JSE Daily: PJX, RJR & MDS Lead The 35 Decliners. 25 Advanced – Jan 21, 2020

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 21st of January 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• 39.2m shares / $137.1m traded. (25 Advanced / 35 Declined / 11 Firm) .
• There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
• KEY held steady, closing down slightly
• VMIL hits $11.50

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 36,636,066 shares, 43 stocks traded, 9 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,571,843 shares, 26 stocks traded, 13 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 5,590 shares, 39 stocks traded, 24 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares advanced 15.31% or +8.77 to close at $66.06 with 7,780 shares traded. (Today’s range: $58.50 – $71.00)
2. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares advanced 6.31% or +0.07 to close at $1.18 with 1,600 shares traded.
3. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) shares advanced 6.25% or +0.01 to close at $0.17 with 23,393 shares traded. (Today’s range: $0.17 – $0.18)
4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 5.72% or +3.12 to close at $57.69 with 766,019 shares traded. (Today’s range: $56.60 – $58.69)
5. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 5.11% or +0.21 to close at $4.32 with 12,700 shares traded.

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

1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded as high as 6.93% above yesterday’s closing price of $72.01 (between $72.01 and $77.00) . It closed at $75.67.
2. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as high as 6.06% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.3300 (between $0.3300 and $0.3500) . It closed at $0.3400.
3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -3.51% and 5.76% above yesterday’s closing price of $31.09 ( from $30.00 to $32.88) . It closed at $31.70.
4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -6.69% and 5.48% above yesterday’s closing price of $24.65 ( from $23.00 to $26.00) . It closed at $23.55.
5. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) traded as high as 5.45% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.50 (between $5.50 and $5.80) . It closed at $5.57.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at $44.2m were traded. The stock moved +5.72% or +3.12 to close at $57.69 with 766,019 units traded. (Today’s range: $56.60 – $58.69)
2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at $21.5m were traded. The stock closed firm at $0.97 with 22,158,429 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.96 – $0.98)
3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $7.4m were traded. The stock moved +2.19% or +4.05 to close at $189.32 with 39,634 units traded. (Today’s range: $182.00 – $190.00)
4. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) shares valued at $6.6m were traded. The stock closed firm at $1.07 with 6,156,996 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.07 – $1.08)
5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $5.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.22% or -0.05 to close at $22.78 with 243,320 units traded. (Today’s range: $22.70 – $23.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 22.2m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.97 (Today’s range: $0.96 – $0.98)
2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 6.2m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.07 (Today’s range: $1.07 – $1.08)
3. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) – 2.2m units traded. The shares moved -1.03% or -0.01 to close at $0.96 (Today’s range: $0.96 – $0.97)
4. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) – 1.6m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.00 (Today’s range: $1.00 – $1.01)
5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 766.0k units traded. The shares moved +5.72% or +3.12 to close at $57.69 (Today’s range: $56.60 – $58.69)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -9.71% or -0.86 to close at $8.00 (trading between $8.00 and $8.00) with 1,500 shares traded
2. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -9.04% or -0.17 to close at $1.71 (trading between $1.35 and $1.88) with 246,227 shares traded
3. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -8.83% or -0.67 to close at $6.92 (trading between $6.70 and $7.52) with 19,000 shares traded
4. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) declined -4.62% or -0.38 to close at $7.85 (trading between $7.80 and $8.21) with 26,753 shares traded
5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -4.46% or -1.10 to close at $23.55 (trading between $23.00 and $26.00) with 132,056 shares traded

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

1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 4.08% and -12.49% below yesterday’s closing price of $24.02 (from $21.02 to $25.00) . It closed at $24.34.
2. iCreate Ltd (ICREATE) traded between 1.18% and -10.59% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.85 (from $0.76 to $0.86) . It closed at $0.83.
3. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between 0.92% and -8.26% below yesterday’s closing price of $4.36 (from $4.00 to $4.40) . It closed at $4.19.
4. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between -0.62% and -6.83% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.61 (from $1.50 to $1.60) . It closed at $1.59.
5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between -0.74% and -6.67% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.75 (from $6.30 to $6.70) . It closed at $6.54.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd – $11.50. (Today’s range: $10.85 – $11.50)

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