Stock Market Slumps Bigtime. J$3.41 Million Traded Today. – March 29, 2012

Today J$3.41 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (0.71 million shares) for 20 securities. This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$2.06 million – 305,285 shares traded. 13 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$1.36 million – 399,867 shares traded. 7 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. SVL …… +7.46% or +J$0.20 to close at J$2.88 with 1,000 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
2. NCBJ ….. +6.41% or +J$1.61 to close at J$26.71 with 493 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
3. CWJA ….. +5.88% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.18 with 425 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
4. CCFG ….. +3.11% or +J$0.14 to close at J$4.64 with 805 shares traded – Capital & Credit Financial Group Limited
5. LASM ….. +2.86% or +J$0.34 to close at J$12.24 with 25,000 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

Top 5 Value Traded

1. JMMB ….. J$642,419.24 – -0.93% or -J$0.09 to close at J$9.60 with 66,641 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
2. CPJ …… J$561,874.95 – -0.85% or -J$0.02 to close at J$2.32 with 246,978 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
3. PCFS ….. J$444,178.14 – -0.60% or -J$0.16 to close at J$26.57 with 16,611 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
4. SLJ …… J$415,044.38 – -1.36% or -J$0.15 to close at J$10.84 with 38,165 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. LASM ….. J$303,750.00 – +2.86% or +J$0.34 to close at J$12.24 with 25,000 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. CPJ …… 246,978 shares – -0.85% or -J$0.02 to close at J$2.32 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
2. CBNY ….. 100,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$0.04 – Ciboney Group Ltd.
3. GENAC …. 81,629 shares – +2.38% or +J$0.05 to close at J$2.15 – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
4. JMMB ….. 66,641 shares – -0.93% or -J$0.09 to close at J$9.60 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
5. DG ……. 40,000 shares – -8.90% or -J$0.42 to close at J$4.30 – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. DG ……. -8.90% or -J$0.42 to close at J$4.30 with 40,000 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
2. KW ……. -5.32% or -J$0.29 to close at J$5.16 with 12,534 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.
3. JAMT ….. -3.23% or -J$0.15 to close at J$4.50 with 500 shares traded – Jamaican Teas Limited
4. SLJ …… -1.36% or -J$0.15 to close at J$10.84 with 38,165 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. CCC …… -1.24% or -J$0.03 to close at J$2.39 with 19,710 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.