JSE Daily: XFUND Hits New High On News of PLAYA Deal – Feb 27, 2018

February 27, 2018

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 27th of February 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 15.0m shares / $181.3m traded. (26 Advanced / 20 Declined / 8 Firm) .
  • There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 15,037,443 shares, 54 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 1,910 shares, 23 stocks traded, 18 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. (PROVEN8.25) shares advanced 14.56% or +0.75 to close at J$5.90 with 800 shares traded.
  2. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares advanced 11.54% or +0.30 to close at J$2.90 with 3,703,621 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.59 – J$3.00)
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 10.56% or +0.19 to close at J$1.99 with 21,904 shares traded.
  4. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) shares advanced 7.14% or +0.50 to close at J$7.50 with 13,559 shares traded.
  5. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) shares advanced 6.78% or +3.05 to close at J$48.05 with 71,095 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$46.00 – J$50.00)

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

  1. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 2.69% and 10.27% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.51 ( from J$14.90 to J$16.00) . It closed at J$15.49.
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 0.60% and 9.93% above yesterday’s closing price of J$15.01 ( from J$15.10 to J$16.50) . It closed at J$15.21.
  3. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded as high as 9.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.00 (between J$5.00 and J$5.45) . It closed at J$5.27.
  4. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded between -0.47% and 7.96% above yesterday’s closing price of J$29.64 ( from J$29.50 to J$32.00) . It closed at J$30.21.
  5. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) traded between 0.46% and 6.20% above yesterday’s closing price of J$17.42 ( from J$17.50 to J$18.50) . It closed at J$17.94.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$61.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.53% or +0.19 to close at J$36.35 with 1,676,995 units traded. (Today’s range: J$36.00 – J$37.50)
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) shares valued at J$28.6m were traded. The stock moved +1.33% or +0.20 to close at J$15.21 with 1,810,044 units traded. (Today’s range: J$15.10 – J$16.50)
  3. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$25.4m were traded. The stock moved +1.08% or +0.47 to close at J$43.99 with 579,581 units traded. (Today’s range: J$43.67 – J$44.10)
  4. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) shares valued at J$10.4m were traded. The stock moved +11.54% or +0.30 to close at J$2.90 with 3,703,621 units traded. (Today’s range: J$2.59 – J$3.00)
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at J$9.6m were traded. The stock moved -2.61% or -0.31 to close at J$11.57 with 817,410 units traded. (Today’s range: J$11.51 – J$12.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) – 3.7m units traded. The shares moved +11.54% or +0.30 to close at J$2.90 (Today’s range: J$2.59 – J$3.00)
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) – 1.8m units traded. The shares moved +1.33% or +0.20 to close at J$15.21 (Today’s range: J$15.10 – J$16.50)
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) – 1.7m units traded. The shares moved +0.53% or +0.19 to close at J$36.35 (Today’s range: J$36.00 – J$37.50)
  4. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -2.53% or -0.07 to close at J$2.70 (Today’s range: J$2.66 – J$2.80)
  5. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$0.10

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) declined -12.50% or -1.50 to close at J$10.50 (trading between J$10.50 and J$10.50) with 100 shares traded
  2. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) declined -8.70% or -0.12 to close at J$1.26 (trading between J$1.25 and J$1.26) with 176,022 shares traded
  3. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -5.26% or -0.23 to close at J$4.14 (trading between J$4.07 and J$4.36) with 184,234 shares traded
  4. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) declined -5.17% or -0.12 to close at J$2.20 (trading between J$2.20 and J$2.20) with 115,129 shares traded
  5. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) declined -3.75% or -0.30 to close at J$7.70 (trading between J$7.70 and J$7.70) with 100 shares traded

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

  1. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 2.91% and -21.36% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.15 (from J$4.05 to J$5.30) . It closed at J$5.03.
  2. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded as low as -7.04% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.70 (between J$2.51 and J$2.70) . It closed at J$2.68.
  3. Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) traded between 2.76% and -6.58% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.71 (from J$4.40 to J$4.84) . It closed at J$4.56.
  4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded as low as -6.32% below yesterday’s closing price of J$4.43 (between J$4.15 and J$4.43) . It closed at J$4.27.
  5. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded as low as -4.17% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.20 (between J$1.15 and J$1.20) . It closed at J$1.17.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Sagicor X Fund – J$16.00. (Today’s range: J$14.90 – J$16.00)

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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