Market Closes Down 768 points (0.88%). 10 Stocks Decline, 6 Up, 6, Firm – July 9, 2012

Today J$5.75 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (0.51 million shares) for 22 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$4.84 million – 272,204 shares traded. 14 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$906.37 thousand – 210,260 shares traded. 6 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$29.62 thousand – 8,188 shares traded. 2 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. LAS ……. +8.00% or +J$20.00 to close at J$270.00 with 100 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
2. JAMT …… +4.11% or +J$0.16 to close at J$4.05 with 1,000 shares traded – Jamaican Teas Limited
3. CPJ ……. +3.11% or +J$0.07 to close at J$2.32 with 5,700 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
4. RJR ……. +0.82% or +J$0.02 to close at J$2.47 with 40,190 shares traded – Radio Jamaica Ltd.
5. LASM …… +0.71% or +J$0.08 to close at J$11.27 with 19,900 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. NCBJ …… J$2,341,302.10 – -2.35% or -J$0.54 to close at J$22.44 with 104,081 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. SGJ ……. J$1,459,342.17 – -6.98% or -J$1.61 to close at J$21.46 with 68,562 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. GENAC ….. J$359,100.00 – -0.50% or -J$0.01 to close at J$1.99 with 180,000 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
4. CAR ……. J$300,030.00 – -0.04% or -J$0.02 to close at J$50.01 with 6,000 shares traded – Carreras Limited
5. LASD …… J$297,252.15 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$13.86 with 21,470 shares traded – Lasco Distributors Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. GENAC ….. 180,000 shares – -0.50% or -J$0.01 to close at J$1.99 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
2. NCBJ …… 104,081 shares – -2.35% or -J$0.54 to close at J$22.44 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
3. SGJ ……. 68,562 shares – -6.98% or -J$1.61 to close at J$21.46 – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. RJR ……. 40,190 shares – +0.82% or +J$0.02 to close at J$2.47 – Radio Jamaica Ltd.
5. LASD …… 21,470 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$13.86 – Lasco Distributors Limited

Bottom 5 % Change

1. SGJ ……. -6.98% or -J$1.61 to close at J$21.46 with 68,562 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. NCBJ …… -2.35% or -J$0.54 to close at J$22.44 with 104,081 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
3. MIL ……. -1.96% or -J$0.04 to close at J$2.00 with 401 shares traded – Mayberry Investments Ltd
4. GK …….. -0.99% or -J$0.56 to close at J$56.00 with 2,303 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
5. SLJ ……. -0.65% or -J$0.07 to close at J$10.70 with 20,295 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

52 Week high / low

• National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd. traded at its 52-week low of $22.

• AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the third quarter ended May 31, 2012.