Stock market performance report for Wednesday 21st of August 2019 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Summary
- JSE Combined Index – 49.6m shares / $337.9m traded. (37 Advanced / 24 Declined / 7 Firm) .
- There were no new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.
Market Performance
- Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 43,875,154 shares, 36 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
- Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 5,135,934 shares, 31 stocks traded, 5 not traded.
- Preference Shares – Main Market – 659,100 shares, 21 stocks traded, 25 not traded.
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) shares advanced 24.36% or +0.19 to close at J$0.97 with 659,100 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$0.96 – J$0.97)
- Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 16.67% or +0.02 to close at J$0.14 with 23,036 shares traded.
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 7.30% or +0.39 to close at J$5.73 with 1,616,668 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$5.76)
- Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares advanced 7.25% or +1.96 to close at J$28.98 with 2,800 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$28.50 – J$29.00)
- 1834 Investments Limited (1834) shares advanced 7.00% or +0.07 to close at J$1.07 with 2,319 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between -3.38% and 13.51% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.33 ( from J$5.15 to J$6.05) . It closed at J$5.60.
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded between -5.56% and 11.11% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.80 ( from J$1.70 to J$2.00) . It closed at J$1.89.
- Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between -0.55% and 9.29% above yesterday’s closing price of J$9.15 ( from J$9.10 to J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.28.
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between -0.27% and 9.19% above yesterday’s closing price of J$10.99 ( from J$10.96 to J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.10.
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between -0.36% and 8.70% above yesterday’s closing price of J$11.04 ( from J$11.00 to J$12.00) . It closed at J$11.25.
Top 5 Value Traded
- PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at J$180.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.12% or +0.13 to close at J$105.96 with 1,711,110 units traded. (Today’s range: J$105.00 – J$106.00)
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) shares valued at J$29.7m were traded. The stock moved -0.62% or -0.01 to close at J$1.60 with 18,124,079 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.58 – J$1.70)
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) shares valued at J$19.9m were traded. The stock moved -3.16% or -0.03 to close at J$0.92 with 20,978,023 units traded. (Today’s range: J$0.90 – J$1.00)
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$17.7m were traded. The stock moved +0.59% or +1.24 to close at J$210.64 with 83,555 units traded. (Today’s range: J$207.00 – J$217.00)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$12.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.07% or -0.81 to close at J$74.76 with 169,126 units traded. (Today’s range: J$74.01 – J$77.00)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 21.0m units traded. The shares moved -3.16% or -0.03 to close at J$0.92 (Today’s range: J$0.90 – J$1.00)
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd (SELECTF) – 18.1m units traded. The shares moved -0.62% or -0.01 to close at J$1.60 (Today’s range: J$1.58 – J$1.70)
- PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved +0.12% or +0.13 to close at J$105.96 (Today’s range: J$105.00 – J$106.00)
- Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 1.6m units traded. The shares moved +7.30% or +0.39 to close at J$5.73 (Today’s range: J$5.30 – J$5.76)
- Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved +6.36% or +0.21 to close at J$3.51 (Today’s range: J$3.30 – J$3.56)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -24.50% or -0.49 to close at J$1.51 (trading between J$1.50 and J$1.70) with 165,785 shares traded
- Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) declined -12.29% or -4.94 to close at J$35.24 (trading between J$35.00 and J$40.00) with 27,436 shares traded
- Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -10.43% or -9.01 to close at J$77.36 (trading between J$74.00 and J$88.00) with 23,629 shares traded
- Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -10.43% or -0.49 to close at J$4.21 (trading between J$4.20 and J$4.70) with 10,000 shares traded
- Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) declined -5.30% or -0.37 to close at J$6.61 (trading between J$6.50 and J$7.35) with 99,710 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between 4.72% and -9.27% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.72 (from J$5.19 to J$5.99) . It closed at J$5.87.
- Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 6.58% and -8.64% below yesterday’s closing price of J$24.30 (from J$22.20 to J$25.90) . It closed at J$23.38.
- Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between 3.15% and -6.88% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.49 (from J$3.25 to J$3.60) . It closed at J$3.56.
- Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 0.86% and -6.34% below yesterday’s closing price of J$27.76 (from J$26.00 to J$28.00) . It closed at J$27.70.
- Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) traded between 11.11% and -5.56% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.80 (from J$1.70 to J$2.00) . It closed at J$1.89.
52-Week High/Lows
2 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$126.00.
- Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$1.50. (Today’s range: J$1.50 – J$1.70)
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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