JSE Daily: WISYNCO Lead Market Volumes With 1.4m Shares Traded – Mar 08, 2018

March 8, 2018

Stock market performance report for Thursday 8th of March 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 6.4m shares / $105.6m traded. (20 Advanced / 22 Declined / 9 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 6,412,503 shares, 51 stocks traded, 20 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 51 stocks traded, 21 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) shares advanced 14.11% or +1.49 to close at J$12.05 with 250 shares traded.
  2. Dolphin Cove Ltd (DCOVE) shares advanced 11.80% or +1.90 to close at J$18.00 with 4,700 shares traded.
  3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) shares advanced 10.23% or +0.45 to close at J$4.85 with 100 shares traded.
  4. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 5.94% or +0.28 to close at J$4.99 with 116,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$4.85 – J$5.00)
  5. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) shares advanced 1.94% or +0.08 to close at J$4.20 with 61,807 shares traded.

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

  1. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between -5.46% and 18.18% above yesterday’s closing price of J$46.54 ( from J$44.00 to J$55.00) . It closed at J$44.78.
  2. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between -2.81% and 7.73% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.27 ( from J$4.15 to J$4.60) . It closed at J$4.29.
  3. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) traded between -1.48% and 6.90% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.03 ( from J$2.00 to J$2.17) . It closed at J$2.05.
  4. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded between -7.50% and 6.67% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.00 ( from J$5.55 to J$6.40) . It closed at J$5.89.
  5. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -1.49% and 4.48% above yesterday’s closing price of J$33.50 ( from J$33.00 to J$35.00) . It closed at J$34.04.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$22.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.85% or -0.69 to close at J$36.52 with 610,999 units traded. (Today’s range: J$36.50 – J$37.13)
  2. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$21.1m were traded. The stock moved +1.61% or +0.54 to close at J$34.04 with 621,412 units traded. (Today’s range: J$33.00 – J$35.00)
  3. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at J$15.2m were traded. The stock moved +0.57% or +0.06 to close at J$10.60 with 1,435,099 units traded. (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.72)
  4. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$13.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.33% or -0.33 to close at J$98.37 with 134,798 units traded. (Today’s range: J$98.20 – J$99.50)
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) shares valued at J$8.1m were traded. The stock moved -7.50% or -1.26 to close at J$15.55 with 500,436 units traded. (Today’s range: J$15.00 – J$17.39)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) – 1.4m units traded. The shares moved +0.57% or +0.06 to close at J$10.60 (Today’s range: J$10.50 – J$10.72)
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) – 754.10k units traded. The shares moved -0.44% or -0.02 to close at J$4.52 (Today’s range: J$4.50 – J$4.60)
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) – 621.4k units traded. The shares moved +1.61% or +0.54 to close at J$34.04 (Today’s range: J$33.00 – J$35.00)
  4. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 610.10k units traded. The shares moved -1.85% or -0.69 to close at J$36.52 (Today’s range: J$36.50 – J$37.13)
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) – 500.4k units traded. The shares moved -7.5% or -1.26 to close at J$15.55 (Today’s range: J$15.00 – J$17.39)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) declined -9.54% or -1.59 to close at J$15.08 (trading between J$15.00 and J$16.00) with 5,529 shares traded
  2. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) declined -8.33% or -0.01 to close at J$0.11 (trading between J$0.10 and J$0.11) with 215,154 shares traded
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -7.50% or -1.26 to close at J$15.55 (trading between J$15.00 and J$17.39) with 500,436 shares traded
  4. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -6.40% or -0.41 to close at J$6.00 (trading between J$6.00 and J$6.00) with 9,700 shares traded
  5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) declined -5.07% or -0.76 to close at J$14.24 (trading between J$14.00 and J$14.96) with 2,655 shares traded

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

  1. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded between 6.67% and -7.50% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.00 (from J$5.55 to J$6.40) . It closed at J$5.89.
  2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 18.18% and -5.46% below yesterday’s closing price of J$46.54 (from J$44.00 to J$55.00) . It closed at J$44.78.
  3. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.28% and -5.29% below yesterday’s closing price of J$17.95 (from J$17.00 to J$18.00) . It closed at J$17.56.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between -0.47% and -5.21% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.22 (from J$4.00 to J$4.20) . It closed at J$4.02.
  5. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) traded at -5.00% below yesterday’s closing price of J$10.00. It closed at J$9.50.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. 1834 Investments Limited traded at its 52-week low of J$1.12.

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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