Stock market performance report for Thursday 27th of December 2018 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 330.6m shares / $9.33b traded. (20 Advanced / 26 Declined / 11 Firm) .
- There were 1 new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 330,018,510 shares, 32 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 642,142 shares, 24 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 450 shares, 28 stocks traded, 19 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) shares advanced 22.22% or +0.02 to close at J$0.11 with 1,300 shares traded.
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 18.37% or +0.45 to close at J$2.90 with 12,901 shares traded.
- Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 15.13% or +0.59 to close at J$4.49 with 5,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.40 – J$4.70)
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) shares advanced 10.03% or +0.31 to close at J$3.40 with 25,100 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.40 – J$3.50)
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 9.76% or +0.32 to close at J$3.60 with 63,349 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.20 – J$4.00)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between -0.86% and 15.66% above yesterday’s closing price of J$60.52 ( from J$60.00 to J$70.00) . It closed at J$60.31.
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 0.10% and 10.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.99 ( from J$10.00 to J$11.00) . It closed at J$10.44.
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between -14.87% and 8.85% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.65 ( from J$4.81 to J$6.15) . It closed at J$5.22.
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 5.52% and 7.91% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.17 ( from J$4.40 to J$4.50) . It closed at J$4.44.
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) traded between 1.29% and 6.68% above yesterday’s closing price of J$46.40 ( from J$47.00 to J$49.50) . It closed at J$47.52.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$9.10b were traded. The stock moved -13.89% or -4.56 to close at J$28.26 with 327,137,347 units traded. (Today’s range: J$28.25 – J$32.80)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$40.6m were traded. The stock moved -3.05% or -4.42 to close at J$140.46 with 284,630 units traded. (Today’s range: J$138.00 – J$147.00)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$14.8m were traded. The stock moved -3.45% or -1.86 to close at J$52.09 with 275,519 units traded. (Today’s range: J$52.01 – J$55.32)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$5.2m were traded. The stock moved -2.58% or -0.24 to close at J$9.06 with 561,455 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.01 – J$9.50)
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$4.1m were traded. The stock moved -3.71% or -1.03 to close at J$26.72 with 149,033 units traded. (Today’s range: J$26.00 – J$29.49)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 327.1m units traded. The shares moved -13.89% or -4.56 to close at J$28.26 (Today’s range: J$28.25 – J$32.80)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 561.5k units traded. The shares moved -2.58% or -0.24 to close at J$9.06 (Today’s range: J$9.01 – J$9.50)
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 317.4k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$0.95
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 300.9k units traded. The shares moved +4.5% or +0.45 to close at J$10.44 (Today’s range: J$10.00 – J$11.00)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 284.6k units traded. The shares moved -3.05% or -4.42 to close at J$140.46 (Today’s range: J$138.00 – J$147.00)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) declined -13.89% or -4.56 to close at J$28.26 (trading between J$28.25 and J$32.80) with 327,137,347 shares traded
- tTech Limited (TTECH) declined -13.23% or -0.70 to close at J$4.59 (trading between J$4.59 and J$4.59) with 130 shares traded
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -10.53% or -0.20 to close at J$1.70 (trading between J$1.70 and J$1.70) with 4,454 shares traded
- Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) declined -8.33% or -0.13 to close at J$1.43 (trading between J$1.40 and J$1.54) with 7,930 shares traded
- Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -7.99% or -0.72 to close at J$8.29 (trading between J$8.00 and J$9.50) with 250,795 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between 8.85% and -14.87% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.65 (from J$4.81 to J$6.15) . It closed at J$5.22.
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between -1.55% and -12.95% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.93 (from J$1.68 to J$1.90) . It closed at J$1.78.
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded as low as -9.23% below yesterday’s closing price of J$13.00 (between J$11.80 and J$13.00) . It closed at J$12.06.
- 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded at -6.96% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.15. It closed at J$1.07.
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded as low as -6.61% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.57 (between J$2.40 and J$2.57) . It closed at J$2.49.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Barita Investments Ltd – J$49.50. (Today’s range: J$47.00 – J$49.50)
1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$1.70.
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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