JSE Daily: KW Hits $51. EPLY, GWEST Sink To New Lows – Apr 23, 2018

April 23, 2018

Stock market performance report for Monday 23rd of April 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 4.1m shares / $75.3m traded. (13 Advanced / 19 Declined / 11 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 4,061,682 shares, 41 stocks traded, 29 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 6,864 shares, 15 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 13.93% or +0.73 to close at J$5.97 with 890 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.70 – J$6.00)
  2. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares advanced 8.95% or +3.63 to close at J$44.18 with 2,522 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$44.00 – J$44.45)
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares advanced 7.07% or +0.99 to close at J$15.00 with 6,365 shares traded.
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 5.86% or +0.94 to close at J$16.99 with 12,676 shares traded.
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 3.93% or +0.53 to close at J$14.00 with 7,200 shares traded.

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

  1. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded as high as 4.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.18 (between J$3.18 and J$3.32) . It closed at J$3.24.
  2. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 2.76% and 3.63% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.79 ( from J$5.95 to J$6.00) . It closed at J$6.00.
  3. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between -0.41% and 3.31% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.42 ( from J$2.41 to J$2.50) . It closed at J$2.42.
  4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -0.10% and 2.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$50.00 ( from J$49.95 to J$51.00) . It closed at J$50.39.
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) traded between -0.40% and 1.70% above yesterday’s closing price of J$95.38 ( from J$95.00 to J$97.00) . It closed at J$96.07.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$33.6m were traded. The stock moved -2.10% or -0.59 to close at J$27.53 with 1,208,947 units traded. (Today’s range: J$27.22 – J$28.32)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$12.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.18% or -0.02 to close at J$10.86 with 1,171,484 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.70 – J$10.90)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$11.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.20% or +0.04 to close at J$20.40 with 570,105 units traded. (Today’s range: J$20.20 – J$20.50)
  4. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$7.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.72% or +0.69 to close at J$96.07 with 76,990 units traded. (Today’s range: J$95.00 – J$97.00)
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$2.4m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$36.50 with 64,512 units traded.

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved -2.1% or -0.59 to close at J$27.53 (Today’s range: J$27.22 – J$28.32)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved -0.18% or -0.02 to close at J$10.86 (Today’s range: J$10.70 – J$10.90)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 570.1k units traded. The shares moved +0.2% or +0.04 to close at J$20.40 (Today’s range: J$20.20 – J$20.50)
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 218.2k units traded. The shares moved -1.83% or -0.08 to close at J$4.28 (Today’s range: J$4.21 – J$4.36)
  5. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) – 126.7k units traded. The shares moved +1.89% or +0.06 to close at J$3.24 (Today’s range: J$3.18 – J$3.32)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -9.00% or -0.45 to close at J$4.55 (trading between J$4.55 and J$4.55) with 20,000 shares traded
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -7.90% or -3.16 to close at J$36.83 (trading between J$36.83 and J$36.83) with 1,000 shares traded
  3. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -6.80% or -0.64 to close at J$8.77 (trading between J$8.14 and J$9.40) with 2,000 shares traded
  4. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -5.75% or -0.37 to close at J$6.06 (trading between J$6.05 and J$6.15) with 20,200 shares traded
  5. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -5.16% or -0.22 to close at J$4.04 (trading between J$4.00 and J$4.26) with 13,010 shares traded

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

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded at -4.35% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2300. It closed at US$0.2200.
  2. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded as low as -4.17% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.20 (between J$1.15 and J$1.20) . It closed at J$1.15.
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between -1.83% and -4.11% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.38 (from J$4.20 to J$4.30) . It closed at J$4.23.
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMB7.5) traded at -4.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.00. It closed at J$1.92.
  5. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded as low as -3.44% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.36 (between J$4.21 and J$4.36) . It closed at J$4.28.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Kingston Wharves Ltd – J$51.00. (Today’s range: J$49.95 – J$51.00)

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

  1. Eppley Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$8.14. (Today’s range: J$8.14 – J$9.40)
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.45. (Today’s range: J$2.45 – J$2.50)

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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