Lascelles Up 36% So Far This Week! Hits another High of $385 – Sep 6, 2012

Today J$13.36 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (0.82 million shares) for 22 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$13.10 million – 666,083 shares traded. 15 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$260.11 thousand – 68,987 shares traded. 5 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$248.40 thousand – 72,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$198.00 hundred – 2,200 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. BRG ……. +11.11% or +J$0.29 to close at J$2.90 with 24,001 shares traded – Berger Paints Ltd.
2. RJR ……. +10.00% or +J$0.20 to close at J$2.20 with 38,366 shares traded – Radio Jamaica Ltd.
3. LAS ……. +6.95% or +J$24.34 to close at J$374.34 with 20,919 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
4. GENAC ….. +2.79% or +J$0.05 to close at J$1.84 with 26,200 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
5. JMMB8.5 … +1.47% or +J$0.05 to close at J$3.45 with 72,000 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 8.50%

Top 5 Value Traded

1. LAS ……. J$7,792,327.50 – +6.95% or +J$24.34 to close at J$374.34 with 20,919 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
2. CAR ……. J$1,607,025.42 – -5.47% or -J$3.12 to close at J$53.88 with 29,484 shares traded – Carreras Limited
3. NCBJ …… J$1,037,075.55 – -0.88% or -J$0.20 to close at J$22.51 with 45,787 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
4. JMMB …… J$1,014,544.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$8.00 with 126,818 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. SGJ ……. J$419,232.00 – -3.07% or -J$0.69 to close at J$21.81 with 19,056 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. CWJA …… 287,438 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$0.23 – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
2. JMMB …… 126,818 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$8.00 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
3. JMMB8.5 … 72,000 shares – +1.47% or +J$0.05 to close at J$3.45 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 8.50%
4. NCBJ …… 45,787 shares – -0.88% or -J$0.20 to close at J$22.51 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. RJR ……. 38,366 shares – +10.00% or +J$0.20 to close at J$2.20 – Radio Jamaica Ltd.

Top 5 % Decreases

1. CAR ……. -5.47% or -J$3.12 to close at J$53.88 with 29,484 shares traded – Carreras Limited
2. SGJ ……. -3.07% or -J$0.69 to close at J$21.81 with 19,056 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. CPJ ……. -2.13% or -J$0.05 to close at J$2.30 with 23,337 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
4. NCBJ …… -0.88% or -J$0.20 to close at J$22.51 with 45,787 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. LASM …… -0.75% or -J$0.09 to close at J$11.97 with 6,740 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

52 Week high / low

• Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd. traded at its 52-week high of $385.

Other News

• Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (SLJ) has advised that the Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2012 to consider the declaration on an interim dividend has been postponed until further notice. SLJ has also advised of the resignation of Mrs Tanya Miller, Vice President, Group Marketing effective September 30, 2012. Miss Ingrid Card, Group Marketing Manager will be promoted to Assistant Vice President – Group Marketing effective October 1, 2012.