J$3.3 Billion Traded (Carreras is 96% of Volume). Overall 22 Stocks, 5 Up, 11 Down and 6 Firm – May 25, 2012

Today J$3.33 billion was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (69.77 million shares) for 23 securities.
US$70.00 thousand was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US$ Market (700,000 units) for 1 security.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$3325.27 million – 68,913,222 shares traded. 17 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$1.34 million – 159,620 shares traded. 5 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$70.00 thousand – 700,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. PROVEN … +11.11% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.10 with 700,000 shares traded – Proven Investments Limited
2. GLNR ….. +0.65% or +J$0.01 to close at J$1.56 with 50,000 shares traded – Gleaner Company
3. CCFG ….. +0.44% or +J$0.02 to close at J$4.52 with 27,882 shares traded – Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited
4. AMG …… +0.25% or +J$0.01 to close at J$4.00 with 5,995 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
5. SLJ …… +0.19% or +J$0.02 to close at J$10.67 with 140,257 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. CAR …… J$3,448,318,710.19 – -10.59% or -J$5.92 to close at J$50.00 with 66,129,422 shares traded – Carreras Limited
2. NCBJ ….. J$10,920,350.13 – +0.17% or +J$0.04 to close at J$23.97 with 452,657 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
3. JBG …… J$1,591,507.50 – -2.88% or -J$0.14 to close at J$4.72 with 333,300 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
4. JMMB ….. J$1,582,187.50 – -5.70% or -J$0.62 to close at J$10.25 with 152,500 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. SLJ …… J$1,500,749.90 – +0.19% or +J$0.02 to close at J$10.67 with 140,257 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. CAR …… 66,129,422 shares – -10.59% or -J$5.92 to close at J$50.00 – Carreras Limited
2. CWJA ….. 1,200,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$0.23 – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
3. PROVEN … 700,000 shares – +11.11% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.10 – Proven Investments Limited
4. NCBJ ….. 452,657 shares – +0.17% or +J$0.04 to close at J$23.97 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. JBG …… 333,300 shares – -2.88% or -J$0.14 to close at J$4.72 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. CAR …… -10.59% or -J$5.92 to close at J$50.00 with 66,129,422 shares traded – Carreras Limited
2. JMMB ….. -5.70% or -J$0.62 to close at J$10.25 with 152,500 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
3. JBG …… -2.88% or -J$0.14 to close at J$4.72 with 333,300 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
4. LASM ….. -1.74% or -J$0.20 to close at J$11.31 with 27,708 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
5. LAS (XD) . -1.57% or -J$4.54 to close at J$285.00 with 242 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.

52 Week high / low

• Carreras Limited traded at its 52-week low of $54.29.

Other News

• Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited has advised that on May 24, 2012, it submitted a formal offer via an Offer Circular to the Board of Directors of Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited (CCFG), signalling another critical step towards its acquisition of CCFG. The Offer opens to the CCFG shareholders in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, May 25, 2012 and will close on Friday, June 15, 2012.
• Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited (CCFG) has advised that an Offer and Take-Over Bid by Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited to acquire all of the shares of CCFG has been delivered to the Board of Directors of CCFG on May 24, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. Upon consideration and review, a recommendation will be made by the Board of CCFG to the Shareholders of CCFG in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• The Board of Directors of Seprod Limited will consider a dividend payment at a meeting to be held on June 4, 2012.
• Carreras Limited traded at its 52-week low of $50.00.