Stock market performance report for Tuesday 28th of January 2020 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Today’s Highlights
- PULS, GWEST & SML Lead Advancers
- GK, Proven & HONBUN Lead Decliners
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) Lead Market Volumes With 40.9m Shares Traded
- 1 New 52-Week High(s) & 1 52-Week Low(s) Today
Market Performance
- Combined Market (All Securities) – 61.9m Shares ($255.8m) Traded.
- Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 59.7m Shares, 41 Stocks Traded.
- Main Market (Preference Shares) – 48.9k Shares, 42 Stocks Traded.
- Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 2.3m Shares, 31 Stocks Traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 12.20% or +0.72 to close at $6.62 with 73,500 shares traded. (Today’s range: $6.55 – $6.70)
- GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares advanced 11.00% or +0.11 to close at $1.11 with 27,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: $1.02 – $1.12)
- Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares advanced 4.36% or +0.24 to close at $5.75 with 200 shares traded.
- Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) shares advanced 4.35% or +0.49 to close at $11.75 with 1,252 shares traded. (Today’s range: $11.02 – $11.90)
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 4.17% or +0.17 to close at $4.25 with 2,182 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.25 – $4.27)
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between -3.05% and 6.60% above yesterday’s closing price of $21.66 ( from $21.00 to $23.09) . It closed at $22.40.
- Portland JSX Limited (PJX) traded between -5.56% and 5.56% above yesterday’s closing price of $9.00 ( from $8.50 to $9.50) . It closed at $9.28.
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -25.74% and 5.32% above yesterday’s closing price of $8.08 ( from $6.00 to $8.51) . It closed at $7.39.
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) traded between -4.76% and 4.76% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.05 ( from $1.00 to $1.10) . It closed at $1.07.
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between -2.40% and 4.45% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.92 ( from $2.85 to $3.05) . It closed at $2.95.
Top 5 Value Traded
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at $71.5m were traded. The stock moved -10.67% or -7.98 to close at $66.78 with 1,003,358 units traded. (Today’s range: $65.50 – $77.00)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $67.7m were traded. The stock moved -1.15% or -0.54 to close at $46.53 with 1,464,220 units traded. (Today’s range: $45.00 – $47.50)
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) shares valued at $42.9m were traded. The stock moved +1.90% or +0.02 to close at $1.07 with 40,877,468 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.00 – $1.10)
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $10.1m were traded. The stock moved +3.42% or +0.74 to close at $22.40 with 457,653 units traded. (Today’s range: $21.00 – $23.09)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at $10.0m were traded. The stock moved -1.49% or -1.04 to close at $68.89 with 145,285 units traded. (Today’s range: $68.00 – $70.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 40.9m units traded. The shares moved +1.90% or +0.02 to close at $1.07 (Today’s range: $1.00 – $1.10)
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 8.9m units traded. The shares moved -1.03% or -0.01 to close at $0.96 (Today’s range: $0.93 – $0.98)
- QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved -7.14% or -0.07 to close at $0.91 (Today’s range: $0.89 – $0.98)
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) – 1.9m units traded. The shares moved -1.05% or -0.01 to close at $0.94 (Today’s range: $0.90 – $0.95)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -1.15% or -0.54 to close at $46.53 (Today’s range: $45.00 – $47.50)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) declined -10.67% or -7.98 to close at $66.78 (trading between $65.50 and $77.00) with 1,003,358 shares traded
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) declined -8.82% or -0.0300 to close at $0.3100 (trading between $0.3100 and $0.3200) with 130,660 shares traded
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) declined -8.54% or -0.69 to close at $7.39 (trading between $6.00 and $8.51) with 61,161 shares traded
- Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -8.54% or -0.14 to close at $1.50 (trading between $1.50 and $1.64) with 14,490 shares traded
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) declined -8.39% or -0.37 to close at $4.04 (trading between $4.00 and $4.30) with 55,220 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded as low as -12.81% below yesterday’s closing price of $13.19 (between $11.50 and $13.19) . It closed at $12.29.
- Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) traded between 0.47% and -12.74% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.12 (from $1.85 to $2.13) . It closed at $1.96.
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded as low as -10.00% below yesterday’s closing price of $10.00 (between $9.00 and $10.00) . It closed at $9.45.
- QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) traded as low as -9.18% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.98 (between $0.89 and $0.98) . It closed at $0.91.
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 0.78% and -8.73% below yesterday’s closing price of $23.02 (from $21.01 to $23.20) . It closed at $22.08.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Portland JSX Limited – $9.50. (Today’s range: $8.50 – $9.50)
1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Carreras Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $7.50. (Today’s range: $7.50 – $8.14)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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