AMG Advances 8%, DCOVE Up 7.36%. J$16.65 Million Traded – March 27, 2012

Today J$16.65 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.37 million shares) for 26 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$14.92 million – 1,745,788 shares traded. 17 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$1.74 million – 540,279 shares traded. 8 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$297.50 thousand – 85,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. AMG …… +8.00% or +J$0.30 to close at J$4.05 with 72,000 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
2. DCOVE …. +7.36% or +J$0.48 to close at J$7.00 with 1,836 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited
3. DG ……. +6.12% or +J$0.26 to close at J$4.51 with 8,000 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
4. PCFS ….. +2.27% or +J$0.60 to close at J$27.00 with 2,000 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
5. LASD ….. +2.22% or +J$0.25 to close at J$11.50 with 4,850 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCBJ ….. J$3,882,756.03 – -0.60% or -J$0.16 to close at J$26.38 with 146,381 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. JBG …… J$3,665,984.79 – -0.21% or -J$0.01 to close at J$4.80 with 762,159 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
3. JMMB ….. J$2,744,498.55 – -0.20% or -J$0.02 to close at J$9.90 with 275,829 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
4. SEP …… J$1,982,104.59 – -0.05% or -J$0.01 to close at J$19.01 with 104,239 shares traded – Seprod Limited
5. MIL …… J$900,000.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.00 with 300,000 shares traded – Mayberry Investments Ltd

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. JBG …… 762,159 shares – -0.21% or -J$0.01 to close at J$4.80 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
2. GENAC …. 380,387 shares – -2.33% or -J$0.05 to close at J$2.10 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. MIL …… 300,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.00 – Mayberry Investments Ltd
4. JMMB ….. 275,829 shares – -0.20% or -J$0.02 to close at J$9.90 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. NCBJ ….. 146,381 shares – -0.60% or -J$0.16 to close at J$26.38 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. SVL …… -7.27% or -J$0.21 to close at J$2.68 with 5,000 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
2. SIJL ….. -2.84% or -J$0.85 to close at J$29.09 with 10,558 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
3. GENAC …. -2.33% or -J$0.05 to close at J$2.10 with 380,387 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
4. AFS (XD) . -2.04% or -J$0.10 to close at J$4.80 with 10,000 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited
5. LASF ….. -1.25% or -J$0.05 to close at J$3.95 with 19,606 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited

Other News

• Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited (SIJL) has advised that Dr. Adrian Stokes, Vice President, Strategic Planning, Projects and Products Development, has been transferred from SIJL to assume the position of Group Strategist effective March 31, 2012 with The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited.