GraceKennedy Ltd Trades Big Today ($14m), Advances 1.87%. Market Trades $25m. – Aug 17, 2012

Today J$24.99 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (1.62 million shares) for 24 securities.
US$20.90 thousand was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US$ Market (245,909 units) for 0 security.
This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$24.31 million – 1,286,932 shares traded. 17 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$685.39 thousand – 34,716 shares traded. 5 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$59.80 thousand – 20,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$20.90 thousand – 245,909 shares traded. 0 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. AFS ……. +5.45% or +J$0.27 to close at J$5.22 with 500 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited
2. CWJA …… +4.76% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.22 with 69,251 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
3. JMMB …… +3.86% or +J$0.33 to close at J$8.89 with 45,800 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
4. LASM …… +2.86% or +J$0.37 to close at J$13.30 with 32,385 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
5. SIJL …… +2.61% or +J$0.73 to close at J$28.73 with 37,753 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. GK …….. J$13,616,769.81 – +1.87% or +J$0.98 to close at J$53.48 with 255,738 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
2. SGJ ……. J$3,205,054.53 – +1.61% or +J$0.33 to close at J$20.88 with 156,306 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. NCBJ …… J$1,525,501.45 – -1.14% or -J$0.25 to close at J$21.75 with 69,817 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
4. SLJ ……. J$1,376,794.10 – +0.49% or +J$0.05 to close at J$10.20 with 135,245 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. KW …….. J$1,156,638.00 – +2.35% or +J$0.12 to close at J$5.22 with 220,312 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. GK …….. 255,738 shares – +1.87% or +J$0.98 to close at J$53.48 – GraceKennedy Ltd.
2. PROVEN …. 245,909 shares – -11.11% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.08 – Proven Investments Limited
3. KW …….. 220,312 shares – +2.35% or +J$0.12 to close at J$5.22 – Kingston Wharves Ltd.
4. SGJ ……. 156,306 shares – +1.61% or +J$0.33 to close at J$20.88 – Scotia Group Jamaica
5. SLJ ……. 135,245 shares – +0.49% or +J$0.05 to close at J$10.20 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

Top 5 % Decreases

1. PROVEN …. -11.11% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.08 with 245,909 shares traded – Proven Investments Limited
2. CCC ……. -4.17% or -J$0.05 to close at J$1.15 with 5,061 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
3. LASD …… -2.45% or -J$0.33 to close at J$13.15 with 11,850 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited
4. JBG ……. -2.41% or -J$0.12 to close at J$4.85 with 129,000 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
5. NCBJ …… -1.14% or -J$0.25 to close at J$21.75 with 69,817 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.