JSE Daily: VMIL Leads Market Volumes, Hits New High – Mar 05, 2018

March 5, 2018

Stock market performance report for Monday 5th of March 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.6m shares / $60.9m traded. (25 Advanced / 16 Declined / 8 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,622,210 shares, 46 stocks traded, 26 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 3,220 shares, 19 stocks traded, 20 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 11.11% or +0.01 to close at J$0.10 with 35,000 shares traded.
  2. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) shares advanced 7.69% or +1.00 to close at J$14.00 with 4,300 shares traded.
  3. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) shares advanced 7.61% or +0.47 to close at J$6.65 with 680 shares traded.
  4. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) shares advanced 7.56% or +0.31 to close at J$4.41 with 962,877 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.05 – J$4.50)
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 5.66% or +0.24 to close at J$4.48 with 20,800 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.30 – J$4.51)

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

  1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -6.74% and 8.99% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.45 ( from J$4.15 to J$4.85) . It closed at J$4.49.
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 3.09% and 7.22% above yesterday’s closing price of J$24.25 ( from J$25.00 to J$26.00) . It closed at J$25.14.
  3. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between -1.07% and 6.95% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.48 ( from J$7.40 to J$8.00) . It closed at J$7.54.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 5.14% and 5.40% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.89 ( from J$4.09 to J$4.10) . It closed at J$4.09.
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -0.66% and 5.33% above yesterday’s closing price of J$33.23 ( from J$33.01 to J$35.00) . It closed at J$33.75.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$11.9m were traded. The stock moved -0.62% or -0.25 to close at J$39.99 with 298,752 units traded. (Today’s range: J$39.75 – J$40.00)
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) shares valued at J$11.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.90% or +0.04 to close at J$4.49 with 2,484,967 units traded. (Today’s range: J$4.15 – J$4.85)
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$7.4m were traded. The stock moved +3.67% or +0.89 to close at J$25.14 with 288,866 units traded. (Today’s range: J$25.00 – J$26.00)
  4. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$6.6m were traded. The stock moved 0.00% or 0.00 to close at J$99.25 with 66,155 units traded. (Today’s range: J$99.20 – J$99.50)
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$5.6m were traded. The stock moved +3.02% or +0.31 to close at J$10.56 with 525,358 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.73)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 2.5m units traded. The shares moved +0.9% or +0.04 to close at J$4.49 (Today’s range: J$4.15 – J$4.85)
  2. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) – 962.9k units traded. The shares moved +7.56% or +0.31 to close at J$4.41 (Today’s range: J$4.05 – J$4.50)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 525.4k units traded. The shares moved +3.02% or +0.31 to close at J$10.56 (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.73)
  4. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) – 381.0k units traded. The shares moved -1.42% or -0.04 to close at J$2.78 (Today’s range: J$2.75 – J$2.80)
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 308.0k units traded. The shares moved +2.5% or +0.10 to close at J$4.10 (Today’s range: J$3.95 – J$4.10)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) declined -9.17% or -0.44 to close at J$4.36 (trading between J$4.10 and J$4.50) with 210,424 shares traded
  2. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -6.39% or -0.14 to close at J$2.05 (trading between J$2.05 and J$2.10) with 104,354 shares traded
  3. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) declined -5.29% or -0.90 to close at J$16.10 (trading between J$16.10 and J$16.10) with 750 shares traded
  4. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) declined -4.64% or -0.25 to close at J$5.14 (trading between J$5.10 and J$5.48) with 41,100 shares traded
  5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -3.97% or -1.39 to close at J$33.61 (trading between J$33.01 and J$35.00) with 10,000 shares traded

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

  1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between 8.99% and -6.74% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.45 (from J$4.15 to J$4.85) . It closed at J$4.49.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded at -3.78% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.85. It closed at J$1.78.
  3. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) traded at -3.33% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.00. It closed at J$8.70.
  4. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between 3.88% and -3.10% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.58 (from J$2.50 to J$2.68) . It closed at J$2.56.
  5. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) traded between -0.71% and -2.48% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.82 (from J$2.75 to J$2.80) . It closed at J$2.78.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd – J$4.85. (Today’s range: J$4.15 – J$4.85)

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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