Market Continues To Slide. 17 Stocks Decline, 7 Firm, and 2 Up. LASM, FCIB & NCBJ All Hit 52-Week Lows – Feb 11, 2013

Today J$66.79 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (7.94 million shares) for 26 securities.
US$32.22 thousand was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US$ Market (358,002 units) for 1 security.

This was broken down as follows;
Main Market – J$44.11 million – 3,725,190 shares traded. 15 Stock(s).
Junior Market – J$22.68 million – 3,860,234 shares traded. 10 Stock(s).
Preference Shares – J$0.00 hundred – 00 shares traded. 0 Stock(s).
USD Market – US$32.22 thousand – 358,002 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. AFS ……. +6.85% or +J$0.43 to close at J$6.71 with 350,311 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited
2. KW …….. +0.19% or +J$0.01 to close at J$5.38 with 200 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. LASM …… J$17,050,212.00 – -6.54% or -J$0.71 to close at J$10.14 with 1,420,851 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
2. SGJ ……. J$15,194,291.25 – -3.29% or -J$0.69 to close at J$20.27 with 732,255 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. CAR ……. J$8,539,148.00 – -7.00% or -J$3.92 to close at J$52.08 with 161,116 shares traded – Carreras Limited
4. SIJL …… J$8,263,200.00 – -3.54% or -J$0.92 to close at J$25.04 with 330,000 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
5. PTL ……. J$3,983,763.00 – -7.19% or -J$0.23 to close at J$2.97 with 1,327,921 shares traded – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. LASM …… 1,420,851 shares – -6.54% or -J$0.71 to close at J$10.14 – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
2. PTL ……. 1,327,921 shares – -7.19% or -J$0.23 to close at J$2.97 – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited
3. DG …….. 928,170 shares – -1.23% or -J$0.05 to close at J$4.00 – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
4. SGJ ……. 732,255 shares – -3.29% or -J$0.69 to close at J$20.27 – Scotia Group Jamaica
5. LIME …… 597,378 shares – -4.76% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.20 – LIME

Top 5 % Decreases

1. PTL ……. -7.19% or -J$0.23 to close at J$2.97 with 1,327,921 shares traded – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited
2. CAR ……. -7.00% or -J$3.92 to close at J$52.08 with 161,116 shares traded – Carreras Limited
3. LASM …… -6.54% or -J$0.71 to close at J$10.14 with 1,420,851 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
4. PURITY …. -5.56% or -J$0.10 to close at J$1.70 with 70,000 shares traded – Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited
5. NCBJ …… -5.12% or -J$0.97 to close at J$17.99 with 224,134 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

52 Week high / low

• Access Financial Services Limited traded at its 52-week high of $6.75.
• Lasco Manufacturing Limited traded at its 52-week low of $10.
• First Caribbean International Bank traded at its 52-week low of $112.
• National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd. traded at its 52-week low of $17.25.

Other News

• Desnoes & Geddes Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended December 31, 2012.
• LIME has released its unaudited financial statements for the third quarter ended December 31, 2012.
• Pulse Investments Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the second quarter ended December 31, 2012.
• Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for third quarter ended December 31, 2012