999,212 Units Valued At Over $12.5m Trade. Lasco Distributors Leads Volumes With 525,044 Units – Oct 3, 2012

Today J$12.54 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (1.00 million shares) for 20 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$4.87 million – 159,847 shares traded. 13 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$7.67 million – 839,365 shares traded. 7 Stock(s)

Top 5 % Increases

1. DCOVE ….. +3.45% or +J$0.25 to close at J$7.50 with 1,110 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited
2. CAR ……. +2.48% or +J$1.52 to close at J$62.72 with 22,788 shares traded – Carreras Limited
3. JBG ……. +1.26% or +J$0.06 to close at J$4.83 with 13,980 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
4. NCBJ …… +0.91% or +J$0.20 to close at J$22.20 with 1,000 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. KW …….. +0.59% or +J$0.03 to close at J$5.10 with 600 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. LASD …… J$6,326,780.20 – -1.07% or -J$0.13 to close at J$12.01 with 525,044 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
2. GK …….. J$2,701,685.87 – -1.04% or -J$0.52 to close at J$49.48 with 54,574 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
3. CAR ……. J$1,427,554.26 – +2.48% or +J$1.52 to close at J$62.72 with 22,788 shares traded – Carreras Limited
4. AMG ……. J$945,313.20 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.60 with 262,587 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
5. LASM …… J$375,288.23 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$12.05 with 31,209 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. LASD …… 525,044 shares – -1.07% or -J$0.13 to close at J$12.01 – Lasco Distributors Limited
2. AMG ……. 262,587 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.60 – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
3. GK …….. 54,574 shares – -1.04% or -J$0.52 to close at J$49.48 – GraceKennedy Ltd.
4. LASM …… 31,209 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$12.05 – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
5. CAR ……. 22,788 shares – +2.48% or +J$1.52 to close at J$62.72 – Carreras Limited

Top 5 % Decreases

1. SVL ……. -2.03% or -J$0.05 to close at J$2.41 with 2,000 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
2. GENAC ….. -1.64% or -J$0.03 to close at J$1.80 with 14,100 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. LASD …… -1.07% or -J$0.13 to close at J$12.01 with 525,044 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
4. GK …….. -1.04% or -J$0.52 to close at J$49.48 with 54,574 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
5. MUSIC ….. -0.81% or -J$0.01 to close at J$1.23 with 4,315 shares traded – C2W Music Limited

52 Week high / low

• C2W Music Limited traded at its 52-week low of $1.23.

Other News

• The Board of Directors of Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (SLJ) has declared a dividend of $0.28 per share payable on October 31, 2012 to shareholders on record as at October 17, 2012. The ex-dividend date is October 12, 2012.
• Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (SLJ) has advised that Mr. Peter Clarke has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of SLJ effective October 2, 2012.
• The Jamaica Livestock Association Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended May 31, 2012.