JSE Daily: J$1.7 Billion Barita Shares Traded. $5.5B Moved In October – Oct 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 15th of October 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 45.1m shares / $1.8b traded. (38 Advanced / 21 Declined / 7 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 40,942,465 shares, 38 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 4,270,799 shares, 27 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 51,000 shares, 26 stocks traded, 24 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 18.56% or +0.31 to close at $1.98 with 15,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: $1.95 – $2.00)
  2. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 16.40% or +1.55 to close at $11.00 with 1,000 shares traded.
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 14.62% or +0.57 to close at $4.47 with 12,560 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.40 – $4.49)
  4. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 10.71% or +0.68 to close at $7.03 with 72,997 shares traded. (Today’s range: $7.00 – $7.10)
  5. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 9.94% or +1.80 to close at $19.90 with 400 shares traded.

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

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) traded as high as 18.18% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.11 (between $0.11 and $0.13) . It closed at $0.12.
  2. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) traded at 6.21% above yesterday’s closing price of $4.51. It closed at $4.79.
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded as high as 6.21% above yesterday’s closing price of $21.27 (between $21.27 and $22.59) . It closed at $21.34.
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between 1.57% and 5.87% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.99 ( from $7.10 to $7.40) . It closed at $7.25.
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -2.78% and 5.56% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.48 ( from $6.30 to $6.84) . It closed at $6.53.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at $1.7b were traded. The stock moved +0.28% or +0.22 to close at $79.20 with 21,645,908 units traded. (Today’s range: $78.00 – $79.50)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at $12.8m were traded. The stock closed firm at $0.93 with 13,820,648 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.90 – $0.95)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $11.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.49% or -0.99 to close at $201.49 with 55,949 units traded. (Today’s range: $200.05 – $203.01)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $8.9m were traded. The stock moved -2.75% or -0.63 to close at $22.28 with 394,938 units traded. (Today’s range: $22.05 – $23.00)
  5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at $6.5m were traded. The stock moved -0.68% or -0.45 to close at $65.90 with 99,563 units traded. (Today’s range: $65.10 – $66.35)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) – 21.6m units traded. The shares moved +0.28% or +0.22 to close at $79.20 (Today’s range: $78.00 – $79.50)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 13.8m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.93 (Today’s range: $0.90 – $0.95)
  3. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 2.7m units traded. The shares moved +0.85% or +0.01 to close at $1.18 (Today’s range: $1.18 – $1.19)
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -4.02% or -0.19 to close at $4.54 (Today’s range: $4.50 – $4.73)
  5. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved +0.80% or +0.01 to close at $1.26 (Today’s range: $1.25 – $1.28)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) declined -10.23% or -0.63 to close at $5.53 (trading between $5.50 and $6.09) with 895,693 shares traded
  2. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) declined -7.99% or -0.25 to close at $2.88 (trading between $2.85 and $3.00) with 6,750 shares traded
  3. iCreate Ltd (ICREATE) declined -5.56% or -0.04 to close at $0.68 (trading between $0.68 and $0.73) with 233,000 shares traded
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) declined -4.02% or -0.19 to close at $4.54 (trading between $4.50 and $4.73) with 1,326,224 shares traded
  5. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -3.56% or -0.48 to close at $13.02 (trading between $13.00 and $14.00) with 16,000 shares traded

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

  1. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 3.57% and -6.25% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.60 (from $5.25 to $5.80) . It closed at $5.50.
  2. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.98% and -4.62% below yesterday’s closing price of $34.66 (from $33.06 to $35.00) . It closed at $33.45.
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.39% and -3.75% below yesterday’s closing price of $22.91 (from $22.05 to $23.00) . It closed at $22.28.
  4. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) traded between 2.15% and -3.23% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.93 (from $0.90 to $0.95) . It closed at $0.93.
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between 1.59% and -3.17% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.30 (from $6.10 to $6.40) . It closed at $6.14.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd – $7.40. (Today’s range: $7.10 – $7.40)

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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