JSE Daily: Market Down -0.95%. 37 Decline, 12 New Lows – Mar 12, 2020

March 12, 2020

Stock market performance report for Thursday 12th of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • RJR, MPCCEL & LASF Lead Advancers
  • ICREATE, CABROKERS & LASD Lead Decliners
  • Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) Lead Market Volumes With 18.1m Shares Traded
  • No New 52-Week High(s) & 12 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 32.3m Shares ($188.7m) Traded.
  • Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 28.1m Shares, 41 Stocks Traded.
  • Main Market (Preference Shares) – 156.7k Shares, 3 Stocks Traded.
  • Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 4.0m Shares, 30 Stocks Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 16.95% or +0.20 to close at $1.38 with 780 shares traded.
  2. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Ltd (MPCCEL) shares advanced 13.85% or +18.00 to close at $148.00 with 200 shares traded.
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 12.68% or +0.27 to close at $2.40 with 34,381 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.15 – $2.48)
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 10.74% or +0.29 to close at $2.99 with 49,334 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.40 – $3.25)
  5. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) shares advanced 7.51% or +0.58 to close at $8.30 with 10,378 shares traded. (Today’s range: $8.30 – $8.37)

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

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -5.88% and 21.57% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.10 ( from $4.80 to $6.20) . It closed at $5.00.
  2. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) traded as high as 19.05% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.63 (between $0.63 and $0.75) . It closed at $0.66.
  3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 2.79% and 17.76% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.01 ( from $5.15 to $5.90) . It closed at $5.25.
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between -2.11% and 16.15% above yesterday’s closing price of $26.56 ( from $26.00 to $30.85) . It closed at $26.40.
  5. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between -9.96% and 14.48% above yesterday’s closing price of $38.87 ( from $35.00 to $44.50) . It closed at $39.47.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at $27.0m were traded. The stock moved -1.88% or -0.35 to close at $18.31 with 1,419,961 units traded. (Today’s range: $18.00 – $20.00)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $21.9m were traded. The stock moved -0.48% or -0.83 to close at $172.25 with 125,582 units traded. (Today’s range: $170.02 – $179.49)
  3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at $19.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.98% or -1.01 to close at $50.01 with 389,765 units traded. (Today’s range: $49.09 – $51.00)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $19.4m were traded. The stock moved +3.99% or +0.71 to close at $18.49 with 1,050,891 units traded. (Today’s range: $16.99 – $20.00)
  5. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at $12.9m were traded. The stock closed firm at $0.70 with 18,106,003 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.70 – $0.72)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 18.1m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.70 (Today’s range: $0.70 – $0.72)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 2.5m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.76 (Today’s range: $0.74 – $0.78)
  3. Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -4.70% or -0.23 to close at $4.66 (Today’s range: $4.50 – $4.70)
  4. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved -1.88% or -0.35 to close at $18.31 (Today’s range: $18.00 – $20.00)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved +3.99% or +0.71 to close at $18.49 (Today’s range: $16.99 – $20.00)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. iCreate Ltd (ICREATE) declined -16.95% or -0.10 to close at $0.49 (trading between $0.45 and $0.55) with 44,700 shares traded
  2. Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd (CABROKERS) declined -14.60% or -0.33 to close at $1.93 (trading between $1.81 and $2.24) with 527,442 shares traded
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -10.25% or -0.29 to close at $2.54 (trading between $2.50 and $3.05) with 147,708 shares traded
  4. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) declined -9.55% or -0.38 to close at $3.60 (trading between $3.50 and $4.00) with 101,500 shares traded
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) declined -9.29% or -5.18 to close at $50.60 (trading between $45.00 and $56.50) with 210,063 shares traded

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

  1. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between 0.14% and -28.47% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.99 (from $5.00 to $7.00) . It closed at $7.00.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between -3.06% and -23.47% below yesterday’s closing price of $9.80 (from $7.50 to $9.50) . It closed at $9.00.
  3. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) traded between 10.00% and -20.00% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.10 (from $0.08 to $0.11) . It closed at $0.10.
  4. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded as low as -17.60% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.00 (between $4.12 and $5.00) . It closed at $4.90.
  5. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded as low as -15.26% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.90 (between $1.61 and $1.90) . It closed at $1.85.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Access Financial Services Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $23.00. (Today’s range: $23.00 – $24.00)
  2. Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.81. (Today’s range: $1.81 – $2.24)
  3. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) traded at its 52-week low of $3.50. (Today’s range: $3.50 – $4.00)
  4. Carreras Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $7.05. (Today’s range: $7.05 – $7.69)
  5. FosRich Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $2.40. (Today’s range: $2.40 – $3.25)
  6. iCreate Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $0.45. (Today’s range: $0.45 – $0.55)
  7. Lasco Distributors Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $2.50. (Today’s range: $2.50 – $3.05)
  8. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $4.12. (Today’s range: $4.12 – $5.00)
  9. Mayberry Investments Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $5.00. (Today’s range: $5.00 – $7.00)
  10. Sagicor X Fund traded at its 52-week low of $6.01. (Today’s range: $6.01 – $7.00)
  11. Seprod Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $35.00. (Today’s range: $35.00 – $44.50)
  12. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $45.00. (Today’s range: $45.00 – $56.50)

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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