Almost J$1 Billion on the Stock Exhange. BIG DEAL! Due to NCB Trading Almost J$800 Million – May 14, 2012

Today J$842.33 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (38.59 million shares) for 26 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$840.77 million – 38,278,495 shares traded. 17 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$1.56 million – 258,934 shares traded. 7 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$179.39 thousand – 50,500 shares traded. 2 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. CPJ …… +11.06% or +J$0.26 to close at J$2.61 with 4,000 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
2. CWJA ….. +5.26% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.20 with 3,413,140 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
3. JMMB8.5 .. +5.07% or +J$0.18 to close at J$3.73 with 500 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 8.50%
4. CCC …… +3.64% or +J$0.06 to close at J$1.71 with 3,060 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
5. RJR …… +2.82% or +J$0.07 to close at J$2.55 with 44,665 shares traded – Radio Jamaica Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCBJ ….. J$797,569,316.25 – -1.43% or -J$0.35 to close at J$24.15 with 32,788,050 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. SIJL ….. J$41,115,611.88 – -4.28% or -J$1.20 to close at J$26.83 with 1,500,296 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
3. PCFS ….. J$2,657,200.00 – +0.08% or +J$0.02 to close at J$26.10 with 102,200 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
4. SEP …… J$2,604,448.50 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$18.50 with 140,781 shares traded – Seprod Limited
5. DCOVE …. J$1,149,491.36 – -0.61% or -J$0.04 to close at J$6.56 with 175,361 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. NCBJ ….. 32,788,050 shares – -1.43% or -J$0.35 to close at J$24.15 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. CWJA ….. 3,413,140 shares – +5.26% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.20 – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
3. SIJL ….. 1,500,296 shares – -4.28% or -J$1.20 to close at J$26.83 – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
4. DCOVE …. 175,361 shares – -0.61% or -J$0.04 to close at J$6.56 – Dolphin Cove Limited
5. SEP …… 140,781 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$18.50 – Seprod Limited

Bottom 5 % Change

1. GLNR ….. -12.92% or -J$0.23 to close at J$1.55 with 28,650 shares traded – Gleaner Company
2. MIL …… -5.62% or -J$0.14 to close at J$2.35 with 10,301 shares traded – Mayberry Investments Ltd
3. SIJL ….. -4.28% or -J$1.20 to close at J$26.83 with 1,500,296 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
4. JMMB ….. -2.17% or -J$0.24 to close at J$10.80 with 3,825 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. AMG …… -1.74% or -J$0.07 to close at J$3.95 with 668 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited

52 Week high / low

• Gleaner Company traded at its 52-week low of $1.55.
• Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 8.50% traded at its 52-week high of $4.

Other News

• Montego Bay Ice Company Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
• Lascelles deMercado & Co Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended March 31, 2012.
• Kingston Wharves Limited has advised that it will be submitting the electronic copy of its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2011 by May 22, 2012 and the hard copy by May 29, 2012.
• Cargo Handlers Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended March 31, 2012.
• Honey Bun (1982) Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended March 31, 2012.