JSE Daily: LUMBER (+47%), MAILPAC (+17%) & PBS (+14%) Lead Advancers – Dec 16, 2019

Stock market performance report for Monday 16th of December 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 59.2m shares / $2.2b traded. (30 Advanced / 29 Declined / 13 Firm) .
• There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 24,958,521 shares, 41 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 34,388,815 shares, 27 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 61,750 shares, 4 stocks traded, 22 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Lumber Depot Ltd (LUMBER) shares advanced 47.17% or +0.75 to close at $2.34 with 1,481,121 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.11 – $2.36)
2. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) shares advanced 16.82% or +0.36 to close at $2.50 with 33,220,659 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.02 – $2.54)
3. Productive Business Solutions Ltd (PBS) shares advanced 14.04% or +0.08 to close at $0.6500 with 100 shares traded.
4. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares advanced 11.32% or +0.60 to close at $5.90 with 81 shares traded.
5. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) shares advanced 4.72% or +0.05 to close at $1.11 with 441,317 shares traded. (Today’s range: $1.09 – $1.12)

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

1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between -5.36% and 9.46% above yesterday’s closing price of $8.77 ( from $8.30 to $9.60) . It closed at $9.17.
2. 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.
3. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between -6.25% and 7.14% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.12 ( from $1.05 to $1.20) . It closed at $1.10.
4. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) traded between -0.93% and 7.06% above yesterday’s closing price of $31.29 ( from $31.00 to $33.50) . It closed at $31.96.
5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 6.25% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.3200 (between $0.3200 and $0.3400) . It closed at $0.32.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $1.6b were traded. The stock moved +1.48% or +2.98 to close at $203.97 with 8,065,181 units traded. (Today’s range: $200.00 – $204.00)
2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at $395.7m were traded. The stock moved +2.75% or +2.05 to close at $76.50 with 5,257,837 units traded. (Today’s range: $74.00 – $76.50)
3. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) shares valued at $75.7m were traded. The stock moved +16.82% or +0.36 to close at $2.50 with 33,220,659 units traded. (Today’s range: $2.02 – $2.54)
4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $10.9m were traded. The stock moved +0.21% or +0.10 to close at $47.87 with 227,910 units traded. (Today’s range: $47.00 – $48.50)
5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at $7.2m were traded. The stock moved +3.17% or +2.12 to close at $69.03 with 107,405 units traded. (Today’s range: $64.00 – $69.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) – 33.2m units traded. The shares moved +16.82% or +0.36 to close at $2.50 (Today’s range: $2.02 – $2.54)
2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 8.1m units traded. The shares moved +1.48% or +2.98 to close at $203.97 (Today’s range: $200.00 – $204.00)
3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) – 5.3m units traded. The shares moved +2.75% or +2.05 to close at $76.50 (Today’s range: $74.00 – $76.50)
4. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 4.6m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.13 (Today’s range: $1.13 – $1.14)
5. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 3.6m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.98 (Today’s range: $0.97 – $1.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund – Value Fund (CPFV) declined -12.49% or -4.75 to close at $33.27 (trading between $30.00 and $38.02) with 32,346 shares traded
2. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -8.32% or -0.39 to close at $4.30 (trading between $4.30 and $4.31) with 5,320 shares traded
3. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) declined -7.64% or -0.84 to close at $10.16 (trading between $10.00 and $11.00) with 6,042 shares traded
4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) declined -6.41% or -0.05 to close at $0.73 (trading between $0.73 and $0.78) with 6,650 shares traded
5. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) declined -5.75% or -0.25 to close at $4.10 (trading between $4.10 and $4.10) with 750 shares traded

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

1. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 3.27% and -9.80% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.12 (from $5.52 to $6.32) . It closed at $6.03.
2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 0.96% and -8.65% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.20 (from $4.75 to $5.25) . It closed at $5.14.
3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -1.84% and -7.48% below yesterday’s closing price of $23.94 (from $22.15 to $23.50) . It closed at $23.34.
4. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between 7.14% and -6.25% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.12 (from $1.05 to $1.20) . It closed at $1.10.
5. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) traded between 18.69% and -5.61% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.14 (from $2.02 to $2.54) . It closed at $2.50.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. LUMBER – $2.36. (Today’s range: $2.11 – $2.36)

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