JSE Daily: Terrible Start To The Week. Market Down A Massive -4.74% – Mar 16, 2020

March 16, 2020

Stock market performance report for Monday 16th of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • BPOW, BRG & PULS Lead Advancers
  • GWEST, GENAC & SJ Lead Decliners
  • Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) Lead Market Volumes With 14.6m Shares Traded
  • No New 52-Week High(s) & 15 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 40.6m Shares ($298.9m) Traded.
  • Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 20.2m Shares, 43 Stocks Traded.
  • Main Market (Preference Shares) – 120.4k Shares, 11 Stocks Traded.
  • Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 20.5m Shares, 32 Stocks Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 23.00% or +0.69 to close at $3.69 with 2,000 shares traded.
  2. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 8.70% or +0.96 to close at $12.00 with 1,929 shares traded.
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 6.92% or +0.20 to close at $3.09 with 424,119 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.99 – $3.60)
  4. Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd (CABROKERS) shares advanced 6.42% or +0.12 to close at $1.99 with 102,431 shares traded. (Today’s range: $1.85 – $2.20)
  5. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) shares advanced 3.24% or +0.33 to close at $10.50 with 948 shares traded.

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

  1. Sterling Investments Limited (SILUS) traded as high as 50.00% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.02 (between $0.02 and $0.03) . It closed at $0.02.
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded as high as 15.38% above yesterday’s closing price of $4.55 (between $4.55 and $5.25) . It closed at $4.64.
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between -1.07% and 14.16% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.57 ( from $6.50 to $7.50) . It closed at $6.57.
  4. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) traded as high as 13.71% above yesterday’s closing price of $3.50 (between $3.50 and $3.98) . It closed at $3.50.
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -2.99% and 13.14% above yesterday’s closing price of $20.77 ( from $20.15 to $23.50) . It closed at $21.12.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $102.6m were traded. The stock moved -6.48% or -11.15 to close at $160.93 with 630,989 units traded. (Today’s range: $150.05 – $175.00)
  2. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $83.9m were traded. The stock moved -1.39% or -0.25 to close at $17.73 with 4,600,987 units traded. (Today’s range: $16.55 – $19.91)
  3. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) shares valued at $54.0m were traded. The stock moved -7.63% or -0.29 to close at $3.51 with 14,594,247 units traded. (Today’s range: $3.50 – $3.90)
  4. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) shares valued at $11.3m were traded. The stock closed firm at $3.50 with 3,021,491 units traded. (Today’s range: $3.50 – $3.98)
  5. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at $5.9m were traded. The stock moved -2.86% or -0.02 to close at $0.68 with 8,875,816 units traded. (Today’s range: $0.60 – $0.73)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) – 14.6m units traded. The shares moved -7.63% or -0.29 to close at $3.51 (Today’s range: $3.50 – $3.90)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 8.9m units traded. The shares moved -2.86% or -0.02 to close at $0.68 (Today’s range: $0.60 – $0.73)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 4.6m units traded. The shares moved -1.39% or -0.25 to close at $17.73 (Today’s range: $16.55 – $19.91)
  4. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) – 3.0m units traded. The shares closed firm at $3.50 (Today’s range: $3.50 – $3.98)
  5. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 1.9m units traded. The shares moved -12.68% or -0.09 to close at $0.62 (Today’s range: $0.58 – $0.71)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -26.83% or -0.22 to close at $0.60 (trading between $0.60 and $0.60) with 284,300 shares traded
  2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -14.66% or -0.79 to close at $4.60 (trading between $4.52 and $5.00) with 50,719 shares traded
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) declined -13.99% or -7.65 to close at $47.04 (trading between $42.50 and $57.24) with 59,515 shares traded
  4. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) declined -13.71% or -0.96 to close at $6.04 (trading between $5.90 and $6.70) with 14,773 shares traded
  5. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) declined -12.68% or -0.09 to close at $0.62 (trading between $0.58 and $0.71) with 1,916,648 shares traded

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

  1. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -1.14% and -27.76% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.63 (from $1.90 to $2.60) . It closed at $2.44.
  2. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between -5.88% and -24.71% below yesterday’s closing price of $4.25 (from $3.20 to $4.00) . It closed at $3.79.
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between -6.40% and -20.00% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.25 (from $1.00 to $1.17) . It closed at $1.14.
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as low as -17.91% below yesterday’s closing price of $1.34 (between $1.10 and $1.34) . It closed at $1.18.
  5. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) traded as low as -16.67% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.40 (between $2.00 and $2.40) . It closed at $2.20.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Cargo Handlers Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $6.00. (Today’s range: $6.00 – $6.50)
  2. Carreras Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $7.00. (Today’s range: $7.00 – $7.67)
  3. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.50. (Today’s range: $1.50 – $1.72)
  4. Express Catering Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $3.20. (Today’s range: $3.20 – $3.50)
  5. GraceKennedy Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $55.60. (Today’s range: $55.60 – $60.00)
  6. GWest Corporation Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $0.60.
  7. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $18.00. (Today’s range: $18.00 – $20.30)
  8. Jetcon Corporation Limited traded at its 52-week low of $1.00. (Today’s range: $1.00 – $1.17)
  9. Key Insurance Company Limited traded at its 52-week low of $2.00. (Today’s range: $2.00 – $2.40)
  10. Lasco Distributors Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $1.90. (Today’s range: $1.90 – $2.60)
  11. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $3.20. (Today’s range: $3.20 – $4.00)
  12. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $7.00. (Today’s range: $7.00 – $8.00)
  13. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial traded at its 52-week low of $0.58. (Today’s range: $0.58 – $0.71)
  14. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. traded at its 52-week low of $0.75. (Today’s range: $0.75 – $0.85)
  15. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $5.90. (Today’s range: $5.90 – $6.70)

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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