Today J$20.25 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.09 million shares) for 33 securities.
US$2.00 thousand was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US$ Market (20,000 units) for 0 security.
This was broken down as follows;
- Main Market – J$19.18 million – 1,582,620 shares traded. 20 Stock(s).
- Junior Market – J$1.08 million – 156,238 shares traded. 9 Stock(s).
- Preference Shares – J$1.11 million – 327,445 shares traded. 3 Stock(s).
- USD Market – US$2.00 thousand – 20,000 shares traded. 0 Stock(s).
Top 5 % Increases
- LASD ….. +7.61% or +J$0.92 to close at J$13.01 with 64,910 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
- CAR (XD) . +6.67% or +J$3.38 to close at J$54.04 with 7,100 shares traded – Carreras Limited
- SVL …… +5.58% or +J$0.14 to close at J$2.65 with 11,200 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
- BIL …… +4.29% or +J$0.15 to close at J$3.65 with 13,300 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
- SGJ …… +4.28% or +J$0.90 to close at J$21.92 with 344,323 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
Top 5 Value Traded
- SGJ …… J$7,497,633.33 – +4.28% or +J$0.90 to close at J$21.92 with 344,323 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
- NCBJ ….. J$6,324,153.65 – -0.49% or -J$0.12 to close at J$24.52 with 257,603 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
- JBG …… J$1,426,236.53 – -1.05% or -J$0.05 to close at J$4.70 with 301,849 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
- JMMB8.75 . J$1,000,443.25 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.55 with 281,815 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
- LASD ….. J$844,479.10 – +7.61% or +J$0.92 to close at J$13.01 with 64,910 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
Top 5 Volume Traded
- CWJA ….. 380,000 shares – -5.56% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.17 – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
- SGJ …… 344,323 shares – +4.28% or +J$0.90 to close at J$21.92 – Scotia Group Jamaica
- JBG …… 301,849 shares – -1.05% or -J$0.05 to close at J$4.70 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
- JMMB8.75 . 281,815 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.55 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
- NCBJ ….. 257,603 shares – -0.49% or -J$0.12 to close at J$24.52 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
Bottom 5 % Change
- CCC …… -22.58% or -J$0.35 to close at J$1.20 with 11,500 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
- CWJA ….. -5.56% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.17 with 380,000 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
- SIJL ….. -3.36% or -J$0.94 to close at J$27.05 with 4,300 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
- DCOVE …. -2.65% or -J$0.18 to close at J$6.61 with 1,000 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited
- SEP …… -2.16% or -J$0.40 to close at J$18.10 with 6,467 shares traded – Seprod Limited
52 Week high / low
- C2W Music Limited traded at its 52-week low of $1.35.
- Caribbean Cement Company Ltd. traded at its 52-week low of $1.2.
Other News
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012.
- Radio Jamaica Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012.
- Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited (SIJL) has advised that Mr. Marcel Schroder has been appointed a director of SIJL effective May 22, 2012.
- The Board of Directors of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Limited has approved a quarterly dividend of 6.57% per annum on the Redeemable Variable Rate Preference Shares for the period March 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012 in the amount of $0.0332 per share. The dividend is payable on June 11, 2012 to shareholders on record as at June 7, 2012. The ex-dividend date is June 5, 2012.
- The Jamaica Livestock Association Limited has advised that its audited financial statements for the year ended November 2011 will be delayed for an additional two months starting from May 31, 2012.
