JSE Daily: Major Market Plunge. -2.7% Fall Is Largest Since Oct 2018 – Mar 03, 2020

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 3rd of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • KEY, LASD & GENAC Lead Advancers
  • AFS, CCC & JETCON Lead Decliners
  • Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) Lead Market Volumes With 11.1m Shares Traded
  • No New 52-Week High(s) & No 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 33.6m Shares ($214.2m) Traded.
  • Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 30.1m Shares, 44 Stocks Traded.
  • Main Market (Preference Shares) – 63.3k Shares, 30 Stocks Traded.
  • Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 3.5m Shares, 30 Stocks Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 10.79% or +0.34 to close at $3.49 with 30,820 shares traded. (Today’s range: $3.00 – $3.60)
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 9.96% or +0.27 to close at $2.98 with 13,185 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.90 – $3.00)
  3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 6.76% or +0.40 to close at $6.32 with 6,200 shares traded. (Today’s range: $6.05 – $6.39)
  4. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares advanced 4.31% or +0.11 to close at $2.66 with 45,398 shares traded.
  5. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) shares advanced 3.34% or +0.14 to close at $4.33 with 15,420 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.00 – $4.65)

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

  1. iCreate Ltd (ICREATE) traded as high as 15.00% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.60 (between $0.60 and $0.69) . It closed at $0.62.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) traded between 1.67% and 15.00% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.60 ( from $0.61 to $0.69) . It closed at $0.62.
  3. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd (FIRSTROCKUSD) traded between -11.11% and 11.11% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.09 ( from $0.08 to $0.10) . It closed at $0.09.
  4. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between -6.30% and 9.71% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.87 ( from $5.50 to $6.44) . It closed at $6.05.
  5. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd (FIRSTROCKJMD) traded between -17.79% and 6.38% above yesterday’s closing price of $10.34 ( from $8.50 to $11.00) . It closed at $9.90.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $38.3m were traded. The stock moved +0.85% or +0.19 to close at $22.59 with 1,726,888 units traded. (Today’s range: $21.50 – $22.90)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $31.2m were traded. The stock moved -3.90% or -7.15 to close at $176.06 with 176,054 units traded. (Today’s range: $170.55 – $183.50)
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at $20.2m were traded. The stock moved -5.64% or -1.59 to close at $26.60 with 716,481 units traded. (Today’s range: $26.50 – $29.94)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $15.1m were traded. The stock moved -1.46% or -0.61 to close at $41.04 with 367,626 units traded. (Today’s range: $40.00 – $42.28)
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at $14.5m were traded. The stock moved -16.20% or -12.57 to close at $65.04 with 213,258 units traded. (Today’s range: $65.00 – $71.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 11.1m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.05 (Today’s range: $1.04 – $1.06)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 8.9m units traded. The shares moved -3.85% or -0.03 to close at $0.75 (Today’s range: $0.74 – $0.78)
  3. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) – 3.6m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.92 (Today’s range: $0.92 – $0.93)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved +0.85% or +0.19 to close at $22.59 (Today’s range: $21.50 – $22.90)
  5. Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -1.64% or -0.03 to close at $1.80 (Today’s range: $1.77 – $1.85)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) declined -18.64% or -6.14 to close at $26.80 (trading between $25.86 and $27.55) with 8,588 shares traded
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) declined -16.20% or -12.57 to close at $65.04 (trading between $65.00 and $71.00) with 213,258 shares traded
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -10.71% or -0.15 to close at $1.25 (trading between $1.18 and $1.38) with 161,616 shares traded
  4. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund – Value Fund (CPFV) declined -10.69% or -4.49 to close at $37.51 (trading between $37.51 and $37.51) with 9 shares traded
  5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -8.62% or -0.43 to close at $4.56 (trading between $4.50 and $4.57) with 43,735 shares traded

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

  1. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd (FIRSTROCKJMD) traded between 6.38% and -17.79% below yesterday’s closing price of $10.34 (from $8.50 to $11.00) . It closed at $9.90.
  2. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd (FIRSTROCKUSD) traded between 11.11% and -11.11% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.09 (from $0.08 to $0.10) . It closed at $0.09.
  3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 2.26% and -9.77% below yesterday’s closing price of $66.50 (from $60.00 to $68.00) . It closed at $64.20.
  4. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 0.30% and -9.50% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.63 (from $6.00 to $6.65) . It closed at $6.10.
  5. The Limners and Bards Limited (LAB) traded as low as -9.03% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.88 (between $2.62 and $2.88) . It closed at $2.72.

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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