JSE Daily: MDS (Intra Day +32%), PROVEN (+14%) Hit Highs – Oct 23, 2018

October 23, 2018

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 23rd of October 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 2.10m shares / $42.1m traded. (27 Advanced / 20 Declined / 11 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 2,689,955 shares, 36 stocks traded, 8 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 296,613 shares, 19 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 1 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 59,580 shares, 15 stocks traded, 18 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 15.00% or +0.30 to close at J$2.30 with 4,612 shares traded.
  2. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) shares advanced 13.59% or +3.59 to close at J$30.00 with 18,819 shares traded.
  3. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) shares advanced 10.03% or +1.55 to close at J$17.00 with 5,000 shares traded.
  4. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 8.00% or +0.52 to close at J$7.02 with 2,764 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.00 – J$7.04)
  5. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares advanced 7.84% or +0.33 to close at J$4.54 with 15,800 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.45 – J$4.56)

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

  1. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded as high as 31.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.20 (between J$7.20 and J$9.50) . It closed at J$7.20.
  2. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) traded as high as 10.36% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.78 (between J$11.78 and J$13.00) . It closed at J$12.19.
  3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -3.15% and 8.96% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.13 ( from J$4.00 to J$4.50) . It closed at J$4.12.
  4. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -0.11% and 7.86% above yesterday’s closing price of J$75.08 ( from J$75.00 to J$80.98) . It closed at J$77.18.
  5. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between -0.05% and 6.77% above yesterday’s closing price of J$22.01 ( from J$22.00 to J$23.50) . It closed at J$22.81.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$13.2m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$51.92 with 255,885 units traded. (Today’s range: J$51.00 – J$52.50)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$7.10m were traded. The stock moved +1.14% or +1.42 to close at J$125.58 with 62,885 units traded. (Today’s range: J$125.00 – J$128.25)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$3.2m were traded. The stock moved -0.56% or -0.16 to close at J$28.45 with 110,010 units traded. (Today’s range: J$28.18 – J$30.00)
  4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$2.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.26% or +0.15 to close at J$58.21 with 48,306 units traded. (Today’s range: J$58.00 – J$59.00)
  5. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at J$1.9m were traded. The stock moved -5.20% or -1.09 to close at J$19.89 with 93,063 units traded. (Today’s range: J$19.50 – J$20.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -17.65% or -0.03 to close at J$0.14 (Today’s range: J$0.13 – J$0.16)
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 255.9k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$51.92 (Today’s range: J$51.00 – J$52.50)
  3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) – 220.9k units traded. The shares moved +0.68% or +0.02 to close at J$2.96 (Today’s range: J$2.85 – J$3.00)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 168.8k units traded. The shares moved -0.22% or -0.02 to close at J$8.98 (Today’s range: J$8.96 – J$9.00)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 117.3k units traded. The shares moved -0.1% or -0.01 to close at J$10.09 (Today’s range: J$10.00 – J$10.25)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -17.65% or -0.03 to close at J$0.14 (trading between J$0.13 and J$0.16) with 1,038,900 shares traded
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -15.85% or -0.45 to close at J$2.39 (trading between J$2.20 and J$2.90) with 3,200 shares traded
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -6.91% or -0.26 to close at J$3.50 (trading between J$3.50 and J$3.50) with 2,894 shares traded
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -5.82% or -0.23 to close at J$3.72 (trading between J$3.70 and J$3.95) with 3,010 shares traded
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) declined -5.38% or -2.48 to close at J$43.61 (trading between J$42.02 and J$46.50) with 17,852 shares traded

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

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) traded as low as -13.89% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.80 (between J$1.55 and J$1.80) . It closed at J$1.72.
  2. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 2.90% and -7.65% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.79 (from J$3.50 to J$3.90) . It closed at J$3.86.
  3. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between -2.29% and -7.05% below yesterday’s closing price of J$20.98 (from J$19.50 to J$20.50) . It closed at J$19.89.
  4. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded at -5.09% below yesterday’s closing price of J$49.52. It closed at J$47.00.
  5. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 1.43% and -4.71% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.76 (from J$9.30 to J$9.90) . It closed at J$9.58.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd – J$9.50. (Today’s range: J$7.20 – J$9.50)
  2. Proven Investments Limited – J$30.00.

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

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$1.55. (Today’s range: J$1.55 – J$1.80)

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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