JSE Daily: JMMBGL7.50 Lead Market Volumes With 1.1m Shares Traded – Oct 24, 2018

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 24th of October 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 3.2m shares / $53.3m traded. (21 Advanced / 30 Declined / 8 Firm) .
• There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 2,486,859 shares, 31 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 417,033 shares, 27 stocks traded, 7 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 1 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 1,132,076 shares, 29 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 10.00% or +0.25 to close at J$2.75 with 2,000 shares traded.
2. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) shares advanced 6.25% or +0.50 to close at J$8.50 with 100 shares traded.
3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 6.18% or +0.23 to close at J$3.95 with 2,000 shares traded.
4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares advanced 4.78% or +1.36 to close at J$29.81 with 197,163 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$28.10 – J$30.00)
5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 4.17% or +0.30 to close at J$7.50 with 650 shares traded.

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

1. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between 0.42% and 24.69% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.39 ( from J$2.40 to J$2.98) . It closed at J$2.47.
2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded as high as 9.09% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.11 (between J$0.11 and J$0.12) . It closed at J$0.11.
3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -5.96% and 6.63% above yesterday’s closing price of J$43.61 ( from J$41.01 to J$46.50) . It closed at J$44.12.
4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -2.82% and 4.92% above yesterday’s closing price of J$77.18 ( from J$75.00 to J$80.98) . It closed at J$78.10.
5. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded as high as 4.67% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.35 (between J$5.35 and J$5.60) . It closed at J$5.49.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$12.10m were traded. The stock moved -0.36% or -0.21 to close at J$58.00 with 223,066 units traded. (Today’s range: J$57.50 – J$59.00)
2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$9.3m were traded. The stock moved -1.38% or -1.73 to close at J$123.85 with 74,617 units traded. (Today’s range: J$120.00 – J$128.25)
3. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at J$6.6m were traded. The stock moved +1.03% or +0.65 to close at J$63.68 with 104,109 units traded. (Today’s range: J$62.99 – J$64.00)
4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$5.7m were traded. The stock moved +4.78% or +1.36 to close at J$29.81 with 197,163 units traded. (Today’s range: J$28.10 – J$30.00)
5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$2.7m were traded. The stock moved +1.02% or +0.53 to close at J$52.45 with 51,880 units traded. (Today’s range: J$52.00 – J$53.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.06
2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) – 599.9k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$0.11 (Today’s range: J$0.11 – J$0.12)
3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 223.1k units traded. The shares moved -0.36% or -0.21 to close at J$58.00 (Today’s range: J$57.50 – J$59.00)
4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 210.10k units traded. The shares moved -0.11% or -0.01 to close at J$8.97 (Today’s range: J$8.96 – J$9.00)
5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) – 204.1k units traded. The shares moved -4.76% or -0.0100 to close at US$0.2000 (Today’s range: US$0.2000 – US$0.2100)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) declined -12.59% or -2.14 to close at J$14.86 (trading between J$14.80 and J$15.00) with 29,000 shares traded
2. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) declined -10.52% or -2.62 to close at J$22.28 (trading between J$22.00 and J$22.50) with 6,800 shares traded
3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -8.45% or -1.68 to close at J$18.21 (trading between J$18.00 and J$19.50) with 36,644 shares traded
4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) declined -8.43% or -1.50 to close at J$16.29 (trading between J$16.00 and J$17.00) with 90,338 shares traded
5. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -6.98% or -0.12 to close at J$1.60 (trading between J$1.60 and J$1.60) with 39,615 shares traded

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

1. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded as low as -18.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.80 (between J$3.10 and J$3.80) . It closed at J$3.80.
2. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between 0.36% and -11.03% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.81 (from J$2.50 to J$2.82) . It closed at J$2.75.
3. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between 3.49% and -7.95% below yesterday’s closing price of J$35.85 (from J$33.00 to J$37.10) . It closed at J$36.31.
4. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between 0.28% and -7.41% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.02 (from J$6.50 to J$7.04) . It closed at J$6.61.
5. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) traded between -4.73% and -7.27% below yesterday’s closing price of J$13.75 (from J$12.75 to J$13.10) . It closed at J$12.85.

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