Stock market performance report for Monday 30th of December 2019 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 39.1m shares / $187.4m traded. (27 Advanced / 32 Declined / 35 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 18,061,129 shares, 42 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 21,258,434 shares, 28 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 30,802 shares, 17 stocks traded, 23 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Eppley Caribbean Property Fund – Value Fund (CPFV) shares advanced 17.88% or +5.72 to close at $37.72 with 25,455 shares traded. (Today’s range: $34.99 – $39.60)
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 16.83% or +0.69 to close at $4.79 with 2,364,988 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.20 – $5.00)
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 12.99% or +0.23 to close at $2.00 with 2,500 shares traded.
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 9.60% or +2.37 to close at $27.07 with 14,597 shares traded. (Today’s range: $24.35 – $27.99)
- Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) shares advanced 7.28% or +0.45 to close at $6.63 with 200 shares traded. (Today’s range: $6.35 – $6.90)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 9.37% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.3200 (between $0.3200 and $0.3500) . It closed at $0.3200.
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between -0.34% and 9.22% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.93 ( from $2.92 to $3.20) . It closed at $2.98.
- Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 1.38% and 7.53% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.51 ( from $6.60 to $7.00) . It closed at $6.66.
- Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded as high as 7.14% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.14 (between $0.14 and $0.15) . It closed at $0.14.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between -0.53% and 5.79% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.90 ( from $1.89 to $2.01) . It closed at $1.90.
Top 5 Value Traded
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares valued at $75.2m were traded. The stock moved -2.35% or -0.10 to close at $4.15 with 18,067,482 units traded. (Today’s range: $4.00 – $4.32)
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at $35.9m were traded. The stock moved -0.34% or -0.24 to close at $70.96 with 507,573 units traded. (Today’s range: $70.00 – $71.50)
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares valued at $10.9m were traded. The stock moved +16.83% or +0.69 to close at $4.79 with 2,364,988 units traded. (Today’s range: $4.20 – $5.00)
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at $7.5m were traded. The stock closed firm at $0.97 with 7,796,383 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.94 – $0.99)
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at $6.8m were traded. The stock moved +1.06% or +0.83 to close at $79.33 with 85,932 units traded. (Today’s range: $77.50 – $81.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) – 18.1m units traded. The shares moved -2.35% or -0.10 to close at $4.15 (Today’s range: $4.00 – $4.32)
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 7.8m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.97 (Today’s range: $0.94 – $0.99)
- Pulse Investments (PULS) – 2.4m units traded. The shares moved +16.83% or +0.69 to close at $4.79 (Today’s range: $4.20 – $5.00)
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 2.2m units traded. The shares moved +0.89% or +0.01 to close at $1.13 (Today’s range: $1.12 – $1.13)
- Lumber Depot Ltd (LUMBER) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved -2.25% or -0.04 to close at $1.74 (Today’s range: $1.60 – $1.88)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -10.00% or -0.43 to close at $3.87 (trading between $3.80 and $4.10) with 21,229 shares traded
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -7.89% or -0.56 to close at $6.54 (trading between $6.30 and $7.10) with 20,675 shares traded
- Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) declined -7.56% or -0.09 to close at $1.10 (trading between $1.10 and $1.10) with 211,000 shares traded
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -7.18% or -0.25 to close at $3.23 (trading between $3.21 and $3.30) with 14,000 shares traded
- Fontana Limited (FTNA) declined -7.12% or -0.51 to close at $6.65 (trading between $6.40 and $7.39) with 134,258 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded as low as -20.00% below yesterday’s closing price of $7.50 (between $6.00 and $7.50) . It closed at $6.97.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 1.21% and -15.99% below yesterday’s closing price of $4.94 (from $4.15 to $5.00) . It closed at $4.69.
- Lumber Depot Ltd (LUMBER) traded between 5.62% and -10.11% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.78 (from $1.60 to $1.88) . It closed at $1.74.
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between 0.94% and -8.86% below yesterday’s closing price of $51.02 (from $46.50 to $51.50) . It closed at $49.94.
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 1.59% and -8.37% below yesterday’s closing price of $25.10 (from $23.00 to $25.50) . It closed at $25.34.
Insights/Trends
Down-trending Stock Prices. Prices Decreasing 4 Or More Consecutive Days
- Lumber Depot Ltd – consecutive price decreases for the last 7 days.
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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