New Highs For Lasco Financial & Kingston Wharves. J$7m Traded – May 3, 2013

Today J$7.40 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.25 million shares) for 26 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$5.03 million – 1,623,815 shares traded. 16 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$2.37 million – 627,985 shares traded. 10 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$0.00 hundred – 00 shares traded. 0 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. BIL ……. +7.74% or +J$0.23 to close at J$3.20 with 5,000 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
2. AMG ……. +7.61% or +J$0.29 to close at J$4.10 with 40,000 shares traded – AMG Packaging & Paper Company Limited
3. PTL ……. +6.67% or +J$0.20 to close at J$3.20 with 4,300 shares traded – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited
4. BPOW …… +5.45% or +J$0.30 to close at J$5.80 with 4,306 shares traded – Blue Power Group Limited
5. BRG ……. +4.63% or +J$0.10 to close at J$2.26 with 21,000 shares traded – Berger Paints Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. GK …….. J$2,772,136.25 – +0.02% or +J$0.01 to close at J$55.01 with 50,375 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
2. JAMT …… J$1,408,216.00 – +3.90% or +J$0.15 to close at J$4.00 with 352,054 shares traded – Jamaican Teas Limited
3. SLJ ……. J$572,674.30 – -2.06% or -J$0.16 to close at J$7.61 with 74,470 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
4. DG …….. J$461,113.23 – -4.42% or -J$0.19 to close at J$4.11 with 112,193 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
5. LASM …… J$312,409.00 – +1.41% or +J$0.15 to close at J$10.82 with 28,900 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. LIME …… 1,196,164 shares – -5.56% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.17 – LIME
2. JAMT …… 352,054 shares – +3.90% or +J$0.15 to close at J$4.00 – Jamaican Teas Limited
3. CPJ ……. 137,813 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$2.00 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
4. DG …….. 112,193 shares – -4.42% or -J$0.19 to close at J$4.11 – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
5. SVL ……. 98,230 shares – -1.54% or -J$0.04 to close at J$2.55 – Supreme Ventures Limited

Top 5 % Decreases

1. CCC ……. -7.69% or -J$0.05 to close at J$0.60 with 4,500 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
2. LIME …… -5.56% or -J$0.01 to close at J$0.17 with 1,196,164 shares traded – LIME
3. DG …….. -4.42% or -J$0.19 to close at J$4.11 with 112,193 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
4. SLJ ……. -2.06% or -J$0.16 to close at J$7.61 with 74,470 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. SVL ……. -1.54% or -J$0.04 to close at J$2.55 with 98,230 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited

52 Week high / low

• Lasco Financial Services Limited traded at its 52-week high of $7.7.
• Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited traded at its 52-week low of $3.2.
• Kingston Wharves Ltd. traded at its 52-week high of $6.1.

Other News

• Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) has advised that Mrs. Jacqueline Sharp former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief
  Administrative Officer of SGJ effective May 1, 2013.
• Seprod Limited has advised that its 2012 Annual Report will be available on or before May 17, 2013.
• The Annual General Meeting of Jamaica Producers Group Limited will be held at the Terra Nova Hotel, 17 Waterloo Road, Kingston 10, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013.
• The Annual General Meeting of Mayberry Investments Limited will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the Knutsford Court Hotel.