JSE Daily: Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) Lead Market Volumes With 1.2m Shares Traded – May 04, 2018

May 4, 2018

Stock market performance report for Friday 4th of May 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.1m shares / $85.4m traded. (23 Advanced / 17 Declined / 8 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 5,251,136 shares, 48 stocks traded, 24 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 895,020 shares, 28 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) shares advanced 6.19% or +0.32 to close at J$5.49 with 124,930 shares traded.
  2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares advanced 4.96% or +2.48 to close at J$52.46 with 506,317 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$49.75 – J$53.69)
  3. ISP Finance Services Limited (ISP) shares advanced 4.65% or +0.80 to close at J$18.00 with 1,000 shares traded.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 4.53% or +0.17 to close at J$3.92 with 9,140 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.85 – J$3.98)
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 3.27% or +0.44 to close at J$13.91 with 5,290 shares traded.

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

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between -0.73% and 9.72% above yesterday’s closing price of J$38.28 ( from J$38.00 to J$42.00) . It closed at J$39.03.
  2. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) traded between 2.46% and 6.78% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.87 ( from J$4.99 to J$5.20) . It closed at J$5.00.
  3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded as high as 6.67% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.00 (between J$3.00 and J$3.20) . It closed at J$3.09.
  4. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -1.89% and 3.55% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.23 ( from J$4.15 to J$4.38) . It closed at J$4.20.
  5. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded at 2.78% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.67. It closed at J$4.80.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$26.2m were traded. The stock moved +4.96% or +2.48 to close at J$52.46 with 506,317 units traded. (Today’s range: J$49.75 – J$53.69)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$18.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.85% or +0.83 to close at J$98.40 with 189,977 units traded. (Today’s range: J$97.50 – J$99.95)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$12.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.95% or +0.10 to close at J$10.60 with 1,188,978 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.70)
  4. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$6.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.66% or -0.07 to close at J$10.56 with 581,969 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.40 – J$10.60)
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$3.8m were traded. The stock moved -1.61% or -0.61 to close at J$37.28 with 100,100 units traded. (Today’s range: J$37.25 – J$38.60)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved +0.95% or +0.10 to close at J$10.60 (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.70)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 841.7k units traded. The shares moved -1% or -0.01 to close at J$0.99 (Today’s range: J$0.99 – J$1.00)
  3. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 581.10k units traded. The shares moved -0.66% or -0.07 to close at J$10.56 (Today’s range: J$10.40 – J$10.60)
  4. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) – 506.3k units traded. The shares moved +4.96% or +2.48 to close at J$52.46 (Today’s range: J$49.75 – J$53.69)
  5. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 500.4k units traded. The shares moved +3% or +0.09 to close at J$3.09 (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.20)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -15.25% or -5.40 to close at J$30.00 (trading between J$30.00 and J$30.00) with 1,859 shares traded
  2. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) declined -3.34% or -0.20 to close at J$5.79 (trading between J$5.50 and J$6.00) with 37,300 shares traded
  3. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -3.23% or -0.10 to close at J$3.00 (trading between J$3.00 and J$3.04) with 70,851 shares traded
  4. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -2.74% or -0.26 to close at J$9.24 (trading between J$9.20 and J$9.50) with 73,571 shares traded
  5. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) declined -2.20% or -0.16 to close at J$7.10 (trading between J$6.79 and J$7.31) with 8,560 shares traded

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

  1. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) traded as low as -7.50% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.00 (between J$9.25 and J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.99.
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded between -0.46% and -3.70% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.32 (from J$4.16 to J$4.30) . It closed at J$4.23.
  3. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 0.52% and -3.16% below yesterday’s closing price of J$26.86 (from J$26.01 to J$27.00) . It closed at J$26.76.
  4. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between -1.61% and -2.42% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.20 (from J$6.05 to J$6.10) . It closed at J$6.08.
  5. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) traded between -0.39% and -2.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$49.19 (from J$48.05 to J$49.00) . It closed at J$48.32.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Blue Power Group Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$30.00.
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.39. (Today’s range: J$2.39 – J$2.40)

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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