JSE Daily: More New Highs. MTL, FOSRICH & XFUND Lead Advancers – Oct 03, 2018

October 3, 2018

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 3rd of October 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 5.9m shares / $110.6m traded. (32 Advanced / 19 Declined / 8 Firm) .
  • There were 4 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 3,356,252 shares, 32 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,570,937 shares, 25 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 1 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 50,000 shares, 29 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) shares advanced 20.00% or +0.0400 to close at US$0.2400 with 1,200 shares traded.
  2. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 15.76% or +0.52 to close at J$3.82 with 71,006 shares traded.
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares advanced 13.63% or +1.57 to close at J$13.09 with 324,508 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$11.26 – J$13.50)
  4. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) shares advanced 9.09% or +0.50 to close at J$6.00 with 4,060 shares traded.
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) shares advanced 7.84% or +0.20 to close at J$2.75 with 203,686 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.60 – J$2.84)

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

  1. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) traded between 1.91% and 18.90% above yesterday’s closing price of J$23.55 ( from J$24.00 to J$28.00) . It closed at J$24.08.
  2. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded between -1.92% and 11.82% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.13 ( from J$3.07 to J$3.50) . It closed at J$3.25.
  3. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded as high as 9.95% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.91 (between J$1.91 and J$2.10) . It closed at J$1.99.
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.54% and 8.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.25 ( from J$9.30 to J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.50.
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -6.68% and 8.06% above yesterday’s closing price of J$20.36 ( from J$19.00 to J$22.00) . It closed at J$20.85.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$26.7m were traded. The stock moved +2.50% or +1.47 to close at J$60.28 with 434,750 units traded. (Today’s range: J$60.01 – J$63.00)
  2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$21.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.13% or -0.05 to close at J$39.16 with 539,066 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.00 – J$41.00)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$20.8m were traded. The stock moved -0.11% or -0.14 to close at J$129.78 with 161,279 units traded. (Today’s range: J$128.00 – J$130.01)
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$6.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.10% or -0.03 to close at J$30.09 with 204,464 units traded. (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$31.00)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$5.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.05% or +0.03 to close at J$60.93 with 84,335 units traded. (Today’s range: J$60.90 – J$62.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved +2.09% or +0.04 to close at J$1.95 (Today’s range: J$1.90 – J$1.95)
  2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 539.1k units traded. The shares moved -0.13% or -0.05 to close at J$39.16 (Today’s range: J$39.00 – J$41.00)
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 434.8k units traded. The shares moved +2.5% or +1.47 to close at J$60.28 (Today’s range: J$60.01 – J$63.00)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 405.3k units traded. The shares moved -0.63% or -0.06 to close at J$9.44 (Today’s range: J$9.35 – J$9.50)
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 324.5k units traded. The shares moved +13.63% or +1.57 to close at J$13.09 (Today’s range: J$11.26 – J$13.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -12.73% or -0.35 to close at J$2.40 (trading between J$2.40 and J$2.40) with 24,989 shares traded
  2. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -10.48% or -1.99 to close at J$17.00 (trading between J$17.00 and J$17.00) with 1,000 shares traded
  3. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -5.16% or -0.49 to close at J$9.00 (trading between J$9.00 and J$9.00) with 19,245 shares traded
  4. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -4.48% or -0.09 to close at J$1.92 (trading between J$1.90 and J$2.00) with 14,863 shares traded
  5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -4.44% or -0.28 to close at J$6.03 (trading between J$5.85 and J$6.30) with 13,398 shares traded

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

  1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 8.06% and -6.68% below yesterday’s closing price of J$20.36 (from J$19.00 to J$22.00) . It closed at J$20.85.
  2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.22% and -5.62% below yesterday’s closing price of J$22.25 (from J$21.00 to J$22.30) . It closed at J$21.44.
  3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between 1.20% and -5.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.34 (from J$3.16 to J$3.38) . It closed at J$3.27.
  4. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded as low as -5.18% below yesterday’s closing price of J$43.24 (between J$41.00 and J$43.24) . It closed at J$42.54.
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between -0.76% and -3.99% below yesterday’s closing price of J$11.77 (from J$11.30 to J$11.68) . It closed at J$11.46.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. FosRich Company Ltd – J$4.00. (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$4.00)
  2. Kingston Wharves Ltd – J$75.10. (Today’s range: J$74.00 – J$75.10)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd – J$130.01. (Today’s range: J$128.00 – J$130.01)
  4. Sterling Investments Ltd – J$28.00. (Today’s range: J$24.00 – J$28.00)

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$1.90. (Today’s range: J$1.90 – J$2.00)

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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