Stock market performance report for Wednesday 20th of March 2019 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 33.0m shares / $2.9b traded. (20 Advanced / 28 Declined / 13 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 24,684,047 shares, 35 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 8,368,844 shares, 26 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 34,470 shares, 12 stocks traded, 18 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 26.06% or +0.37 to close at J$1.79 with 2,500 shares traded.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 14.51% or +0.37 to close at J$2.92 with 11,555 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.50 – J$2.99)
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 10.48% or +0.22 to close at J$2.32 with 106,618 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.20 – J$2.40)
- Portland JSX Limited (PJX) shares advanced 8.80% or +0.66 to close at J$8.16 with 11,119 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$8.02 – J$8.49)
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 5.19% or +0.24 to close at J$4.86 with 49,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.85 – J$4.86)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded as high as 11.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.09 (between J$0.09 and J$0.10) . It closed at J$0.09.
- Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) traded between -1.03% and 10.77% above yesterday’s closing price of J$12.63 ( from J$12.50 to J$13.99) . It closed at J$12.52.
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -5.83% and 6.58% above yesterday’s closing price of J$15.95 ( from J$15.02 to J$17.00) . It closed at J$15.33.
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between -0.74% and 6.44% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.04 ( from J$4.01 to J$4.30) . It closed at J$4.08.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -0.54% and 5.20% above yesterday’s closing price of J$52.28 ( from J$52.00 to J$55.00) . It closed at J$52.27.
Top 5 Value Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$2.7b were traded. The stock moved +0.72% or +1.03 to close at J$144.99 with 19,287,018 units traded. (Today’s range: J$140.00 – J$145.00)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$34.10m were traded. The stock moved +1.59% or +0.50 to close at J$31.87 with 1,128,172 units traded. (Today’s range: J$30.01 – J$31.99)
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at J$26.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.08% or -0.02 to close at J$24.98 with 1,076,102 units traded. (Today’s range: J$24.40 – J$25.30)
- Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares valued at J$13.1m were traded. The stock moved -1.04% or -0.45 to close at J$42.78 with 306,936 units traded. (Today’s range: J$42.01 – J$43.50)
- Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) shares valued at J$10.7m were traded. The stock moved +0.93% or +0.04 to close at J$4.32 with 2,477,187 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.32)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 19.3m units traded. The shares moved +0.72% or +1.03 to close at J$144.99 (Today’s range: J$140.00 – J$145.00)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) – 2.6m units traded. The shares moved +2.5% or +0.07 to close at J$2.87
- Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) – 2.5m units traded. The shares moved +0.93% or +0.04 to close at J$4.32 (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.32)
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved -7.85% or -0.47 to close at J$5.52 (Today’s range: J$5.52 – J$6.00)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved +1.59% or +0.50 to close at J$31.87 (Today’s range: J$30.01 – J$31.99)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -15.38% or -1.20 to close at J$6.60 (trading between J$6.60 and J$6.60) with 47,571 shares traded
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -10.00% or -0.20 to close at J$1.80 (trading between J$1.80 and J$1.80) with 2,500 shares traded
- Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -9.25% or -0.37 to close at J$3.63 (trading between J$3.60 and J$3.75) with 20,000 shares traded
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) declined -8.97% or -0.67 to close at J$6.80 (trading between J$6.50 and J$7.50) with 148,545 shares traded
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -7.85% or -0.47 to close at J$5.52 (trading between J$5.52 and J$6.00) with 1,350,100 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 6.58% and -5.83% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.95 (from J$15.02 to J$17.00) . It closed at J$15.33.
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between -0.42% and -4.66% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.44 (from J$9.00 to J$9.40) . It closed at J$9.19.
- Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) traded at -4.60% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.00. It closed at J$4.77.
- Margaritaville (Turks) Ltd (MTL) traded at -4.35% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2300. It closed at US$0.2200.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as low as -4.35% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2300 (between US$0.2200 and US$0.2300) . It closed at US$0.2300.
52-Week High/Lows
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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