$37m Traded. 4 More Stocks Tumble to 52-Week Lows – Aug 24, 2012

Today J$37.26 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (3.72 million shares) for 28 securities.

This was broken down as follows;
Main Market – J$36.85 million – 3,071,762 shares traded. 20 Stock(s).
Junior Market – J$416.00 thousand – 192,100 shares traded. 5 Stock(s).
Preference Shares – J$1.59 million – 453,900 shares traded. 2 Stock(s).
USD Market – US$9.00 hundred – 100 shares traded. 0 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. CCC ……. +3.54% or +J$0.04 to close at J$1.17 with 2,500 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
2. SIJL …… +1.42% or +J$0.42 to close at J$30.00 with 10,000 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
3. DG …….. +0.99% or +J$0.04 to close at J$4.10 with 118,000 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
4. LASD …… +0.71% or +J$0.09 to close at J$12.82 with 999 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
5. JMMB …… +0.70% or +J$0.06 to close at J$8.68 with 34,100 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. SLJ ……. J$21,850,400.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.40 with 2,101,000 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
2. SGJ ……. J$5,514,204.15 – +0.50% or +J$0.10 to close at J$20.13 with 269,314 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. CAR ……. J$1,679,315.00 – -1.66% or -J$0.93 to close at J$55.00 with 30,533 shares traded – Carreras Limited
4. JMMB8.75 .. J$1,580,970.00 – +0.29% or +J$0.01 to close at J$3.49 with 453,000 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
5. SEP ……. J$1,294,404.38 – -0.06% or -J$0.01 to close at J$16.00 with 80,875 shares traded – Seprod Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. SLJ ……. 2,101,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.40 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
2. JMMB8.75 .. 453,000 shares – +0.29% or +J$0.01 to close at J$3.49 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
3. SGJ ……. 269,314 shares – +0.50% or +J$0.10 to close at J$20.13 – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. GLNR …… 162,421 shares – -6.83% or -J$0.11 to close at J$1.50 – Gleaner Company
5. CPJ ……. 127,124 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$2.28 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica

Top 5 % Decreases

1. PULS …… -21.43% or -J$0.30 to close at J$1.10 with 1,500 shares traded – Pulse Investments
2. GLNR …… -6.83% or -J$0.11 to close at J$1.50 with 162,421 shares traded – Gleaner Company
3. MUSIC ….. -6.72% or -J$0.09 to close at J$1.25 with 7,500 shares traded – C2W Music Limited
4. CWJA …… -4.55% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.21 with 23,571 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
5. CAR ……. -1.66% or -J$0.93 to close at J$55.00 with 30,533 shares traded – Carreras Limited

52 Week high / low

1. C2W Music Limited traded at its 52-week low of $1.25.
2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited traded at its 52-week low of $1.8.
3. Pulse Investments traded at its 52-week low of $1.1.
4. Seprod Limited traded at its 52-week low of $16.

Other News

• The Board of Directors of Radio Jamaica Limited has declared a dividend of $0.08 per share payable on October 24, 2012 to shareholders on record as at September 24, 2012. The ex-dividend date is September 20, 2012.
• The Annual General Meeting of Kingston Wharves Limited will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, 14 – 20 Port Royal Street, Kingston on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
• The Annual General Meeting of Trinidad Cement Limited will be held at the Training Room, TCL Compound, Southern Main Road, Claxton Bay, Trinidad on Friday October 12, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.