Massive 3.6% Gain (Plus 4 Day Streak) To End A Terrible Month – Mar 31, 2020

March 31, 2020

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 31st of March 2020 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Today’s Highlights

  • 1 52-Week Low(s) Today
  • Combined Market (All Securities) – 60.5m Shares ($707.2m) Traded.
  • FIRSTROCKUSD, SML & AFS Lead Advancers
  • ROC, PURITY & GENAC Lead Decliners
  • Pulse Investments (PULS) Lead Market Volumes With 17.2m Shares Traded

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. First Rock Capital Holdings Ltd USD (FIRSTROCKUSD) shares advanced 28.57% or +0.02 to close at $0.09 with 4,045 shares traded. (Today’s range: $0.08 – $0.10)
  2. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) shares advanced 22.99% or +1.06 to close at $5.67 with 16,615 shares traded. (Today’s range: $5.64 – $5.75)
  3. Access Financial Services Ltd (AFS) shares advanced 17.36% or +3.69 to close at $24.95 with 18,818 shares traded. (Today’s range: $22.98 – $26.00)
  4. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) shares advanced 16.00% or +1.44 to close at $10.44 with 60,122 shares traded. (Today’s range: $10.10 – $10.50)
  5. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) shares advanced 16.00% or +0.20 to close at $1.45 with 880 shares traded.

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

  1. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between 5.17% and 32.76% above yesterday’s closing price of $0.58 ( from $0.61 to $0.77) . It closed at $0.62.
  2. Jamaica Producers Group Ltd (JP) traded between 0.11% and 30.22% above yesterday’s closing price of $18.43 ( from $18.45 to $24.00) . It closed at $21.33.
  3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) traded between 2.03% and 29.95% above yesterday’s closing price of $1.97 ( from $2.01 to $2.56) . It closed at $2.24.
  4. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between 0.21% and 25.26% above yesterday’s closing price of $19.12 ( from $19.16 to $23.95) . It closed at $21.60.
  5. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between 6.01% and 22.26% above yesterday’s closing price of $2.83 ( from $3.00 to $3.46) . It closed at $3.24.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) shares valued at $403.6m were traded. The stock moved +7.63% or +4.18 to close at $58.97 with 6,970,721 units traded. (Today’s range: $56.80 – $59.00)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at $94.5m were traded. The stock moved +5.38% or +1.94 to close at $38.01 with 2,521,461 units traded. (Today’s range: $35.01 – $39.98)
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares valued at $55.4m were traded. The stock moved +14.49% or +0.41 to close at $3.24 with 17,162,610 units traded. (Today’s range: $3.00 – $3.46)
  4. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) shares valued at $23.3m were traded. The stock moved -4.31% or -0.10 to close at $2.22 with 10,368,364 units traded. (Today’s range: $2.00 – $2.50)
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at $15.8m were traded. The stock moved +5.18% or +2.36 to close at $47.95 with 341,368 units traded. (Today’s range: $40.38 – $52.40)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Pulse Investments (PULS) – 17.2m units traded. The shares moved +14.49% or +0.41 to close at $3.24 (Today’s range: $3.00 – $3.46)
  2. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) – 10.4m units traded. The shares moved -4.31% or -0.10 to close at $2.22 (Today’s range: $2.00 – $2.50)
  3. Transjamaican Highway Ltd USD (TJHUSD) – 7.3m units traded. The shares closed firm at $0.01
  4. Barita Investments Ltd (BIL) – 7.0m units traded. The shares moved +7.63% or +4.18 to close at $58.97 (Today’s range: $56.80 – $59.00)
  5. Wigton Windfarm Ltd (WIG) – 6.9m units traded. The shares moved +2.94% or +0.02 to close at $0.70 (Today’s range: $0.66 – $0.72)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) declined -13.04% or -0.45 to close at $3.00 (trading between $3.00 and $3.00) with 10,658 shares traded
  2. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -12.90% or -0.20 to close at $1.35 (trading between $1.35 and $1.35) with 99,000 shares traded
  3. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) declined -12.41% or -0.71 to close at $5.01 (trading between $4.60 and $5.72) with 36,117 shares traded
  4. Cargo Handlers Ltd (CHL) declined -5.00% or -0.30 to close at $5.70 (trading between $5.70 and $5.70) with 400 shares traded
  5. Portland JSX Limited (PJX) declined -4.95% or -0.38 to close at $7.30 (trading between $7.30 and $7.30) with 276 shares traded

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

  1. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund – Value Fund (CPFV) traded between -1.25% and -15.00% below yesterday’s closing price of $40.00 (from $34.00 to $39.50) . It closed at $38.89.
  2. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) (CPJ) traded between 7.76% and -13.79% below yesterday’s closing price of $2.32 (from $2.00 to $2.50) . It closed at $2.22.
  3. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 14.94% and -11.43% below yesterday’s closing price of $45.59 (from $40.38 to $52.40) . It closed at $47.95.
  4. tTech Limited (TTECH) traded as low as -10.59% below yesterday’s closing price of $4.25 (between $3.80 and $4.25) . It closed at $4.24.
  5. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between 6.01% and -5.48% below yesterday’s closing price of $5.66 (from $5.35 to $6.00) . It closed at $5.64.

52-Week High/Lows

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

  1. Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) traded at its 52-week low of $2.00. (Today’s range: $2.00 – $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

 

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