$8.14m Traded. JMMB8.75% and General Accident Hit 52-Week Low – Sep 11, 2012

Today J$8.14 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (0.77 million shares) for 23 securities.
US$9.00 hundred was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US$ Market (10,000 units) for 1 security.
This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$7.53 million – 484,740 shares traded. 13 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$609.63 thousand – 209,100 shares traded. 8 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$217.35 thousand – 64,495 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$9.00 hundred – 10,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. LASM …… +6.96% or +J$0.77 to close at J$11.83 with 6,200 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
2. DCOVE ….. +4.14% or +J$0.29 to close at J$7.29 with 4,420 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited
3. LAS ……. +2.85% or +J$10.66 to close at J$385.00 with 141 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
4. CAR ……. +2.38% or +J$1.32 to close at J$56.83 with 1,200 shares traded – Carreras Limited
5. SGJ ……. +1.80% or +J$0.39 to close at J$22.08 with 9,147 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCBJ …… J$4,888,390.50 – -1.23% or -J$0.28 to close at J$22.51 with 216,540 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. SLJ ……. J$1,381,056.33 – -2.22% or -J$0.23 to close at J$10.14 with 136,603 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
3. GK …….. J$322,146.00 – -0.08% or -J$0.04 to close at J$49.69 with 6,508 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
4. CPJ ……. J$234,140.00 – -1.71% or -J$0.04 to close at J$2.30 with 101,800 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
5. JMMB8.75 .. J$217,348.15 – -0.29% or -J$0.01 to close at J$3.38 with 64,495 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. NCBJ …… 216,540 shares – -1.23% or -J$0.28 to close at J$22.51 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. SLJ ……. 136,603 shares – -2.22% or -J$0.23 to close at J$10.14 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
3. CPJ ……. 101,800 shares – -1.71% or -J$0.04 to close at J$2.30 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
4. GENAC ….. 67,887 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$1.85 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
5. JMMB8.75 .. 64,495 shares – -0.29% or -J$0.01 to close at J$3.38 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%

Top 5 % Decreases

1. AMG ……. -5.76% or -J$0.22 to close at J$3.60 with 7,050 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
2. LASD …… -2.91% or -J$0.36 to close at J$12.00 with 2,145 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
3. SLJ ……. -2.22% or -J$0.23 to close at J$10.14 with 136,603 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
4. KW …….. -1.76% or -J$0.09 to close at J$5.01 with 100 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.
5. CPJ ……. -1.71% or -J$0.04 to close at J$2.30 with 101,800 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica

52 Week high / low

• General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited traded at its 52-week low of $1.85.
• Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75% traded at its 52-week low of $3.35.

Other News

• Pulse Investments Limited has advised that its audited report for the year ended June 30, 2012 and its Annual Report for the year ended June 30, 2011 are expected to be available before the end of September 2012.
• FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has advised of the following appointments on September 10, 2012: Mr. Brian Lee has been named as the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer following the resignation of Ms. Kiyomi Daniel. Mr Lee will join the bank early in 2013. Mr. David Whitcroft has been named Group Treasurer effective October 1, 2012 as successor to Mr. Richard Rice. Most recently Mr. Whitcroft has been Director, Offshore Treasury & Investments.
• The Board of Directors of General Accident Insurance Company Limited has declared a dividend of $0.0485 per share payable on September 28, 2012 to shareholders on record as at September 21, 2012. The ex-dividend date is September 19, 2012.