Gleaner Leads Volumes. JMMB Acquisition. J$9.3 million / 24 Stocks Traded. 5 Up, 7 Down, 12 Firm – May 14, 2013

Today J$9.33 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.30 million shares) for 24 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$4.23 million – 1,334,149 shares traded. 14 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$5.11 million – 897,314 shares traded. 8 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$230.23 thousand – 63,700 shares traded. 2 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. SGJ ……. +1.85% or +J$0.39 to close at J$21.50 with 3,186 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. PJAM …… +0.96% or +J$0.51 to close at J$53.51 with 1,350 shares traded – Pan Jamaican InvestmentsTrust Ltd.
3. JMMB8.75 .. +0.31% or +J$0.01 to close at J$3.21 with 50,000 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
4. LASD …… +0.20% or +J$0.02 to close at J$10.00 with 208,832 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
5. SLJ ……. +0.13% or +J$0.01 to close at J$7.98 with 19,425 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. LASD …… J$2,088,320.00 – +0.20% or +J$0.02 to close at J$10.00 with 208,832 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
2. AFS ……. J$1,533,000.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$7.00 with 219,000 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited
3. GLNR …… J$1,350,000.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$1.20 with 1,125,000 shares traded – Gleaner Company
4. HONBUN …. J$788,981.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$4.00 with 196,999 shares traded – Honey Bun (1982) Limited
5. CAR ……. J$773,264.70 – -0.02% or -J$0.01 to close at J$56.99 with 13,572 shares traded – Carreras Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. GLNR …… 1,125,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$1.20 – Gleaner Company
2. GENAC ….. 228,750 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$1.70 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. AFS ……. 219,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$7.00 – Access Financial Services Limited
4. LASD …… 208,832 shares – +0.20% or +J$0.02 to close at J$10.00 – Lasco Distributors Limited
5. HONBUN …. 196,999 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$4.00 – Honey Bun (1982) Limited

Top 5 % Decreases

1. RJR ……. -7.69% or -J$0.10 to close at J$1.20 with 6,527 shares traded – Radio Jamaica Ltd.
2. GK …….. -1.67% or -J$0.97 to close at J$57.03 with 8,100 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
3. BIL ……. -1.00% or -J$0.03 to close at J$2.97 with 3,794 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
4. LASF …… -0.25% or -J$0.02 to close at J$7.98 with 20,000 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited
5. NCBJ …… -0.16% or -J$0.03 to close at J$18.28 with 27,330 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

52 Week high / low

• GraceKennedy Ltd. traded at its 52-week high of $58.45.
• Radio Jamaica Ltd. traded at its 52-week low of $1.2.

Other News

• Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited (JMMB) has advised of its intention to acquire 100% of the shareholdings in Intercommercial Banking Group Limited (IBL Group). JMMB currently owns 50% of the shares of IBL Group which comprises Intercommercial Bank Limited and Intercommercial Trust and Merchant Bank Limited. The IBL Group is based in Trinidad and Tobago.
• The Jamaica Stock Exchange Limited has advised of its intention to redeem its preference shares which mature on May 31, 2013. Principal and interest payments will be made on May 31, 2013 to shareholders on record as at May 24, 2013. The ex- dividend date is May 21, 2013. The shares will be suspended on May 24, 2013 to facilitate the process of redemption.
• Kingston Properties Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.
• Honey Bun (1982) Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended March 31, 2013.