Carreras In High Demand. J$36.6m Traded / 48% of Market Volume. Paramount Advances 18% – Jan 2, 2013

Today J$40.32 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (1.52 million shares) for 22 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$38.95 million – 1,281,763 shares traded. 16 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$1.37 million – 235,860 shares traded. 6 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$0.00 hundred – 00 shares traded. 0 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$0.00 – 00 shares traded. 0 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. PTL ……. +17.92% or +J$0.50 to close at J$3.29 with 255,744 shares traded – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited
2. GENAC ….. +13.64% or +J$0.24 to close at J$2.00 with 97,000 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. S ……… +9.30% or +J$2.06 to close at J$24.20 with 5,000 shares traded – Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited
4. BIL ……. +5.43% or +J$0.15 to close at J$2.91 with 31,063 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
5. SEP ……. +3.23% or +J$0.50 to close at J$16.00 with 3,110 shares traded – Seprod Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. CAR ……. J$36,560,772.66 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$50.01 with 730,412 shares traded – Carreras Limited
2. PTL ……. J$826,053.12 – +17.92% or +J$0.50 to close at J$3.29 with 255,744 shares traded – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited
3. DG …….. J$585,263.73 – -9.78% or -J$0.44 to close at J$4.06 with 143,623 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
4. LASD …… J$552,750.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$11.05 with 50,000 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
5. LASM …… J$266,301.48 – -0.45% or -J$0.05 to close at J$10.96 with 24,342 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. CAR ……. 730,412 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$50.01 – Carreras Limited
2. PTL ……. 255,744 shares – +17.92% or +J$0.50 to close at J$3.29 – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited
3. DG …….. 143,623 shares – -9.78% or -J$0.44 to close at J$4.06 – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
4. GENAC ….. 97,000 shares – +13.64% or +J$0.24 to close at J$2.00 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
5. LASD …… 50,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$11.05 – Lasco Distributors Limited

Top 5 % Decreases

1. DG …….. -9.78% or -J$0.44 to close at J$4.06 with 143,623 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
2. SVL ……. -8.77% or -J$0.25 to close at J$2.60 with 27,097 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
3. LIME …… -6.25% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.15 with 5,000 shares traded – LIME
4. DCOVE ….. -3.08% or -J$0.24 to close at J$7.56 with 32,518 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited
5. NCBJ …… -1.67% or -J$0.40 to close at J$23.52 with 6,340 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

52 Week high / low

• Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited traded at its 52-week high of $3.31.

Other News

• The Board of Directors of Cargo Handlers Limited has declared a dividend of $0.68 per share payable on January 25, 2013 to shareholders on record as at January 11, 2013. The ex-dividend date is January 9, 2013.