JSE Daily: PAL, LASM & SCIJMD Lead Advancers. 8 New Highs – Aug 08, 2019

August 8, 2019

Stock market performance report for Thursday 8th of August 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 22.4m shares / $558.4m traded. (26 Advanced / 34 Declined / 12 Firm) .
  • There were 8 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 18,691,106 shares, 39 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 3,831,394 shares, 31 stocks traded, 5 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 123,161 shares, 15 stocks traded, 24 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) shares advanced 15.30% or +199.00 to close at J$1,500.00 with 100 shares traded.
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 13.68% or +0.61 to close at J$5.07 with 129,703 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.05 – J$5.50)
  3. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) shares advanced 7.93% or +1.80 to close at J$24.51 with 34,681 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$23.00 – J$26.75)
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) shares advanced 7.74% or +0.12 to close at J$1.67 with 251,786 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.15 – J$1.90)
  5. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 7.69% or +0.01 to close at J$0.14 with 334,760 shares traded.

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

  1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between -5.44% and 26.07% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.49 ( from J$3.30 to J$4.40) . It closed at J$3.73.
  2. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between 4.61% and 19.08% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.52 ( from J$1.59 to J$1.81) . It closed at J$1.63.
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -18.22% and 16.82% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.68 ( from J$21.00 to J$30.00) . It closed at J$22.84.
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between -17.86% and 14.30% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.81 ( from J$21.20 to J$29.50) . It closed at J$24.93.
  5. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded between -1.55% and 12.52% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.11 ( from J$7.00 to J$8.00) . It closed at J$7.06.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$311.1m were traded. The stock moved +0.38% or +0.30 to close at J$79.99 with 3,770,741 units traded. (Today’s range: J$79.99 – J$85.00)
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$78.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.86% or -0.61 to close at J$70.00 with 1,112,834 units traded. (Today’s range: J$69.50 – J$72.00)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$49.0m were traded. The stock moved +1.74% or +3.59 to close at J$210.21 with 233,517 units traded. (Today’s range: J$202.00 – J$217.50)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$23.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.26% or -0.20 to close at J$76.94 with 300,239 units traded. (Today’s range: J$72.00 – J$84.98)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$18.1m were traded. The stock moved +3.68% or +1.96 to close at J$55.15 with 328,201 units traded. (Today’s range: J$53.00 – J$57.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 7.8m units traded. The shares closed firm at J$0.82 (Today’s range: J$0.81 – J$0.90)
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) – 3.8m units traded. The shares moved +0.38% or +0.30 to close at J$79.99 (Today’s range: J$79.99 – J$85.00)
  3. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -0.88% or -0.07 to close at J$7.93 (Today’s range: J$7.80 – J$8.80)
  4. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved -0.86% or -0.61 to close at J$70.00 (Today’s range: J$69.50 – J$72.00)
  5. The Limners and Bards Limited (LAB) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved -2.77% or -0.11 to close at J$3.86 (Today’s range: J$3.64 – J$4.20)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -18.97% or -0.74 to close at J$3.16 (trading between J$3.11 and J$3.24) with 39,211 shares traded
  2. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -11.06% or -2.84 to close at J$22.84 (trading between J$21.00 and J$30.00) with 411,763 shares traded
  3. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) declined -9.30% or -3.72 to close at J$36.28 (trading between J$36.00 and J$40.00) with 23,031 shares traded
  4. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -8.77% or -1.08 to close at J$11.23 (trading between J$11.00 and J$12.50) with 20,720 shares traded
  5. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) declined -7.02% or -0.21 to close at J$2.78 (trading between J$2.75 and J$3.00) with 85,689 shares traded

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

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between 22.58% and -25.81% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.55 (from J$1.15 to J$1.90) . It closed at J$1.67.
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 14.30% and -17.86% below yesterday’s closing price of J$25.81 (from J$21.20 to J$29.50) . It closed at J$24.93.
  3. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between 5.21% and -11.14% below yesterday’s closing price of J$56.27 (from J$50.00 to J$59.20) . It closed at J$55.44.
  4. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between 4.06% and -10.34% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.64 (from J$6.85 to J$7.95) . It closed at J$7.13.
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 9.69% and -8.59% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.47 (from J$5.00 to J$6.00) . It closed at J$5.37.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd – J$5.41. (Today’s range: J$5.00 – J$5.41)
  2. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd – J$4.40. (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$4.40)
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd – J$6.56. (Today’s range: J$5.95 – J$6.56)
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd – J$5.50. (Today’s range: J$5.05 – J$5.50)
  5. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd – J$1,500.00.
  6. Radio Jamaica Ltd – J$1.90. (Today’s range: J$1.15 – J$1.90)
  7. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd – J$84.98. (Today’s range: J$72.00 – J$84.98)
  8. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares – J$26.75. (Today’s range: J$23.00 – J$26.75)

Insights/Trends

Up-trending Stock Prices. Prices Increasing 4 Or More Consecutive Days

  1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd – consecutive price increases for the last 6 days.
  2. Radio Jamaica Ltd – consecutive price increases for the last 5 days.
  3. View more up-trending prices, volumes and down-trending stocks in your portfolio.

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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