Stock market performance report for Friday 8th of February 2019 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 8.5m shares / $213.0m traded.
- There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 7,747,541 shares, 33 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 808,765 shares, 19 stocks traded, 15 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 14,349 shares, 3 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares advanced 13.40% or +3.90 to close at J$33.00 with 58,277 shares traded.
- Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 6.88% or +0.11 to close at J$1.71 with 122,087 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.55 – J$1.83)
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 6.65% or +0.28 to close at J$4.49 with 60,136 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.20 – J$4.95)
- Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) shares advanced 4.68% or +0.19 to close at J$4.25 with 15,300 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.05 – J$4.25)
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 3.77% or +0.83 to close at J$22.83 with 17,568 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between -1.64% and 6.56% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.44 ( from J$2.40 to J$2.60) . It closed at J$2.49.
- Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded as high as 6.08% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.96 (between J$2.96 and J$3.14) . It closed at J$2.97.
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -2.63% and 5.26% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.80 ( from J$3.70 to J$4.00) . It closed at J$3.73.
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded as high as 4.05% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.70 (between J$3.70 and J$3.85) . It closed at J$3.80.
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -1.60% and 3.95% above yesterday’s closing price of J$51.94 ( from J$51.11 to J$53.99) . It closed at J$52.99.
Top 5 Value Traded
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$88.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.19% or -0.11 to close at J$57.80 with 1,521,787 units traded. (Today’s range: J$57.80 – J$58.00)
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$27.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.49% or +0.05 to close at J$10.17 with 2,688,897 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.00 – J$10.50)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$25.7m were traded. The stock moved +2.02% or +1.05 to close at J$52.99 with 489,552 units traded. (Today’s range: J$51.11 – J$53.99)
- Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$18.7m were traded. The stock moved +0.95% or +0.66 to close at J$69.96 with 266,720 units traded. (Today’s range: J$68.52 – J$72.00)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$16.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.24% or +0.34 to close at J$144.97 with 113,338 units traded. (Today’s range: J$144.00 – J$145.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 2.7m units traded. The shares moved +0.49% or +0.05 to close at J$10.17 (Today’s range: J$10.00 – J$10.50)
- GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -0.19% or -0.11 to close at J$57.80 (Today’s range: J$57.80 – J$58.00)
- Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 598.1k units traded. The shares moved -1.9% or -0.07 to close at J$3.62 (Today’s range: J$3.60 – J$3.70)
- Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) – 543.1k units traded. The shares moved +0.09% or +0.01 to close at J$11.15 (Today’s range: J$11.05 – J$11.15)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 489.6k units traded. The shares moved +2.02% or +1.05 to close at J$52.99 (Today’s range: J$51.11 – J$53.99)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) declined -10.71% or -0.90 to close at J$7.50 (trading between J$7.50 and J$7.50) with 11,000 shares traded
- Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) declined -6.52% or -1.36 to close at J$19.50 (trading between J$19.50 and J$19.50) with 5,153 shares traded
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -5.66% or -0.30 to close at J$5.00 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.00) with 5,113 shares traded
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -4.71% or -0.16 to close at J$3.24 (trading between J$3.10 and J$3.40) with 53,600 shares traded
- 1834 Investments Limited (1834) declined -4.55% or -0.05 to close at J$1.05 (trading between J$1.05 and J$1.05) with 104,819 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) traded between 0.69% and -9.72% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.44 (from J$1.30 to J$1.45) . It closed at J$1.44.
- Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as low as -9.09% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2200 (between US$0.2000 and US$0.2200) . It closed at US$0.2100.
- Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as low as -6.98% below yesterday’s closing price of J$0.86 (between J$0.80 and J$0.86) . It closed at J$0.85.
- Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded between -0.21% and -5.26% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.50 (from J$9.00 to J$9.48) . It closed at J$9.47.
- CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) traded at -3.85% below yesterday’s closing price of J$13.00. It closed at J$12.50.
52-Week High/Lows
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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