JP, AMG, PCFS, SGJ and LASF Are The Top 5 Advancers – May 03, 2012

Today J$19.24 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (3.38 million shares) for 27 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$18.29 million – 3,088,527 shares traded. 19 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$952.42 thousand – 243,252 shares traded. 7 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$168.59 thousand – 46,830 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. JP ……. +5.91% or +J$1.20 to close at J$21.50 with 2,300 shares traded – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.
2. AMG …… +5.10% or +J$0.18 to close at J$3.71 with 6,367 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
3. PCFS ….. +2.15% or +J$0.56 to close at J$26.64 with 89,636 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
4. SGJ …… +1.00% or +J$0.24 to close at J$24.26 with 18,114 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
5. LASF ….. +0.51% or +J$0.02 to close at J$3.97 with 32,841 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. PJAM ….. J$4,300,223.88 – -0.02% or -J$0.01 to close at J$57.46 with 74,495 shares traded – Pan Jamaican InvestmentsTrust Ltd.
2. SLJ …… J$4,242,741.88 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.90 with 390,856 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
3. GLNR ….. J$3,630,000.00 – -1.10% or -J$0.02 to close at J$1.80 with 2,000,000 shares traded – Gleaner Company
4. PCFS ….. J$2,398,211.18 – +2.15% or +J$0.56 to close at J$26.64 with 89,636 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
5. NCBJ ….. J$680,461.07 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$25.03 with 27,213 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. GLNR ….. 2,000,000 shares – -1.10% or -J$0.02 to close at J$1.80 – Gleaner Company
2. SLJ …… 390,856 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.90 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
3. MIL …… 200,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$2.50 – Mayberry Investments Ltd
4. CPJ …… 131,630 shares – +0.38% or +J$0.01 to close at J$2.61 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
5. DG ……. 118,813 shares – -4.25% or -J$0.17 to close at J$3.83 – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. SALF ….. -5.99% or -J$0.51 to close at J$8.00 with 7,000 shares traded – Salada Foods Ltd.
2. DG ……. -4.25% or -J$0.17 to close at J$3.83 with 118,813 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
3. CCFG ….. -2.15% or -J$0.10 to close at J$4.55 with 1,200 shares traded – Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited
4. JMMB ….. -2.09% or -J$0.23 to close at J$10.76 with 44,485 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. SIJL ….. -1.37% or -J$0.43 to close at J$30.86 with 9,060 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.

52 Week high / low

1. Gleaner Company traded at its 52-week low of $1.83.
2. Salada Foods Ltd. traded at its 52-week low of $8.01.

Other News

• The Board of Directors of Lacelles, deMercado & Co. Limited will meet on May 10, 2012 to give consideration to the declaration of an interim dividend to ordinary shareholders of the company.