1.8m Units Valued at Over J$25.1m Trade for 20 Stocks – 6 Up, 9 Down and 5 Firm – May 18, 2012

Today J$25.14 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (1.82 million shares) for 20 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

1. Main Market – J$24.40 million – 1,510,513 shares traded. 16 Stock(s).
2. Junior Market – J$735.89 thousand – 285,966 shares traded. 3 Stock(s).
3. Preference Shares – J$70.88 thousand – 19,993 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. LASF ….. +2.07% or +J$0.08 to close at J$3.95 with 10,000 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited
2. JBG …… +1.40% or +J$0.07 to close at J$5.07 with 10,100 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
3. GENAC …. +1.39% or +J$0.03 to close at J$2.19 with 265,866 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
4. LAS …… +1.38% or +J$3.79 to close at J$278.79 with 1,450 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
5. SLJ …… +0.09% or +J$0.01 to close at J$10.76 with 12,942 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. PCFS ….. J$12,527,494.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$25.00 with 501,200 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
2. SGJ …… J$7,840,555.38 – -5.15% or -J$1.20 to close at J$22.08 with 347,004 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. CCFG ….. J$2,196,012.00 – -0.44% or -J$0.02 to close at J$4.55 with 482,640 shares traded – Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited
4. CAR …… J$682,152.81 – -1.15% or -J$0.71 to close at J$60.89 with 11,181 shares traded – Carreras Limited
5. GENAC …. J$582,246.54 – +1.39% or +J$0.03 to close at J$2.19 with 265,866 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. PCFS ….. 501,200 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$25.00 – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
2. CCFG ….. 482,640 shares – -0.44% or -J$0.02 to close at J$4.55 – Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited
3. SGJ …… 347,004 shares – -5.15% or -J$1.20 to close at J$22.08 – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. GENAC …. 265,866 shares – +1.39% or +J$0.03 to close at J$2.19 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
5. DG ……. 37,800 shares – -2.00% or -J$0.08 to close at J$3.92 – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. SGJ …… -5.15% or -J$1.20 to close at J$22.08 with 347,004 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. LASM ….. -2.16% or -J$0.25 to close at J$11.30 with 10,100 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
3. DG ……. -2.00% or -J$0.08 to close at J$3.92 with 37,800 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
4. CAR …… -1.15% or -J$0.71 to close at J$60.89 with 11,181 shares traded – Carreras Limited
5. JMMB8.75 . -0.84% or -J$0.03 to close at J$3.55 with 19,993 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%

52 Week high / low

• Carreras Limited traded at its 52-week low of $62.