JSE Daily: LUMBER Ends 2019 Down 8 Days Straight. GK Hits $74.99 – Dec 31, 2019

December 31, 2019

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 31st of December 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 33.2m shares / $217.5m traded. (40 Advanced / 29 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and 3 52-week lows today.
  • LUMBER on its 8th day of decline
  • GK & PULS Hit new high

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 30,549,659 shares, 42 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,667,874 shares, 33 stocks traded, 6 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 32,494 shares, 19 stocks traded, 23 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 25.26% or +1.21 to close at $6.00 with 2,009,538 shares traded. (Today’s range: $5.10 – $6.20)
  2. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) shares advanced 16.13% or +0.0500 to close at $0.3600 with 1,200 shares traded.
  3. tTech Limited (TTECH) shares advanced 15.60% or +0.88 to close at $6.52 with 46,414 shares traded. (Today’s range: $5.90 – $6.52)
  4. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund – Value Fund (CPFV) shares advanced 14.50% or +5.47 to close at $43.19 with 15,320 shares traded. (Today’s range: $42.00 – $44.50)
  5. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 12.00% or +0.24 to close at $2.24 with 104,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.10 – $2.25)

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

  1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between 5.70% and 17.45% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.98 ( from $3.15 to $3.50) . It closed at $3.33.
  2. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 0.43% and 14.78% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.97 ( from $7.00 to $8.00) . It closed at $7.23.
  3. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) traded between 0.16% and 13.09% above yesterday’s closing price of $30.95 ( from $31.00 to $35.00) . It closed at $33.62.
  4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between -7.39% and 13.00% above yesterday’s closing price of $10.15 ( from $9.40 to $11.47) . It closed at $10.59.
  5. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) traded between -2.47% and 12.50% above yesterday’s closing price of $32.00 ( from $31.21 to $36.00) . It closed at $34.47.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at $74.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.63% or +0.16 to close at $25.50 with 2,916,863 units traded. (Today’s range: $25.00 – $25.96)
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at $30.4m were traded. The stock moved +1.31% or +0.90 to close at $69.43 with 424,336 units traded. (Today’s range: $68.50 – $74.99)
  3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at $14.1m were traded. The stock moved +1.97% or +1.40 to close at $72.36 with 194,683 units traded. (Today’s range: $70.00 – $74.99)
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares valued at $11.4m were traded. The stock moved +25.26% or +1.21 to close at $6.00 with 2,009,538 units traded. (Today’s range: $5.10 – $6.20)
  5. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) shares valued at $10.2m were traded. The stock moved +2.06% or +0.02 to close at $0.99 with 10,295,911 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.98 – $1.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) – 10.3m units traded. The shares moved +2.06% or +0.02 to close at $0.99 (Today’s range: $0.98 – $1.00)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 5.2m units traded. The shares moved -0.88% or -0.01 to close at $1.12 (Today’s range: $1.12 – $1.13)
  3. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 4.8m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.97 (Today’s range: $0.97 – $0.99)
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 2.9m units traded. The shares moved +0.63% or +0.16 to close at $25.50 (Today’s range: $25.00 – $25.96)
  5. Pulse Investments (PULS) – 2.0m units traded. The shares moved +25.26% or +1.21 to close at $6.00 (Today’s range: $5.10 – $6.20)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) declined -12.55% or -1.38 to close at $9.62 (trading between $9.52 and $11.11) with 4,100 shares traded
  2. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) declined -12.30% or -0.15 to close at $1.07 (trading between $1.05 and $1.11) with 369,471 shares traded
  3. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -9.20% or -0.46 to close at $4.54 (trading between $4.50 and $4.89) with 14,000 shares traded
  4. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -8.33% or -0.01 to close at $0.11 (trading between $0.11 and $0.11) with 99,100 shares traded
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -7.65% or -0.77 to close at $9.29 (trading between $8.00 and $10.25) with 188,803 shares traded

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

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between -1.11% and -8.33% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.80 (from $1.65 to $1.78) . It closed at $1.69.
  2. Lumber Depot Ltd (LUMBER) traded between -2.30% and -8.05% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.74 (from $1.60 to $1.70) . It closed at $1.64.
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 5.28% and -7.65% below yesterday’s closing price of $27.07 (from $25.00 to $28.50) . It closed at $27.25.
  4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between 13.00% and -7.39% below yesterday’s closing price of $10.15 (from $9.40 to $11.47) . It closed at $10.59.
  5. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between 10.91% and -7.27% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.10 (from $1.02 to $1.22) . It closed at $1.16.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd – $74.99. (Today’s range: $68.50 – $74.99)
  2. Pulse Investments – $6.20. (Today’s range: $5.10 – $6.20)

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

  1. Caribbean Cream Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $3.60. (Today’s range: $3.60 – $4.00)
  2. Sagicor X Fund traded at its 52-week low of $8.00. (Today’s range: $8.00 – $10.25)
  3. Cargo Handlers Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $8.95. (Today’s range: $8.95 – $9.01)

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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