JSE Daily: INDIES, JETCON, FOSRICH Lead Advancers – Aug 20, 2019

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 20th of August 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 52.3m shares / $344.4m traded. (29 Advanced / 36 Declined / 7 Firm) .
• There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 47,057,109 shares, 40 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 5,230,373 shares, 30 stocks traded, 6 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 169,990 shares, 38 stocks traded, 24 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares advanced 11.18% or +0.38 to close at J$3.78 with 525,248 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.43 – J$3.80)
2. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 11.11% or +0.19 to close at J$1.90 with 74,860 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.70 – J$1.90)
3. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 10.35% or +0.50 to close at J$5.33 with 33,246 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.80 – J$5.50)
4. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 10.00% or +1.00 to close at J$11.00 with 100 shares traded.
5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 9.68% or +0.97 to close at J$10.99 with 34,911 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$10.95 – J$11.30)

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

1. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between -11.11% and 39.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.35 ( from J$1.20 to J$1.88) . It closed at J$1.37.
2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded between -7.69% and 15.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.13 ( from J$0.12 to J$0.15) . It closed at J$0.13.
3. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) traded as high as 15.29% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.99 (between J$3.99 and J$4.60) . It closed at J$4.23.
4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 5.04% and 13.87% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.76 ( from J$5.00 to J$5.42) . It closed at J$5.02.
5. iCreate Ltd (ICREATE) traded between 1.25% and 12.50% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.80 ( from J$0.81 to J$0.90) . It closed at J$0.82.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$65.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.65% or -0.44 to close at J$67.67 with 963,108 units traded. (Today’s range: J$66.41 – J$69.00)
2. Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares valued at J$52.7m were traded. The stock moved -1.47% or -0.76 to close at J$51.01 with 1,022,951 units traded. (Today’s range: J$51.00 – J$52.00)
3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$46.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.71% or -3.65 to close at J$209.40 with 220,273 units traded. (Today’s range: J$208.00 – J$217.00)
4. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) shares valued at J$40.2m were traded. The stock moved -1.23% or -0.02 to close at J$1.61 with 24,684,133 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.60 – J$1.66)
5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$22.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.32% or +0.23 to close at J$71.00 with 322,997 units traded. (Today’s range: J$70.01 – J$71.95)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 24.7m units traded. The shares moved -1.23% or -0.02 to close at J$1.61 (Today’s range: J$1.60 – J$1.66)
2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 15.2m units traded. The shares moved -2.06% or -0.02 to close at J$0.95 (Today’s range: J$0.93 – J$0.97)
3. The Limners and Bards Limited (LAB) – 1.9m units traded. The shares moved +1.62% or +0.05 to close at J$3.13 (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.29)
4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved -1.37% or -0.11 to close at J$7.91 (Today’s range: J$7.90 – J$8.00)
5. Seprod Ltd (SEP) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -1.47% or -0.76 to close at J$51.01 (Today’s range: J$51.00 – J$52.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -14.29% or -0.02 to close at J$0.12 (trading between J$0.12 and J$0.13) with 352,624 shares traded
2. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) declined -12.99% or -0.30 to close at J$2.01 (trading between J$2.01 and J$2.01) with 15,000 shares traded
3. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -7.17% or -0.16 to close at J$2.07 (trading between J$2.01 and J$2.22) with 155,000 shares traded
4. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) declined -4.94% or -0.19 to close at J$3.66 (trading between J$3.60 and J$3.85) with 4,118 shares traded
5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -4.32% or -1.22 to close at J$27.02 (trading between J$26.71 and J$28.00) with 79,503 shares traded

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

1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between 0.84% and -12.63% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.94 (from J$5.19 to J$5.99) . It closed at J$5.72.
2. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between 39.26% and -11.11% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.35 (from J$1.20 to J$1.88) . It closed at J$1.37.
3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 2.23% and -10.55% below yesterday’s closing price of J$27.39 (from J$24.50 to J$28.00) . It closed at J$27.76.
4. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded between 15.38% and -7.69% below yesterday’s closing price of J$0.13 (from J$0.12 to J$0.15) . It closed at J$0.13.
5. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded as low as -7.46% below yesterday’s closing price of J$18.91 (between J$17.50 and J$18.91) . It closed at J$18.81.

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