Access Financial Dominates the Stock Market with J$71.2 Million in Trades – March 19, 2012

Today J$102.89 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (17.82 million shares) for 27.00 securities and this was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$14.86 million – 1,753,198 shares traded. 17 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$87.73 million – 15,981,439 shares traded. 9 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$304.94 thousand – 87,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. (DG) …… +12.19% or +J$0.49 to close at J$4.51 with 1,000 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
2. (SVL) ….. +6.77% or +J$0.17 to close at J$2.68 with 80,000 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
3. (PCFS) …. +3.51% or +J$0.92 to close at J$27.10 with 19,720 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
4. (CCC) ….. +2.88% or +J$0.08 to close at J$2.86 with 594,795 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
5. (SIJL) …. +2.49% or +J$0.71 to close at J$29.21 with 7,050 shares traded – Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. (AFS) ….. J$71,184,950.00 – +1.60% or +J$0.08 to close at J$5.08 with 14,110,000 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited
2. (LASD) …. J$10,327,249.80 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$11.02 with 936,712 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
3. (DCOVE) … J$5,056,967.49 – -0.15% or -J$0.01 to close at J$6.50 with 777,397 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited
4. (GK) …… J$2,835,875.00 – -0.02% or -J$0.01 to close at J$61.01 with 46,300 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
5. (JBG) ….. J$2,652,000.00 – -1.17% or -J$0.06 to close at J$5.07 with 520,000 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. (AFS) ….. 14,110,000 shares – +1.60% or +J$0.08 to close at J$5.08 – Access Financial Services Limited
2. (LASD) …. 936,712 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$11.02 – Lasco Distributors Limited
3. (DCOVE) … 777,397 shares – -0.15% or -J$0.01 to close at J$6.50 – Dolphin Cove Limited
4. (CCC) ….. 594,795 shares – +2.88% or +J$0.08 to close at J$2.86 – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
5. (JBG) ….. 520,000 shares – -1.17% or -J$0.06 to close at J$5.07 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. (HONBUN) .. -7.53% or -J$0.35 to close at J$4.30 with 44,699 shares traded – Honey Bun (1982) Limited
2. (JBG) ….. -1.17% or -J$0.06 to close at J$5.07 with 520,000 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
3. (JMMB) …. -1.00% or -J$0.10 to close at J$9.90 with 174,250 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
4. (SEP) ….. -0.50% or -J$0.10 to close at J$19.90 with 1,400 shares traded – Seprod Limited
5. (SGJ) -0.21% or -J$0.05 to close at J$23.71 with 61,600 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica

Other News

1. Pan Caribbean Financial Services Limited has advised of the following resignations of two members of the senior management team:
1. Nichole Case, effective March 30, 2012
2. Margaret McPherson, effective May 2, 2012
2. Seprod Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.