Wooa! J$40m Carreras Limited Traded (Up 1%). J$55m Traded on Market Today. – July 24, 2012

Today J$54.81 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.44 million shares) for 30 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$50.10 million – 1,151,371 shares traded. 17 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$4.71 million – 1,139,526 shares traded. 12 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$485.11 thousand – 139,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. KW …….. +2.59% or +J$0.13 to close at J$5.14 with 13,991 shares traded – Kingston Wharves Ltd.
2. GENAC ….. +1.05% or +J$0.02 to close at J$1.92 with 17,402 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
3. CAR ……. +1.02% or +J$0.58 to close at J$57.49 with 697,179 shares traded – Carreras Limited
4. DCOVE ….. +0.88% or +J$0.06 to close at J$6.86 with 14,000 shares traded – Dolphin Cove Limited
5. CCC ……. +0.71% or +J$0.01 to close at J$1.41 with 40,000 shares traded – Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. CAR ……. J$39,916,983.65 – +1.02% or +J$0.58 to close at J$57.49 with 697,179 shares traded – Carreras Limited
2. LAS ……. J$4,215,126.11 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$270.02 with 15,611 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
3. JAMT …… J$2,948,745.80 – -5.75% or -J$0.23 to close at J$3.77 with 765,908 shares traded – Jamaican Teas Limited
4. GK …….. J$1,488,668.03 – -0.07% or -J$0.04 to close at J$54.96 with 27,079 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
5. NCBJ …… J$1,360,724.40 – -1.90% or -J$0.41 to close at J$21.16 with 63,216 shares traded – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. JAMT …… 765,908 shares – -5.75% or -J$0.23 to close at J$3.77 – Jamaican Teas Limited
2. CAR ……. 697,179 shares – +1.02% or +J$0.58 to close at J$57.49 – Carreras Limited
3. CPJ ……. 139,655 shares – +0.44% or +J$0.01 to close at J$2.27 – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
4. JMMB8.75 . 139,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$3.50 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75%
5. BPOW …… 84,353 shares – -0.88% or -J$0.04 to close at J$4.51 – Blue Power Group Limited

Bottom 5 % Change

1. GLNR …… -12.96% or -J$0.21 to close at J$1.41 with 43,137 shares traded – Gleaner Company
2. CHL ……. -11.11% or -J$1.50 to close at J$12.00 with 3,092 shares traded – Cargo Handlers Limited
3. MIL ……. -6.82% or -J$0.15 to close at J$2.05 with 72,179 shares traded – Mayberry Investments Ltd
4. JAMT …… -5.75% or -J$0.23 to close at J$3.77 with 765,908 shares traded – Jamaican Teas Limited
5. AFS ……. -4.47% or -J$0.22 to close at J$4.70 with 47,419 shares traded – Access Financial Services Limited

52 Week high / low

• Cargo Handlers Limited traded at its 52-week low of $12.
• Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 8.75% traded at its 52-week low of $3.48.

Other News

• Salada Foods Jamaica Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Roberts Products Company Limited including freehold property and trademarks among other assets. A new subsidiary, Mountain Peak Processors Limited, has been formed as the vehicle through which this acquisition will be made.
• The Annual General Meeting of Carreras Limited will be held on September 6, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel, 77 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5.