J$234.9m Traded, J$6.4m without Carreras. Market Closes Down to 88,381.96 points – May 31, 2012

Today J$244.90 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (9.60 million shares) for 28 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$234.93 million – 6,978,845 shares traded. 18 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$9.97 million – 2,597,940 shares traded. 9 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$35.15 thousand – 9,900 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. AMG …… +5.01% or +J$0.20 to close at J$4.19 with 2,815 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
2. SEP …… +2.66% or +J$0.48 to close at J$18.50 with 5,000 shares traded – Seprod Limited
3. SIJL ….. +1.82% or +J$0.50 to close at J$28.00 with 314,893 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
4. GLNR ….. +0.64% or +J$0.01 to close at J$1.57 with 50,660 shares traded – Gleaner Company
5. NCBJ ….. +0.37% or +J$0.09 to close at J$24.51 with 227,833 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. CAR (XD) . J$228,535,026.45 – +0.04% or +J$0.02 to close at J$50.02 with 4,252,210 shares traded – Carreras Limited
2. SIJL ….. J$8,817,004.00 – +1.82% or +J$0.50 to close at J$28.00 with 314,893 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
3. JAMT ….. J$8,040,000.00 – +0.25% or +J$0.01 to close at J$4.02 with 2,000,000 shares traded – Jamaican Teas Limited
4. NCBJ ….. J$5,593,300.15 – +0.37% or +J$0.09 to close at J$24.51 with 227,833 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. SVL (XD) . J$4,412,383.91 – -5.28% or -J$0.14 to close at J$2.51 with 1,754,427 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. CAR (XD) . 4,252,210 shares – +0.04% or +J$0.02 to close at J$50.02 – Carreras Limited
2. JAMT ….. 2,000,000 shares – +0.25% or +J$0.01 to close at J$4.02 – Jamaican Teas Limited
3. SVL (XD) . 1,754,427 shares – -5.28% or -J$0.14 to close at J$2.51 – Supreme Ventures Limited
4. GENAC …. 362,513 shares – -0.99% or -J$0.02 to close at J$2.01 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
5. SIJL ….. 314,893 shares – +1.82% or +J$0.50 to close at J$28.00 – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. CBNY ….. -42.86% or -J$0.03 to close at J$0.04 with 60,125 shares traded – Ciboney Group Ltd.
2. PULS ….. -12.50% or -J$0.20 to close at J$1.40 with 69,800 shares traded – Pulse Investments
3. SVL (XD) . -5.28% or -J$0.14 to close at J$2.51 with 1,754,427 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
4. HONBUN … -2.95% or -J$0.13 to close at J$4.28 with 29,902 shares traded – Honey Bun (1982) Limited
5. LASM ….. -2.43% or -J$0.27 to close at J$10.83 with 11,200 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

52 Week high / low

• Carreras Limited traded at its 52-week low of $57.5.

Other News

• Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012.
• First Caribbean International Bank Limited (FCIB) has declared a dividend of US$0.015 per share payable on June 29, 2012 to shareholders on record as at June 13, 2012. The ex-dividend date is June 11, 2012. FCIB has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended April 30, 2012.
• Caribbean Cement Company Limited has advised that there will be an average 9.2% price correction effective June 1, 2012.
• The Board of Directors of Proven Investments Limited has declared a dividend of $0.10 per preference share payable on June 22, 2012 to shareholders on record as at June 11, 2012. The ex-dividend date is June 7, 2012.
• Lasco Distributors Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012.
• Lasco Manufacturing Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012.