JSE Ends A Volatile Week Down 1.6% – Apr 24, 2020

April 24, 2020

Stock market performance report for Friday 24th of April 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 42.9m Shares ($221.1m) Traded.
  • KEY, LASM & EFRESH Lead Advancers
  • PROVEN, EPLY & PULS Lead Decliners
  • Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) Lead Market Volumes With 7.4m Shares Traded

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 18.93% or +0.78 to close at $4.90 with 4,801 shares traded.
  2. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) shares advanced 14.08% or +0.48 to close at $3.89 with 3,747 shares traded. (Today’s range: $3.89 – $3.90)
  3. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 9.21% or +0.07 to close at $0.83 with 3,262 shares traded.
  4. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd JMD (FIRSTROCKJMD) shares advanced 9.09% or +1.00 to close at $12.00 with 1,500 shares traded.
  5. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 6.67% or +0.22 to close at $3.52 with 1,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: $3.50 – $3.70)

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

  1. FosRich Company Ltd (FOSRICH) traded between 1.31% and 12.75% above yesterday’s closing price of $3.06 ( from $3.10 to $3.45) . It closed at $3.14.
  2. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded between -0.51% and 10.61% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.98 ( from $1.97 to $2.19) . It closed at $2.01.
  3. Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -1.57% and 8.27% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.08 ( from $5.00 to $5.50) . It closed at $5.10.
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) traded between -3.85% and 7.69% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.30 ( from $1.25 to $1.40) . It closed at $1.29.
  5. Carreras Ltd (CAR) traded at 6.66% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.31. It closed at $6.73.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at $34.2m were traded. The stock moved -1.86% or -0.50 to close at $26.43 with 1,325,006 units traded. (Today’s range: $24.60 – $27.00)
  2. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) shares valued at $10.2m were traded. The stock closed firm at $1.38 with 7,394,452 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.38 – $1.39)
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares valued at $8.7m were traded. The stock moved -12.97% or -0.31 to close at $2.08 with 3,858,682 units traded. (Today’s range: $2.01 – $2.50)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $7.6m were traded. The stock moved -0.77% or -0.27 to close at $34.85 with 213,331 units traded. (Today’s range: $34.02 – $36.99)
  5. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $7.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.25% or -0.38 to close at $151.07 with 47,023 units traded. (Today’s range: $148.00 – $152.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) – 7.4m units traded. The shares closed firm at $1.38 (Today’s range: $1.38 – $1.39)
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) – 3.9m units traded. The shares moved -12.97% or -0.31 to close at $2.08 (Today’s range: $2.01 – $2.50)
  3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 1.3m units traded. The shares moved -1.86% or -0.50 to close at $26.43 (Today’s range: $24.60 – $27.00)
  4. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 1.1m units traded. The shares moved +2.99% or +0.02 to close at $0.69 (Today’s range: $0.69 – $0.70)
  5. Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 610.9k units traded. The shares moved +1.33% or +0.01 to close at $0.76 (Today’s range: $0.75 – $0.77)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Proven Investments Ltd (PROVEN) declined -15.38% or -0.0400 to close at $0.2200 (trading between $0.2200 and $0.2400) with 209,001 shares traded
  2. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -14.40% or -2.44 to close at $14.50 (trading between $14.50 and $14.50) with 941 shares traded
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) declined -12.97% or -0.31 to close at $2.08 (trading between $2.01 and $2.50) with 3,858,682 shares traded
  4. Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) declined -7.82% or -2.26 to close at $26.64 (trading between $26.00 and $28.00) with 5,901 shares traded
  5. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) declined -6.54% or -0.52 to close at $7.43 (trading between $7.25 and $7.75) with 3,960 shares traded

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

  1. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) traded between 0.26% and -8.65% below yesterday’s closing price of $26.93 (from $24.60 to $27.00) . It closed at $26.43.
  2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) traded between 4.44% and -8.62% below yesterday’s closing price of $7.66 (from $7.00 to $8.00) . It closed at $7.21.
  3. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) traded as low as -8.33% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.40 (between $2.20 and $2.40) . It closed at $2.29.
  4. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) traded as low as -7.69% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.60 (between $2.40 and $2.60) . It closed at $2.55.
  5. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded as low as -7.69% below yesterday’s closing price of $3.25 (between $3.00 and $3.25) . It closed at $3.08.

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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