JSE Daily: The Market Is Down 2.71% Since Jan, While VMIL Shows No Signs Of Stopping, Up +28% YTD – Jan 22, 2020

January 22, 2020

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 22nd of January 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • The Market Is Down 2.71% Since Jan, While VMIL Shows No Signs Of Stopping, Up +28% YTD
  • KREMI, PJX & KW Lead Advancers
  • ISP, GWEST & JBG Lead Decliners
  • Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) Lead Market Volumes With 9.2m Shares Traded
  • 1 New 52-Week High(s) & 1 52-Week Low(s) Today

Market Performance

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 32.7m Shares ($387.2m) Traded.
  • Main Market (Ordinary Shares) – 31.2m Shares Traded.
  • Main Market (Preference Shares) – 20.5k Shares Traded.
  • Junior Market (Ordinary Shares) – 1.5m Shares Traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 14.40% or +0.52 to close at $4.13 with 5,081 shares traded. (Today’s range: $4.00 – $4.15)
  2. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) shares advanced 12.38% or +0.99 to close at $8.99 with 1,000 shares traded.
  3. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares advanced 7.75% or +5.12 to close at $71.18 with 10,574 shares traded. (Today’s range: $70.00 – $73.00)
  4. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) shares advanced 5.56% or +0.50 to close at $9.50 with 4,000 shares traded.
  5. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 5.32% or +0.35 to close at $6.93 with 43,234 shares traded. (Today’s range: $6.86 – $6.94)

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

  1. Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) traded between -0.66% and 13.72% above yesterday’s closing price of $48.32 ( from $48.00 to $54.95) . It closed at $49.63.
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded as high as 13.64% above yesterday’s closing price of $11.00 (between $11.00 and $12.50) . It closed at $11.49.
  3. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded as high as 10.43% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.63 (between $1.63 and $1.80) . It closed at $1.65.
  4. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -0.63% and 10.35% above yesterday’s closing price of $31.70 ( from $31.50 to $34.98) . It closed at $32.13.
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded as high as 9.36% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.71 (between $1.71 and $1.87) . It closed at $1.77.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at $77.4m were traded. The stock moved -7.48% or -5.31 to close at $65.68 with 1,137,836 units traded. (Today’s range: $65.00 – $71.00)
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at $73.3m were traded. The stock moved +2.74% or +1.97 to close at $73.97 with 1,004,777 units traded. (Today’s range: $72.00 – $74.00)
  3. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at $40.0m were traded. The stock moved +1.36% or +0.43 to close at $32.13 with 1,203,500 units traded. (Today’s range: $31.50 – $34.98)
  4. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at $39.0m were traded. The stock moved -11.00% or -4.13 to close at $33.41 with 1,115,542 units traded. (Today’s range: $33.00 – $37.00)
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at $36.6m were traded. The stock moved -2.34% or -0.55 to close at $23.00 with 1,510,538 units traded. (Today’s range: $23.00 – $25.50)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 9.2m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.97 (Today’s range: $0.97 – $0.98)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 7.8m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.07 (Today’s range: $1.07 – $1.08)
  3. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) – 2.4m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.00 (Today’s range: $1.00 – $1.02)
  4. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Man. & Dist. (SELECTMD) – 1.7m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.96 (Today’s range: $0.96 – $0.98)
  5. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -2.34% or -0.55 to close at $23.00 (Today’s range: $23.00 – $25.50)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) declined -25.08% or -7.40 to close at $22.10 (trading between $22.10 and $22.10) with 414 shares traded
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -11.02% or -0.13 to close at $1.05 (trading between $1.01 and $1.09) with 23,500 shares traded
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) declined -11.00% or -4.13 to close at $33.41 (trading between $33.00 and $37.00) with 1,115,542 shares traded
  4. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -8.95% or -0.17 to close at $1.73 (trading between $1.73 and $1.73) with 39,200 shares traded
  5. Eppley Limited 8.25% (EPLY8.25) declined -8.33% or -0.50 to close at $5.50 (trading between $5.50 and $5.50) with 16,000 shares traded

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

  1. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between -1.40% and -13.48% below yesterday’s closing price of $24.34 (from $21.06 to $24.00) . It closed at $23.27.
  2. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between -1.48% and -11.23% below yesterday’s closing price of $10.15 (from $9.01 to $10.00) . It closed at $9.79.
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 0.01% and -8.44% below yesterday’s closing price of $70.99 (from $65.00 to $71.00) . It closed at $65.68.
  4. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.97% and -7.81% below yesterday’s closing price of $22.78 (from $21.00 to $23.00) . It closed at $22.61.
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between 2.29% and -7.80% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.54 (from $6.03 to $6.69) . It closed at $6.56.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd – $12.50. (Today’s range: $11.00 – $12.50)

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

  1. Eppley Limited 8.25% traded at its 52-week low of $5.50.

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

 

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