J$29.94 Million Traded Today. J$20.9 Million for Scotia Group – April 2, 2012

Today J$29.94 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (1.90 million shares) for 26 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$27.90 million – 1,513,213 shares traded. 17 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$2.04 million – 383,210 shares traded. 8 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$540.00 hundred – 6,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. SVL …… +8.85% or +J$0.23 to close at J$2.83 with 30,000 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
2. SGJ …… +6.95% or +J$1.61 to close at J$24.79 with 864,450 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. LASM ….. +6.64% or +J$0.79 to close at J$12.69 with 36,300 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
4. JP ……. +3.56% or +J$0.79 to close at J$23.00 with 8,080 shares traded – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.
5. HONBUN … +1.15% or +J$0.05 to close at J$4.40 with 15,113 shares traded – Honey Bun (1982) Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. SGJ …… J$20,941,301.25 – +6.95% or +J$1.61 to close at J$24.79 with 864,450 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. PCFS (XD) J$2,298,765.58 – +0.04% or +J$0.01 to close at J$26.49 with 86,795 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
3. SLJ …… J$1,155,670.39 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.83 with 106,957 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
4. JMMB ….. J$995,884.25 – +0.10% or +J$0.01 to close at J$9.81 with 101,105 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. LASD ….. J$789,246.70 – +0.25% or +J$0.03 to close at J$12.05 with 65,227 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. SGJ …… 864,450 shares – +6.95% or +J$1.61 to close at J$24.79 – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. CPJ …… 180,899 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$2.35 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
3. CWJA ….. 135,465 shares – -6.25% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.15 – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
4. SLJ …… 106,957 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.83 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. JMMB ….. 101,105 shares – +0.10% or +J$0.01 to close at J$9.81 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. CWJA ….. -6.25% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.15 with 135,465 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
2. BIL …… -5.13% or -J$0.20 to close at J$3.70 with 4,500 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
3. GLNR ….. -2.63% or -J$0.05 to close at J$1.85 with 62,800 shares traded – Gleaner Company
4. GENAC …. -2.33% or -J$0.05 to close at J$2.10 with 40,175 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
5. KW ……. -1.16% or -J$0.06 to close at J$5.10 with 22,100 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.

Other News

• The Board of Directors of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) has appointed Ms. Kelly Tomblin as JPS President & CEO, effective April 2, 2012. Kelly Tomblin is an accomplished senior executive with more than twenty years of diverse leadership experience in the regulated utility and independent energy sectors in the United States of America.
  Her experience includes leadership positions in the traditional and renewable generation sectors, as well as in transmission and distribution arenas. JPS has released its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.
• The Board of Directors of Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL) has declared a dividend of TT$0.37 per share payable on April 30, 2012 to shareholders on record as at April 16, 2012. The ex-dividend date is April 12, 2012.
• The Annual General Meeting of GHL will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 1 Guardian Drive, Westmoorings at 4:30 p.m.
• Pulse Investments Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended December 31, 2011.
• Kingston Wharves Limited has advised that by Ordinary Resolution passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on March 29, 2012, the Company’s share capital has been increased by the issue of 357,550,000 ordinary shares, and the newly issued shares have been allotted to Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JP) for a total purchase price of $1,787,750,000. The Company`s articles of Incorporation have been amended to permit individuals or groups of persons holding 21% of the shares of the Company to appoint 3 directors to the Board, and that Kathleen Moss and Jeffrey Hall have been appointed directors of the Company based on nomination by JP.
• General Accident Insurance Company Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.