Market Leaps with 29 Stocks (J$82 Million) Traded – 10 Up, 12 Down and 7 Firm – May 8, 2012

Today J$82.20 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (15.83 million shares) for 30 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$77.00 million – 14,037,356 shares traded. 22 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$5.20 million – 1,789,823 shares traded. 6 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$7.08 thousand – 2,023 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$290.00 hundred – 2,900 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. HONBUN … +6.05% or +J$0.24 to close at J$4.21 with 7,500 shares traded – Honey Bun (1982) Limited
2. CWJA ….. +5.88% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.18 with 144,083 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
3. SALF ….. +3.75% or +J$0.30 to close at J$8.30 with 4,350 shares traded – Salada Foods Ltd.
4. JMMB ….. +1.86% or +J$0.20 to close at J$10.96 with 18,000 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. GLNR ….. +1.67% or +J$0.03 to close at J$1.83 with 10,000,000 shares traded – Gleaner Company

Top 5 Value Traded

1. GK ……. J$26,750,702.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$58.00 with 461,219 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
2. GLNR ….. J$18,300,000.00 – +1.67% or +J$0.03 to close at J$1.83 with 10,000,000 shares traded – Gleaner Company
3. SGJ …… J$8,480,742.90 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$23.99 with 354,102 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. PCFS ….. J$5,274,000.00 – -1.58% or -J$0.42 to close at J$26.22 with 200,000 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
5. JBG …… J$5,252,055.93 – -4.82% or -J$0.24 to close at J$4.74 with 1,088,509 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. GLNR ….. 10,000,000 shares – +1.67% or +J$0.03 to close at J$1.83 – Gleaner Company
2. GENAC …. 1,229,394 shares – +1.44% or +J$0.03 to close at J$2.12 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. JBG …… 1,088,509 shares – -4.82% or -J$0.24 to close at J$4.74 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
4. SVL …… 638,225 shares – -7.35% or -J$0.20 to close at J$2.52 – Supreme Ventures Limited
5. GK ……. 461,219 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$58.00 – GraceKennedy Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. SIJL ….. -8.59% or -J$2.65 to close at J$28.20 with 102,253 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
2. SVL …… -7.35% or -J$0.20 to close at J$2.52 with 638,225 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
3. KW ……. -5.66% or -J$0.30 to close at J$5.00 with 100,950 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.
4. JP ……. -5.12% or -J$1.10 to close at J$20.40 with 5,000 shares traded – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.
5. JBG …… -4.82% or -J$0.24 to close at J$4.74 with 1,088,509 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Other News

• Berger Paints Jamaica Limited has released its audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012.
• Access Financial Services Limited has released its financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.