75) . It closed at J$10.53.
  2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded at -3.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.95. It closed at J$2.85.
  3. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) traded between 7.81% and -3.35% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.69 (from J$2.60 to J$2.90) . It closed at J$2.78.
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between -0.55% and -3.31% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.43 (from J$5.25 to J$5.40) . It closed at J$5.30.
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 2.49% and -3.31% below yesterday’s closing price of J$51.71 (from J$50.00 to J$53.00) . It closed at J$50.48.

52-Week High/Lows

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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