J$8m Traded. Market Advances 443.51 points (0.51%) to close at 87,671.12 – Oct 2, 2012

Today J$8.29 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (1.25 million shares) for 19 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$8.28 million – 1,235,594 shares traded. 15 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$15.81 thousand – 4,605 shares traded. 3 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$24.54 thousand – 7,670 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. JMMB …… +6.24% or +J$0.47 to close at J$8.00 with 6,052 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
2. BRG ……. +6.16% or +J$0.17 to close at J$2.93 with 20,596 shares traded – Berger Paints Ltd.
3. CAR ……. +3.31% or +J$1.96 to close at J$61.20 with 484 shares traded – Carreras Limited
4. SLJ ……. +2.21% or +J$0.22 to close at J$10.18 with 11,387 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. SGJ ……. +1.13% or +J$0.24 to close at J$21.50 with 2,410 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica

Top 5 Value Traded

1. PCFS …… J$3,826,150.05 – -0.05% or -J$0.01 to close at J$21.99 with 173,995 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
2. SIJL …… J$2,498,996.18 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$28.01 with 89,218 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
3. GK …….. J$1,105,412.85 – +1.03% or +J$0.51 to close at J$50.00 with 22,095 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
4. PJAM …… J$191,949.84 – +0.04% or +J$0.02 to close at J$57.03 with 3,364 shares traded – Pan Jamaican InvestmentsTrust Ltd.
5. LIME …… J$181,203.40 – -16.67% or -J$0.04 to close at J$0.20 with 883,919 shares traded – LIME

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. LIME …… 883,919 shares – -16.67% or -J$0.04 to close at J$0.20 – LIME
2. PCFS …… 173,995 shares – -0.05% or -J$0.01 to close at J$21.99 – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
3. SIJL …… 89,218 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$28.01 – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
4. GK …….. 22,095 shares – +1.03% or +J$0.51 to close at J$50.00 – GraceKennedy Ltd.
5. BRG ……. 20,596 shares – +6.16% or +J$0.17 to close at J$2.93 – Berger Paints Ltd.

Top 5 % Decreases

1. LIME …… -16.67% or -J$0.04 to close at J$0.20 with 883,919 shares traded – LIME
2. DG …….. -2.86% or -J$0.12 to close at J$4.08 with 10,000 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
3. NCBJ …… -0.09% or -J$0.02 to close at J$22.00 with 1,017 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
4. PCFS …… -0.05% or -J$0.01 to close at J$21.99 with 173,995 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
5. BPOW …… +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$4.95 with 2,140 shares traded – Blue Power Group Limited

Other News

1. The Board of Directors of Seprod Limited will consider a dividend payment at a meeting scheduled for October 9, 2012.
2. The Annual General Meeting of Desnoes & Geddes Limited will be held on Friday, October 26, 2012 at 214 Spanish Town Road, Kingston 11 at 10:00 a.m.