Stock market performance report for Tuesday 5th of May 2020 below.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
Today’s Highlights
- 1 New 52-Week High(s) & 1 52-Week Low(s) Today
- Combined Market (All Securities) – 17.2m Shares ($95.7m) Traded.
- MEEG, CCC & KEY Lead Advancers
- SALF, SSLVC & KEX Lead Decliners
- Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) Lead Market Volumes With 5.1m Shares Traded
Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)
- Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) shares advanced 26.36% or +1.02 to close at $4.89 with 1,100 shares traded.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares advanced 9.95% or +4.09 to close at $45.20 with 8,155 shares traded. (Today’s range: $44.99 – $45.99)
- Key Insurance Company Limited (KEY) shares advanced 7.91% or +0.64 to close at $8.73 with 302,746 shares traded. (Today’s range: $8.10 – $9.95)
- Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) shares advanced 5.47% or +0.14 to close at $2.70 with 1,000 shares traded.
- Express Catering Ltd (ECL) shares advanced 5.03% or +0.16 to close at $3.34 with 6,229 shares traded.
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)
- Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded as high as 18.83% above yesterday’s closing price of $6.69 (between $6.69 and $7.95) . It closed at $6.75.
- Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD (SCIUSD) traded as high as 14.29% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.14 (between $0.14 and $0.16) . It closed at $0.14.
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between -14.98% and 9.09% above yesterday’s closing price of $5.94 ( from $5.05 to $6.48) . It closed at $5.51.
- Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) traded between -4.48% and 8.66% above yesterday’s closing price of $3.35 ( from $3.20 to $3.64) . It closed at $3.33.
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between -4.76% and 6.19% above yesterday’s closing price of $4.20 ( from $4.00 to $4.46) . It closed at $4.02.
Top 5 Value Traded
- NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at $19.6m were traded. The stock moved -1.28% or -1.78 to close at $136.88 with 140,023 units traded. (Today’s range: $135.00 – $145.00)
- Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at $14.5m were traded. The stock moved +3.34% or +1.50 to close at $46.45 with 316,045 units traded. (Today’s range: $45.00 – $46.50)
- Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at $11.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.92% or -0.41 to close at $44.27 with 253,221 units traded. (Today’s range: $44.00 – $44.90)
- Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) shares valued at $8.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.84% or -0.03 to close at $1.60 with 5,104,090 units traded. (Today’s range: $1.60 – $1.69)
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares valued at $5.3m were traded. The stock moved -4.29% or -0.18 to close at $4.02 with 1,241,712 units traded. (Today’s range: $4.00 – $4.46)
Top 5 Volume Traded
- Mailpac Group Ltd (MAILPAC) – 5.1m units traded. The shares moved -1.84% or -0.03 to close at $1.60 (Today’s range: $1.60 – $1.69)
- Transjamaican Highway Ltd JMD (TJH) – 3.3m units traded. The shares moved +0.73% or +0.01 to close at $1.38 (Today’s range: $1.38 – $1.39)
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) – 1.2m units traded. The shares moved -4.29% or -0.18 to close at $4.02 (Today’s range: $4.00 – $4.46)
- Sagicor Select Funds Ltd – Financial (SELECTF) – 860.2k units traded. The shares moved -4.11% or -0.03 to close at $0.70 (Today’s range: $0.70 – $0.75)
- Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 756.3k units traded. The shares moved -2.86% or -0.02 to close at $0.68 (Today’s range: $0.68 – $0.70)
Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)
- Salada Foods Ltd (SALF) declined -14.04% or -4.00 to close at $24.50 (trading between $24.50 and $24.50) with 1 shares traded
- SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Ltd (SSLVC) declined -13.04% or -0.12 to close at $0.80 (trading between $0.73 and $0.85) with 396,000 shares traded
- Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) declined -12.79% or -1.15 to close at $7.84 (trading between $7.21 and $8.99) with 25,134 shares traded
- Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -10.13% or -1.28 to close at $11.36 (trading between $11.00 and $13.00) with 58,856 shares traded
- 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) declined -9.86% or -0.69 to close at $6.31 (trading between $6.31 and $6.31) with 250 shares traded
Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)
- Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) traded as low as -15.00% below yesterday’s closing price of $26.00 (between $22.10 and $26.00) . It closed at $24.05.
- Honey Bun (1982) Ltd (HONBUN) traded between 9.09% and -14.98% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.94 (from $5.05 to $6.48) . It closed at $5.51.
- QWI Investments Ltd (QWI) traded between 2.70% and -10.81% below yesterday’s closing price of $0.74 (from $0.66 to $0.76) . It closed at $0.70.
- Eppley Caribbean Property Fund – Value Fund (CPFV) traded at -8.43% below yesterday’s closing price of $37.13. It closed at $34.00.
- Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) traded between -6.07% and -8.02% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.11 (from $4.70 to $4.80) . It closed at $4.75.
52-Week High/Lows
1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)
- Key Insurance Company Limited – $9.95. (Today’s range: $8.10 – $9.95)
1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)
- Salada Foods Ltd traded at its 52-week low of $24.50.
Note:
- JSE Combined Index (J$) 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