J$24.02 Million Traded on The JSE Today – March 15, 2012

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Market Performance

Today J$24.02 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (1.89 million shares) for 30.00 securities and this was broken down as follows;

• Regular Market – J$12.83 million – 587,467 units traded. 22 Stocks.
• Junior Market – J$11.03 million – 1,259,808 units traded. 7 Stocks.
• Preference Shares – J$157.50 thousand – 45,000 units traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

• (SLJ) ….. +2.64% or JMD 0.27 to close at JMD 10.48 with 50,210 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
• (AFS) ….. +2.04% or JMD 0.10 to close at JMD 5.01 with 57,823 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited
• (CAR) ….. +1.84% or JMD 1.14 to close at JMD 63.14 with 37,567 shares traded – Carreras Limited
• (BRG) ….. +1.61% or JMD 0.05 to close at JMD 3.15 with 6,641 shares traded – Berger Paints Ltd.
• (JBG) ….. +1.40% or JMD 0.07 to close at JMD 5.07 with 6,560 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

• (LASM) …. J$9,921,197.23 – -6.56% or JMD -0.71 to close at JMD 10.11 with 947,131 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
• (SIJL) …. J$2,812,365.48 – +0.86% or JMD 0.24 to close at JMD 28.26 with 99,412 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
• (SGJ) ….. J$2,680,962.38 – +0.69% or JMD 0.16 to close at JMD 23.31 with 114,205 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
• (NCBJ) …. J$2,402,001.68 – +0.44% or JMD 0.12 to close at JMD 27.12 with 88,244 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
• (CAR) ….. J$2,366,533.17– +1.84% or J$1.14 to close at J$63.14 with 37,567 shares traded – Carreras Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

• (LASM) …. 947,131 shares – -6.56% or JMD -0.71 to close at JMD 10.11 – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
• (CPJ) ….. 171,400 shares – +0.43% or JMD 0.01 to close at JMD 2.34 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
• (SGJ) ….. 114,205 shares – +0.69% or JMD 0.16 to close at JMD 23.31 – Scotia Group Jamaica
• (SIJL) …. 99,412 shares – +0.86% or JMD 0.24 to close at JMD 28.26 – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
• (NCBJ) …. 88,244 shares – +0.44% or JMD 0.12 to close at JMD 27.12 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

• (CBNY) …. -25.00% or JMD -0.01 to close at JMD 0.03 with 10,000 shares traded – Ciboney Group Ltd.
• (RJR) ….. -8.24% or JMD -0.21 to close at JMD 2.34 with 15,575 shares traded – Radio Jamaica Ltd.
• (LASM) …. -6.56% or JMD -0.71 to close at JMD 10.11 with 947,131 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
• (CCFG) …. -4.00% or JMD -0.18 to close at JMD 4.32 with 244 shares traded – Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited
• (LAS) ….. -3.13% or JMD -8.55 to close at JMD 265.00 with 350 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.

52 Week High / Lows

• Kingston Properties Limited traded at its 52-week high of $4.53.
• Access Financial Services Limited traded at its 52-week high of $5.15.