Market Volume was 2.8m Units / $12.3m. Berger Paints the Volume Leader with 1.3m Units (48.67%) – Oct 8, 2012

Today J$12.28 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.80 million shares) for 21 securities.

This was broken down as follows;
Main Market – J$11.38 million – 2,569,875 shares traded. 16 Stock(s).
Junior Market – J$893.26 thousand – 234,330 shares traded. 5 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases
PCFS …… +6.97% or +J$1.40 to close at J$21.50 with 33,000 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
LIME …… +5.00% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.21 with 435,370 shares traded – LIME
CCC ……. +2.00% or +J$0.02 to close at J$1.02 with 463,790 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
JMMB …… +1.12% or +J$0.09 to close at J$8.11 with 13,856 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
CPJ ……. +0.90% or +J$0.02 to close at J$2.23 with 184,000 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica

Top 5 Value Traded
BRG ……. J$3,483,377.74 – +0.72% or +J$0.02 to close at J$2.80 with 1,250,764 shares traded – Berger Paints Ltd.
CAR ……. J$2,955,168.00 – -2.54% or -J$1.59 to close at J$61.02 with 47,664 shares traded – Carreras Limited
TCL ……. J$1,283,100.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$18.33 with 70,000 shares traded – Trinidad Cement Ltd.
PCFS …… J$709,500.00 – +6.97% or +J$1.40 to close at J$21.50 with 33,000 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
DG …….. J$659,376.96 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$4.08 with 161,612 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded
BRG ……. 1,250,764 shares – +0.72% or +J$0.02 to close at J$2.80 – Berger Paints Ltd.
CCC ……. 463,790 shares – +2.00% or +J$0.02 to close at J$1.02 – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
LIME …… 435,370 shares – +5.00% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.21 – LIME
CPJ ……. 184,000 shares – +0.90% or +J$0.02 to close at J$2.23 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
DG …….. 161,612 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$4.08 – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.

Top 5 % Decreases
HONBUN …. -4.14% or -J$0.13 to close at J$3.01 with 3,343 shares traded – Honey Bun (1982) Limited
CAR ……. -2.54% or -J$1.59 to close at J$61.02 with 47,664 shares traded – Carreras Limited
RJR ……. -0.45% or -J$0.01 to close at J$2.20 with 26,225 shares traded – Radio Jamaica Ltd.
SGJ ……. -0.38% or -J$0.09 to close at J$23.36 with 15,796 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
GK …….. -0.02% or -J$0.01 to close at J$49.99 with 7,368 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.

Other News

• LIME has advised that the Board of Jamaica Telephone Company Limited will meet on October 12, 2012 to consider a resolution for payment of outstanding dividends on Preference shares CWJA5.5% and CWJA6% for the periods 1995 -2003 and 2008 – 2012.