J$22.7 Million Traded. 10 Stocks Advanced, 13 Declined and 5 Traded firm. – April 23, 2012

Today J$22.65 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.00 million shares) for 28 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$18.58 million – 1,165,715 shares traded. 20 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$4.06 million – 805,312 shares traded. 7 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$103.97 thousand – 28,800 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. LAS …… +7.69% or +J$20.00 to close at J$280.00 with 1,000 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
2. SIJL ….. +2.68% or +J$0.73 to close at J$27.93 with 6,800 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
3. CPJ …… +2.46% or +J$0.06 to close at J$2.50 with 52,407 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
4. LASM ….. +2.09% or +J$0.26 to close at J$12.72 with 45,000 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
5. SGJ …… +1.96% or +J$0.45 to close at J$23.39 with 175,724 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica

Top 5 Value Traded

1. SGJ …… J$4,107,548.50 – +1.96% or +J$0.45 to close at J$23.39 with 175,724 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. CAR …… J$2,457,491.90 – -0.24% or -J$0.15 to close at J$61.85 with 39,701 shares traded – Carreras Limited
3. NCBJ ….. J$2,336,792.90 – -0.41% or -J$0.11 to close at J$26.55 with 87,932 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
4. SLJ …… J$2,277,841.71 – -1.28% or -J$0.14 to close at J$10.79 with 211,597 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. DCOVE …. J$2,183,706.23 – +0.30% or +J$0.02 to close at J$6.70 with 327,147 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. DCOVE …. 327,147 shares – +0.30% or +J$0.02 to close at J$6.70 – Dolphin Cove Limited
2. GENAC …. 248,258 shares – -0.96% or -J$0.02 to close at J$2.06 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. SLJ …… 211,597 shares – -1.28% or -J$0.14 to close at J$10.79 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
4. JMMB ….. 180,188 shares – -3.39% or -J$0.39 to close at J$11.11 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. SGJ …… 175,724 shares – +1.96% or +J$0.45 to close at J$23.39 – Scotia Group Jamaica

Bottom 5 % Change

1. JMMB ….. -3.39% or -J$0.39 to close at J$11.11 with 180,188 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
2. DG ……. -2.86% or -J$0.12 to close at J$4.08 with 104,072 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
3. SLJ …… -1.28% or -J$0.14 to close at J$10.79 with 211,597 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
4. BRG …… -1.01% or -J$0.03 to close at J$2.95 with 22,500 shares traded – Berger Paints Ltd.
5. GENAC …. -0.96% or -J$0.02 to close at J$2.06 with 248,258 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited

Other News

• The Annual General Meeting of Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (SLJ) will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at the SLJ Auditorium, 28-48 Barbados Avenue, Kingston 5.
• Caribbean Cement Company Limited has advised that the publication of its Annual Report for the year 2011 will be delayed. The company indicated that the Annual Report will be completed by mid-June 2012.