J$17.2 Million Traded on the Stock Market on Election Day – March 26, 2012

Today J$17.21 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.02 million shares) for 26 securities. Today is local government elections in Jamaica.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$14.39 million – 981,472 shares traded. 20 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$2.82 million – 1,035,566 shares traded. 6 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. CWJA ….. +6.25% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.17 with 15,432 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
2. JP ……. +4.22% or +J$0.93 to close at J$22.99 with 7,100 shares traded – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.
3. BIL …… +2.56% or +J$0.10 to close at J$4.00 with 1,000 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
4. KW ……. +2.19% or +J$0.11 to close at J$5.14 with 4,065 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.
5. SIJL ….. +1.80% or +J$0.53 to close at J$29.94 with 20,662 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. SGJ …… J$4,816,468.14 – -3.06% or -J$0.73 to close at J$23.16 with 205,788 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. CAR …… J$2,808,469.95 – -1.84% or -J$1.18 to close at J$63.12 with 44,473 shares traded – Carreras Limited
3. GENAC …. J$2,079,280.43 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$2.15 with 955,991 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
4. NCBJ ….. J$1,686,772.48 – -0.93% or -J$0.25 to close at J$26.54 with 63,905 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. JMMB ….. J$996,283.55 – -0.50% or -J$0.05 to close at J$9.92 with 100,129 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. GENAC …. 955,991 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$2.15 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
2. GLNR ….. 228,410 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$1.90 – Gleaner Company
3. SGJ …… 205,788 shares – -3.06% or -J$0.73 to close at J$23.16 – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. JBG …… 124,021 shares – +0.21% or +J$0.01 to close at J$4.81 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
5. JMMB ….. 100,129 shares – -0.50% or -J$0.05 to close at J$9.92 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. SALF ….. -15.00% or -J$1.50 to close at J$8.50 with 700 shares traded – Salada Foods Ltd.
2. CCC …… -12.85% or -J$0.37 to close at J$2.51 with 30,000 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
3. LASF ….. -8.26% or -J$0.36 to close at J$4.00 with 6,250 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited
4. SGJ …… -3.06% or -J$0.73 to close at J$23.16 with 205,788 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
5. DG ……. -1.85% or -J$0.08 to close at J$4.25 with 7,848 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.