Stock market performance report for Wednesday 12th of September 2018 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 14.9m shares / $160.6m traded. (21 Advanced / 24 Declined / 9 Firm) .
- There was 1 new 52-week high and 1 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 11,700,512 shares, 30 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,295,871 shares, 22 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Junior Market – 10,000 shares, 1 stocks traded, 0 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 980,000 shares, 1 stocks traded, 20 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) shares advanced 9.09% or +0.01 to close at J$0.12 with 18,700 shares traded.
- IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) shares advanced 9.03% or +0.29 to close at J$3.50 with 106,550 shares traded.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 5.66% or +0.15 to close at J$2.80 with 2,500 shares traded.
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares advanced 5.30% or +1.50 to close at J$29.79 with 33,768 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$28.50 – J$29.99)
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares advanced 5.00% or +0.50 to close at J$10.50 with 89,535 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between -1.13% and 10.17% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.54 ( from J$3.50 to J$3.90) . It closed at J$3.65.
- Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded between -1.56% and 7.17% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.21 ( from J$3.16 to J$3.44) . It closed at J$3.30.
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded as high as 6.13% above yesterday’s closing price of J$21.20 (between J$21.20 and J$22.50) . It closed at J$22.03.
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.38% and 4.97% above yesterday’s closing price of J$28.59 ( from J$28.70 to J$30.01) . It closed at J$29.74.
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) traded between 0.57% and 4.76% above yesterday’s closing price of J$119.32 ( from J$120.00 to J$125.00) . It closed at J$123.08.
Top 5 Value Traded
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$99.1m were traded. The stock moved -4.10% or -0.48 to close at J$11.23 with 8,692,402 units traded. (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$11.81)
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$13.10m were traded. The stock moved +0.78% or +0.38 to close at J$48.90 with 283,483 units traded. (Today’s range: J$48.50 – J$50.00)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$13.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.53% or -0.90 to close at J$57.85 with 238,210 units traded. (Today’s range: J$57.00 – J$59.00)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$4.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.20% or -0.11 to close at J$9.02 with 522,434 units traded. (Today’s range: J$8.85 – J$9.50)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$4.6m were traded. The stock moved +3.15% or +3.76 to close at J$123.08 with 37,334 units traded. (Today’s range: J$120.00 – J$125.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 8.7m units traded. The shares moved -4.1% or -0.48 to close at J$11.23 (Today’s range: J$11.00 – J$11.81)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 980.0k units traded. The shares moved -4.67% or -0.05 to close at J$1.02
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) – 958.7k units traded. The shares moved +3.11% or +0.11 to close at J$3.65 (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$3.90)
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) – 815.1k units traded. The shares moved -11.01% or -0.36 to close at J$2.91 (Today’s range: J$2.75 – J$3.24)
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 522.4k units traded. The shares moved -1.2% or -0.11 to close at J$9.02 (Today’s range: J$8.85 – J$9.50)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) declined -11.01% or -0.36 to close at J$2.91 (trading between J$2.75 and J$3.24) with 815,062 shares traded
- Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) declined -6.34% or -0.22 to close at J$3.25 (trading between J$3.20 and J$3.42) with 135,800 shares traded
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -5.09% or -0.14 to close at J$2.61 (trading between J$2.60 and J$2.72) with 33,655 shares traded
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) declined -4.67% or -0.05 to close at J$1.02 (trading between J$1.02 and J$1.02) with 980,000 shares traded
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -4.10% or -0.48 to close at J$11.23 (trading between J$11.00 and J$11.81) with 8,692,402 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded between 2.04% and -10.20% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.45 (from J$2.20 to J$2.50) . It closed at J$2.48.
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between 3.53% and -5.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.25 (from J$4.00 to J$4.40) . It closed at J$4.11.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as low as -4.35% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2300 (between US$0.2200 and US$0.2300) . It closed at US$0.2300.
- Productive Business Solutions Ltd (PBS) traded as low as -3.64% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.5500 (between US$0.5300 and US$0.5500) . It closed at US$0.5300.
- Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 1.78% and -3.39% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.19 (from J$5.98 to J$6.30) . It closed at J$6.09.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd – J$22.50. (Today’s range: J$21.20 – J$22.50)
There was also a new high by Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd – J$3.90. (Today’s range: J$3.50 – J$3.90)
1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Carreras Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$8.85. (Today’s range: J$8.85 – J$9.50)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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