Newcomer Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited Soars 14.81% on the Last Trading Day of 2012 – Dec 31, 2012

Today J$103.59 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (3.25 million shares) for 25 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$0.65 hundred – 2,869,428 shares traded. 15 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$0.09 hundred – 379,550 shares traded. 7 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$13.16 thousand – 4,050 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$0.00 – (non block) shares traded. 0 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. PTL ……. +14.81% or +J$0.36 to close at J$2.79 with 22,586 shares traded – Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited
2. SVL ……. +9.62% or +J$0.25 to close at J$2.85 with 10,000 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
3. CPJ ……. +9.32% or +J$0.22 to close at J$2.58 with 70,811 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
4. DG …….. +9.22% or +J$0.38 to close at J$4.50 with 65,160 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
5. SIJL …… +8.54% or +J$2.40 to close at J$30.50 with 1,000 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. CAR ……. J$90,819,018.87 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$50.01 with 1,813,841 shares traded – Carreras Limited
2. SGJ ……. J$5,397,963.55 – -3.38% or -J$0.74 to close at J$21.17 with 242,878 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. SLJ ……. J$2,215,511.40 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.11 with 217,207 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
4. NCBJ …… J$1,568,137.73 – -5.83% or -J$1.48 to close at J$23.92 with 64,071 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. JMMB …… J$906,713.50 – -0.12% or -J$0.01 to close at J$8.21 with 107,050 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. CAR ……. 1,813,841 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$50.01 – Carreras Limited
2. LIME …… 259,000 shares – +6.67% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.16 – LIME
3. SGJ ……. 242,878 shares – -3.38% or -J$0.74 to close at J$21.17 – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. SLJ ……. 217,207 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$10.11 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. JMMB …… 107,050 shares – -0.12% or -J$0.01 to close at J$8.21 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

Top 5 % Decreases

1. NCBJ …… -5.83% or -J$1.48 to close at J$23.92 with 64,071 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
2. SGJ ……. -3.38% or -J$0.74 to close at J$21.17 with 242,878 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. LASF …… -2.97% or -J$0.15 to close at J$4.90 with 11,750 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited
4. JMMB8.75 .. -1.22% or -J$0.04 to close at J$3.25 with 4,050 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
5. JMMB …… -0.12% or -J$0.01 to close at J$8.21 with 107,050 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

52 Week high / low

• Access Financial Services Limited traded at its 52-week high of $6.3.
• Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited traded at its 52-week high of $2.79.
• At a Board meeting held on December 21, 2012, the Board of Directors of Carreras Limited, having considered the report of the Trustees confirming that the liabilities of the Carreras Group Limited Superannuation Scheme to the Participants and others have been secured to their satisfaction, accepted a second interim distribution arising from the winding-up of the Scheme of $885 million. Carreras Limited expects to receive this distribution by February 6, 2013.