JSE Daily: Wigton Up 12% On Positive Results. PAL Up 28% – Aug 14, 2019

August 14, 2019

Stock market performance report for Wednesday 14th of August 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 233.3m shares / $501.1m traded. (35 Advanced / 28 Declined / 6 Firm) .
  • There were 4 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 227,833,823 shares, 38 stocks traded, 12 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 5,450,631 shares, 28 stocks traded, 8 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 56,672 shares, 24 stocks traded, 23 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd (PAL) shares advanced 28.21% or +550.00 to close at J$2,500.00 with 100 shares traded.
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 18.18% or +0.02 to close at J$0.13 with 33,183 shares traded.
  3. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares advanced 12.05% or +0.10 to close at J$0.93 with 118,375,842 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$0.82 – J$0.98)
  4. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) shares advanced 8.58% or +0.58 to close at J$7.34 with 70,811 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$7.15 – J$7.50)
  5. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares advanced 7.06% or +0.36 to close at J$5.46 with 61,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.32 – J$5.50)

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

  1. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -1.85% and 20.37% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.40 ( from J$5.30 to J$6.50) . It closed at J$5.77.
  2. The Limners and Bards Limited (LAB) traded between -4.78% and 19.45% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.93 ( from J$2.79 to J$3.50) . It closed at J$2.92.
  3. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between -12.16% and 14.86% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.48 ( from J$1.30 to J$1.70) . It closed at J$1.36.
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between -7.69% and 13.85% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.25 ( from J$3.00 to J$3.70) . It closed at J$3.20.
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between -0.11% and 10.99% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.01 ( from J$9.00 to J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.04.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) shares valued at J$173.9m were traded. The stock moved +1.22% or +0.02 to close at J$1.66 with 101,996,594 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.65 – J$1.76)
  2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at J$106.5m were traded. The stock moved +12.05% or +0.10 to close at J$0.93 with 118,375,842 units traded. (Today’s range: J$0.82 – J$0.98)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$49.9m were traded. The stock moved -2.30% or -4.95 to close at J$210.63 with 234,263 units traded. (Today’s range: J$208.00 – J$218.00)
  4. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at J$36.1m were traded. The stock moved +5.24% or +5.25 to close at J$105.41 with 343,829 units traded. (Today’s range: J$104.00 – J$106.00)
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$20.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.41% or +0.30 to close at J$74.08 with 277,884 units traded. (Today’s range: J$73.50 – J$75.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 118.4m units traded. The shares moved +12.05% or +0.10 to close at J$0.93 (Today’s range: J$0.82 – J$0.98)
  2. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 102.0m units traded. The shares moved +1.22% or +0.02 to close at J$1.66 (Today’s range: J$1.65 – J$1.76)
  3. The Limners and Bards Limited (LAB) – 3.8m units traded. The shares moved -0.34% or -0.01 to close at J$2.92 (Today’s range: J$2.79 – J$3.50)
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) – 1.6m units traded. The shares moved -8.11% or -0.12 to close at J$1.36 (Today’s range: J$1.30 – J$1.70)
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved +0.28% or +0.03 to close at J$10.87 (Today’s range: J$10.82 – J$11.15)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) declined -10.77% or -0.14 to close at J$1.16 (trading between J$1.11 and J$1.35) with 113,035 shares traded
  2. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -8.11% or -0.12 to close at J$1.36 (trading between J$1.30 and J$1.70) with 1,598,801 shares traded
  3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) declined -7.91% or -0.55 to close at J$6.40 (trading between J$5.76 and J$7.20) with 214,611 shares traded
  4. Eppley Limited 8.25% (EPLY8.25) declined -6.92% or -0.45 to close at J$6.05 (trading between J$6.00 and J$6.50) with 2,367 shares traded
  5. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -6.90% or -0.45 to close at J$6.07 (trading between J$6.05 and J$6.10) with 8,152 shares traded

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

  1. iCreate Ltd (ICREATE) traded between 1.12% and -10.11% below yesterday’s closing price of J$0.89 (from J$0.80 to J$0.90) . It closed at J$0.87.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between 13.85% and -7.69% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.25 (from J$3.00 to J$3.70) . It closed at J$3.20.
  3. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 1.19% and -7.01% below yesterday’s closing price of J$28.66 (from J$26.65 to J$29.00) . It closed at J$27.52.
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 8.70% and -6.83% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.44 (from J$6.00 to J$7.00) . It closed at J$6.34.
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between -2.91% and -6.51% below yesterday’s closing price of J$55.62 (from J$52.00 to J$54.00) . It closed at J$53.11.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Elite Diagnostics Ltd – J$7.50. (Today’s range: J$7.15 – J$7.50)
  2. Lasco Financial Services Ltd – J$7.00. (Today’s range: J$6.00 – J$7.00)
  3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd – J$6.50. (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$6.50)
  4. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd – J$2,500.00.

Insights/Trends

Up-trending Stock Prices. Prices Increasing 4 Or More Consecutive Days

  1. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd – consecutive price increases for the last 4 days.
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd – snapped its 4 days price increase trend
  3. Lots more trending stocks on the website

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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