JSE Daily: PTL, GWEST & JETCON Hit Lows. FTNA & JMMGL Push Higher – Jul 04, 2019

July 4, 2019

Stock market performance report for Thursday 4th of July 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 25.6m shares / $163.6m traded. (28 Advanced / 26 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and 3 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 24,440,023 shares, 32 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,132,560 shares, 30 stocks traded, 5 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 6,680 shares, 30 stocks traded, 22 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) shares advanced 7.84% or +0.32 to close at J$4.40 with 9,735 shares traded.
  2. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) shares advanced 6.75% or +1.17 to close at J$18.50 with 1,324 shares traded.
  3. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) shares advanced 5.77% or +0.06 to close at J$1.10 with 100 shares traded.
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) shares advanced 5.42% or +0.24 to close at J$4.67 with 24,039 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.25 – J$4.80)
  5. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) shares advanced 4.89% or +0.27 to close at J$5.79 with 5,256 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.75 – J$5.85)

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

  1. Fontana Limited (FTNA) traded between 1.56% and 12.85% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.76 ( from J$5.85 to J$6.50) . It closed at J$6.01.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 1.40% and 12.66% above yesterday’s closing price of J$44.38 ( from J$45.00 to J$50.00) . It closed at J$46.35.
  3. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) traded between -0.09% and 10.54% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.29 ( from J$11.28 to J$12.48) . It closed at J$11.52.
  4. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between -4.06% and 9.85% above yesterday’s closing price of J$27.31 ( from J$26.20 to J$30.00) . It closed at J$27.11.
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between -4.87% and 9.05% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.31 ( from J$4.10 to J$4.70) . It closed at J$4.13.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$52.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.65% or +1.24 to close at J$191.24 with 274,536 units traded. (Today’s range: J$190.00 – J$193.00)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$43.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.76% or +0.06 to close at J$8.00 with 5,545,850 units traded. (Today’s range: J$7.80 – J$8.00)
  3. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at J$14.4m were traded. The stock moved +1.14% or +0.01 to close at J$0.89 with 16,500,626 units traded. (Today’s range: J$0.84 – J$0.90)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$7.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.01% or -0.19 to close at J$18.67 with 394,500 units traded. (Today’s range: J$18.50 – J$18.90)
  5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$5.4m were traded. The stock moved -2.26% or -1.48 to close at J$64.09 with 83,529 units traded. (Today’s range: J$63.50 – J$66.99)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 16.5m units traded. The shares moved +1.14% or +0.01 to close at J$0.89 (Today’s range: J$0.84 – J$0.90)
  2. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 5.5m units traded. The shares moved +0.76% or +0.06 to close at J$8.00 (Today’s range: J$7.80 – J$8.00)
  3. Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 418.2k units traded. The shares moved +4.34% or +0.25 to close at J$6.01 (Today’s range: J$5.85 – J$6.50)
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 394.5k units traded. The shares moved -1.01% or -0.19 to close at J$18.67 (Today’s range: J$18.50 – J$18.90)
  5. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) – 280.0k units traded. The shares moved -4.18% or -0.18 to close at J$4.13 (Today’s range: J$4.10 – J$4.70)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) declined -18.71% or -3.18 to close at J$13.82 (trading between J$13.65 and J$15.00) with 2,916 shares traded
  2. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -13.65% or -2.26 to close at J$14.30 (trading between J$14.30 and J$14.30) with 10,000 shares traded
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -10.53% or -0.20 to close at J$1.70 (trading between J$1.60 and J$1.70) with 10,650 shares traded
  4. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) declined -10.45% or -0.35 to close at J$3.00 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.00) with 5,494 shares traded
  5. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -9.55% or -0.19 to close at J$1.80 (trading between J$1.80 and J$1.80) with 25,100 shares traded

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

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded between -5.00% and -10.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.00 (from J$1.80 to J$1.90) . It closed at J$1.87.
  2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) traded at -7.69% below yesterday’s closing price of J$0.13. It closed at J$0.12.
  3. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) traded at -6.62% below yesterday’s closing price of J$36.41. It closed at J$34.00.
  4. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 1.99% and -6.44% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.52 (from J$6.10 to J$6.65) . It closed at J$6.50.
  5. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) traded as low as -5.84% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.31 (between J$5.00 and J$5.31) . It closed at J$5.30.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Fontana Limited – J$6.50. (Today’s range: J$5.85 – J$6.50)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd – J$50.00. (Today’s range: J$45.00 – J$50.00)

3 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$1.80. (Today’s range: J$1.80 – J$1.90)
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$0.98. (Today’s range: J$0.98 – J$1.01)
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$1.60. (Today’s range: J$1.60 – J$1.70)

Insights/Trends

1 stock is up 9 days straight and counting. 2 others down for 4 weeks straight.  Quite a few others are ones that you should keep an eye on. More here

Up-trending Volumes. Volumes Traded Increasing 4 Or More Consecutive Days

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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