AMG, Lasco Hit 52-Week Highs. $36.4m / 27 Stocks Traded – 13 Up, 6 Down and 8 Firm – April 19, 2013

Today J$36.42 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (6.65 million shares) for 27 securities.
US$20.65 thousand was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US$ Market (187,730 units) for 1 security.
This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$32.68 million – 1,351,858 shares traded. 14 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$3.74 million – 663,829 shares traded. 9 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$22.47 million – 4,448,104 shares traded. 3 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$20.65 thousand – 187,730 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. AMG ……. +6.32% or +J$0.24 to close at J$4.04 with 23,600 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
2. GENAC ….. +3.45% or +J$0.05 to close at J$1.50 with 56,312 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. S ……… +3.33% or +J$0.50 to close at J$15.50 with 9,540 shares traded – Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited
4. AFS ……. +3.24% or +J$0.22 to close at J$7.00 with 100,000 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited
5. SIJL …… +2.82% or +J$0.63 to close at J$23.00 with 228 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. SGJ ……. J$4,131,970.13 – -0.91% or -J$0.19 to close at J$20.78 with 196,995 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. GK …….. J$2,734,866.50 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$53.50 with 51,119 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
3. MIL ……. J$1,600,000.00 – -0.50% or -J$0.01 to close at J$2.00 with 800,000 shares traded – Mayberry Investments Ltd
4. LASM …… J$1,107,103.00 – -0.18% or -J$0.02 to close at J$11.01 with 100,600 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
5. CAR ……. J$814,581.75 – +0.02% or +J$0.01 to close at J$55.98 with 14,550 shares traded – Carreras Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. MIL ……. 800,000 shares – -0.50% or -J$0.01 to close at J$2.00 – Mayberry Investments Ltd
2. CCC ……. 200,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$0.80 – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
3. SGJ ……. 196,995 shares – -0.91% or -J$0.19 to close at J$20.78 – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. PROVEN …. 187,730 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$0.11 – Proven Investments Limited
5. CPJ ……. 139,330 shares – +0.50% or +J$0.01 to close at J$2.01 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica

Top 5 % Decreases

1. GLNR …… -3.33% or -J$0.04 to close at J$1.16 with 23,250 shares traded – Gleaner Company
2. SGJ ……. -0.91% or -J$0.19 to close at J$20.78 with 196,995 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. NCBJ …… -0.55% or -J$0.10 to close at J$18.18 with 2,730 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
4. MIL ……. -0.50% or -J$0.01 to close at J$2.00 with 800,000 shares traded – Mayberry Investments Ltd
5. FCIB …… -0.49% or -J$0.50 to close at J$101.50 with 3,366 shares traded – First Caribbean International Bank

52 Week high / low

• AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited traded at its 52-week high of $4.36.
• Lasco Financial Services Limited traded at its 52-week high of $7.2.
• Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited traded at its 52-week low of $3.2.

Other News

• K.L.E. Group Limited (KLE) has advised that the composition of its Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee were changed effective March 21, 2013.
  Audit Committee: Joseph M. Matalon (Chairman), Audrey Marks, Norman Peart and N. Patrick McDonald
  Remuneration Committee: Audrey Marks (Chairman), Joseph M. Matalon, N. Patrick McDonald, Stephen Shirley and
  Kevin Bourke