JSE Daily: ISP Up 28%, Sagicor Leads Volumes. J$1.2b Traded – May 17, 2019

May 17, 2019

Stock market performance report for Friday 17th of May 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 62.8m shares / $1.2b traded. (21 Advanced / 31 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 62,780,719 shares, 37 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,273,819 shares, 22 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 37 stocks traded, 23 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) shares advanced 28.00% or +3.50 to close at J$16.00 with 1,000 shares traded.
  2. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 21.76% or +0.89 to close at J$4.98 with 39,250 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.55 – J$4.99)
  3. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares advanced 11.79% or +0.56 to close at J$5.31 with 25,031,916 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$5.40)
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 5.71% or +0.14 to close at J$2.59 with 158,722 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.50 – J$2.60)
  5. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) shares advanced 5.71% or +0.20 to close at J$3.70 with 154,178 shares traded.

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

  1. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) traded between 0.86% and 10.78% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.60 ( from J$11.70 to J$12.85) . It closed at J$11.86.
  2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -2.68% and 9.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.11 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.48) . It closed at J$4.28.
  3. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) traded as high as 6.67% above yesterday’s closing price of J$45.00 (between J$45.00 and J$48.00) . It closed at J$46.66.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -0.60% and 5.65% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.36 ( from J$3.34 to J$3.55) . It closed at J$3.40.
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between -4.90% and 4.90% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.86 ( from J$2.72 to J$3.00) . It closed at J$2.84.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$712.5m were traded. The stock moved -4.17% or -1.96 to close at J$45.02 with 15,159,344 units traded. (Today’s range: J$45.00 – J$49.00)
  2. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares valued at J$133.9m were traded. The stock moved +11.79% or +0.56 to close at J$5.31 with 25,031,916 units traded. (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$5.40)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$133.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.01% or -0.01 to close at J$147.64 with 896,238 units traded. (Today’s range: J$147.50 – J$150.00)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$107.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.47% or +0.07 to close at J$14.99 with 7,206,556 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.79 – J$15.00)
  5. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$86.0m were traded. The stock moved -2.08% or -0.80 to close at J$37.68 with 2,279,409 units traded. (Today’s range: J$36.50 – J$39.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) – 25.0m units traded. The shares moved +11.79% or +0.56 to close at J$5.31 (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$5.40)
  2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 15.2m units traded. The shares moved -4.17% or -1.96 to close at J$45.02 (Today’s range: J$45.00 – J$49.00)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 7.2m units traded. The shares moved +0.47% or +0.07 to close at J$14.99 (Today’s range: J$14.79 – J$15.00)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 5.1m units traded. The shares moved +0.33% or +0.03 to close at J$9.00 (Today’s range: J$8.97 – J$9.00)
  5. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) – 3.9m units traded. The shares moved -0.14% or -0.01 to close at J$6.99 (Today’s range: J$6.99 – J$7.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -26.51% or -0.66 to close at J$1.83 (trading between J$1.80 and J$2.35) with 5,300 shares traded
  2. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) declined -11.36% or -0.55 to close at J$4.29 (trading between J$4.20 and J$4.80) with 243,930 shares traded
  3. tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -9.83% or -0.58 to close at J$5.32 (trading between J$5.30 and J$5.75) with 3,700 shares traded
  4. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -8.76% or -0.36 to close at J$3.75 (trading between J$3.65 and J$4.20) with 17,000 shares traded
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -7.95% or -1.57 to close at J$18.19 (trading between J$17.45 and J$19.76) with 80,325 shares traded

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

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between -7.16% and -11.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.54 (from J$6.70 to J$7.00) . It closed at J$6.98.
  2. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 2.59% and -8.62% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.16 (from J$1.06 to J$1.19) . It closed at J$1.12.
  3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded as low as -8.38% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.34 (between J$3.06 and J$3.34) . It closed at J$3.16.
  4. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.11% and -7.46% below yesterday’s closing price of J$18.91 (from J$17.50 to J$18.93) . It closed at J$18.27.
  5. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded as low as -5.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.53 (between J$1.44 and J$1.53) . It closed at J$1.45.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Elite Diagnostics Ltd – J$4.00. (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$4.00)
  2. FosRich Company Ltd – J$5.01. (Today’s range: J$4.99 – J$5.01)

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$1.80. (Today’s range: J$1.80 – J$2.35)

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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