JAMT Advances 15%, JBG Up 8%, But NCBJ Leads with J$11 Million Traded – May 7, 2012

Today J$19.04 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (1.50 million shares) for 23 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$18.51 million – 1,219,930 shares traded. 16 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$537.15 thousand – 99,950 shares traded. 6 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$638.75 thousand – 182,500 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. JAMT ….. +15.00% or +J$0.60 to close at J$4.60 with 10,167 shares traded – Jamaican Teas Limited
2. JBG …… +7.79% or +J$0.36 to close at J$4.98 with 218,759 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
3. BPOW ….. +3.09% or +J$0.15 to close at J$5.00 with 1,200 shares traded – Blue Power Group Limited
4. MIL …… +2.40% or +J$0.06 to close at J$2.56 with 8,261 shares traded – Mayberry Investments Ltd
5. SEP …… +1.93% or +J$0.35 to close at J$18.50 with 26,000 shares traded – Seprod Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCBJ ….. J$10,689,217.30 – -0.24% or -J$0.06 to close at J$24.50 with 435,406 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. CAR …… J$1,244,818.25 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$61.50 with 20,159 shares traded – Carreras Limited
3. BIL …… J$1,224,110.00 – -0.82% or -J$0.03 to close at J$3.65 with 334,000 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
4. JBG …… J$1,050,043.20 – +7.79% or +J$0.36 to close at J$4.98 with 218,759 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
5. SGJ …… J$742,641.60 – -0.04% or -J$0.01 to close at J$23.99 with 31,008 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. NCBJ ….. 435,406 shares – -0.24% or -J$0.06 to close at J$24.50 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. BIL …… 334,000 shares – -0.82% or -J$0.03 to close at J$3.65 – Barita Investments Limited
3. JBG …… 218,759 shares – +7.79% or +J$0.36 to close at J$4.98 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
4. JMMB8.75 . 182,500 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.50 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
5. SLJ …… 64,824 shares – -2.02% or -J$0.22 to close at J$10.68 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

Bottom 5 % Change

1. SVL …… -2.86% or -J$0.08 to close at J$2.72 with 6,400 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
2. SLJ …… -2.02% or -J$0.22 to close at J$10.68 with 64,824 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
3. BIL …… -0.82% or -J$0.03 to close at J$3.65 with 334,000 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
4. GENAC …. -0.48% or -J$0.01 to close at J$2.09 with 50,000 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
5. SIJL ….. -0.45% or -J$0.14 to close at J$30.85 with 11,586 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.

Other News

• Guardian Holdings Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.