Palace Up 10% to 52-Week High, J$212 Million Traded On Market. – March 22, 2012

Today J$212.19 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (10.92 million shares) for 35 securities.
US$12.17 thousand was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US$ Market (128,100 units) for 1 security.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$210.87 million – 10,269,644 shares traded. 26 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$1.32 million – 507,510 shares traded. 7 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$59.50 thousand – 17,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).
• USD Market – US$12.17 thousand – 128,100 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. PAL …… +10.00% or +J$5.00 to close at J$55.00 with 1,000 shares traded – Palace Amusement Co. Ltd.
2. RJR …… +5.53% or +J$0.13 to close at J$2.48 with 27,104 shares traded – Radio Jamaica Ltd.
3. SVL …… +4.17% or +J$0.12 to close at J$3.00 with 500 shares traded – Supreme Ventures Limited
4. LASM ….. +2.26% or +J$0.25 to close at J$11.30 with 18,322 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
5. PULS ….. +1.71% or +J$0.03 to close at J$1.78 with 1,839,670 shares traded – Pulse Investments

Top 5 Value Traded

1. SEP …… J$39,407,148.38 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$19.03 with 2,071,335 shares traded – Seprod Limited
2. SGJ …… J$37,972,367.50 – -0.04% or -J$0.01 to close at J$23.81 with 1,598,500 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. NCBJ ….. J$35,726,247.24 – -0.41% or -J$0.11 to close at J$26.61 with 1,345,368 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
4. GHL …… J$22,493,625.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$165.00 with 136,325 shares traded – Guardian Holdings Ltd.
5. JP ……. J$22,142,088.96 – +0.91% or +J$0.20 to close at J$22.06 with 1,002,812 shares traded – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. SEP …… 2,071,335 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$19.03 – Seprod Limited
2. PULS ….. 1,839,670 shares – +1.71% or +J$0.03 to close at J$1.78 – Pulse Investments
3. SGJ …… 1,598,500 shares – -0.04% or -J$0.01 to close at J$23.81 – Scotia Group Jamaica
4. NCBJ ….. 1,345,368 shares – -0.41% or -J$0.11 to close at J$26.61 – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.
5. JP ……. 1,002,812 shares – +0.91% or +J$0.20 to close at J$22.06 – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.

Bottom 5 % Change

1. PCFS ….. -5.68% or -J$1.59 to close at J$26.40 with 301,319 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
2. JBG …… -3.39% or -J$0.17 to close at J$4.85 with 19,521 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
3. GLNR (XD) -2.11% or -J$0.04 to close at J$1.86 with 528,203 shares traded – Gleaner Company
4. LASF ….. -1.87% or -J$0.08 to close at J$4.20 with 4,500 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited
5. BRG …… -1.66% or -J$0.05 to close at J$2.96 with 154,421 shares traded – Berger Paints Ltd.

52 Week high / low

1. Palace Amusement Co. Ltd. traded at its 52-week high of $55.

Other News

• Kingston Wharves Limited has advised that an Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on Thursday March 29, 2012 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel commencing at 10:00 a.m.
• Pulse Investments Limited has advised that its unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 will be released on or before March 30, 2012.
• The Jamaica Stock Exchange has advised that the Board of Directors passed a resolution that a capital distribution of $14,238,500 be distributed to is ordinary shareholders.