JSE Scores Major Back-To-Back Gains (Up 2.7%), 49 Up – Mar 27, 2020

Stock market performance report for Friday 27th of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

• 12 Stocks up more than 10% today
• Combined Market (All Securities) – 27.1m Shares ($114.2m) Traded.
• KREMI, INDIES & ELITE Lead Advancers
• PJX, CAC & CFF Lead Decliners
• Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) Lead Market Volumes With 9.7m Shares Traded

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) shares advanced 30.81% or +0.65 to close at $2.76 with 15,433 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.75 – $2.76)
2. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares advanced 28.95% or +0.44 to close at $1.96 with 370,612 shares traded. (Today’s range: $1.86 – $2.00)
3. Elite Diagnostics Ltd (ELITE) shares advanced 27.23% or +0.58 to close at $2.71 with 57,904 shares traded. (Today’s range: $2.65 – $2.75)
4. tTech Limited (TTECH) shares advanced 20.86% or +0.73 to close at $4.23 with 50,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: $3.70 – $4.25)
5. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 17.25% or +1.03 to close at $7.00 with 1,740 shares traded.

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

1. QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) traded between -4.48% and 19.40% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.67 ( from $0.64 to $0.80) . It closed at $0.71.
2. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) traded between 8.45% and 18.19% above yesterday’s closing price of $40.57 ( from $44.00 to $47.95) . It closed at $45.18.
3. GWest Corporation Ltd (GWEST) traded between 11.11% and 18.06% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.72 ( from $0.80 to $0.85) . It closed at $0.80.
4. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded between 13.64% and 17.66% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.72 ( from $6.50 to $6.73) . It closed at $6.53.
5. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded at 16.88% above yesterday’s closing price of $3.85. It closed at $4.50.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at $24.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.08% or -0.04 to close at $50.68 with 482,153 units traded. (Today’s range: $50.00 – $51.00)
2. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) shares valued at $12.5m were traded. The stock moved +1.56% or +0.02 to close at $1.30 with 9,661,886 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.27 – $1.32)
3. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) shares valued at $10.9m were traded. The stock moved -8.75% or -1.22 to close at $12.72 with 838,848 units traded. (Today’s range: $12.00 – $14.00)
4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $9.7m were traded. The stock moved +2.86% or +0.96 to close at $34.55 with 279,114 units traded. (Today’s range: $33.77 – $35.90)
5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) shares valued at $7.7m were traded. The stock moved +3.58% or +0.47 to close at $13.61 with 558,494 units traded. (Today’s range: $13.20 – $14.47)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) – 9.7m units traded. The shares moved +1.56% or +0.02 to close at $1.30 (Today’s range: $1.27 – $1.32)
2. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 7.2m units traded. The shares moved +1.61% or +0.01 to close at $0.63 (Today’s range: $0.60 – $0.65)
3. Transjamaican Highway Ltd USD (TJHUSD) – 2.1m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.01
4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved -10.41% or -0.33 to close at $2.84 (Today’s range: $2.75 – $3.30)
5. Pulse Investments (PULS) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved +1.80% or +0.04 to close at $2.26 (Today’s range: $2.00 – $2.53)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -13.32% or -1.18 to close at $7.68 (trading between $7.30 and $8.86) with 416 shares traded
2. CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) declined -12.82% or -1.47 to close at $10.00 (trading between $10.00 and $10.00) with 3,000 shares traded
3. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -12.79% or -1.32 to close at $9.00 (trading between $9.00 and $9.00) with 1,106 shares traded
4. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) declined -10.41% or -0.33 to close at $2.84 (trading between $2.75 and $3.30) with 1,457,018 shares traded
5. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) declined -8.77% or -0.05 to close at $0.52 (trading between $0.51 and $0.57) with 10,000 shares traded

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

1. 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) traded as low as -14.73% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.50 (between $4.69 and $5.50) . It closed at $5.41.
2. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 0.43% and -13.92% below yesterday’s closing price of $13.94 (from $12.00 to $14.00) . It closed at $12.72.
3. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) traded between 12.90% and -11.29% below yesterday’s closing price of $6.20 (from $5.50 to $7.00) . It closed at $5.73.
4. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd USD (FIRSTROCKUSD) traded as low as -11.11% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.09 (between $0.08 and $0.09) . It closed at $0.09.
5. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between 13.96% and -9.91% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.22 (from $2.00 to $2.53) . It closed at $2.26.

52-Week High/Lows

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

1. Transjamaican Highway Ltd USD – $0.01.

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

1. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $9.00.
2. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) traded at its 52-week low of $2.25. (Today’s range: $2.25 – $2.50)

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