Wooaa! Lascelles Leads Advancers – Jumps 18%. To Be Acquired by Campari. – Sep 3, 2012

Today J$43.42 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (2.81 million shares) for 21 securities.

This was broken down as follows;

• Main Market – J$43.28 million – 2,759,968 shares traded. 16 Stock(s).
• Junior Market – J$143.13 thousand – 5,000 shares traded. 4 Stock(s).
• Preference Shares – J$189.62 thousand – 38,000 shares traded. 1 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases

1. LAS ……. +17.58% or +J$48.38 to close at J$323.55 with 7,700 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.
2. SGJ ……. +9.10% or +J$1.90 to close at J$22.79 with 673,767 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. CWJA …… +4.55% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.23 with 88,500 shares traded – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
4. GK …….. +0.65% or +J$0.31 to close at J$48.31 with 4,715 shares traded – GraceKennedy Ltd.
5. JBG ……. +0.64% or +J$0.03 to close at J$4.73 with 4,004 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. SGJ ……. J$14,819,505.17 – +9.10% or +J$1.90 to close at J$22.79 with 673,767 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
2. PCFS …… J$11,002,508.69 – +0.15% or +J$0.03 to close at J$20.01 with 550,263 shares traded – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
3. JMMB …… J$8,078,240.00 – -0.50% or -J$0.04 to close at J$8.00 with 1,009,780 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
4. SLJ ……. J$2,977,956.96 – +0.20% or +J$0.02 to close at J$10.17 with 293,106 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. LAS ……. J$2,508,005.50 – +17.58% or +J$48.38 to close at J$323.55 with 7,700 shares traded – Lascelles, deMercado and Company Ltd.

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. JMMB …… 1,009,780 shares – -0.50% or -J$0.04 to close at J$8.00 – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.
2. SGJ ……. 673,767 shares – +9.10% or +J$1.90 to close at J$22.79 – Scotia Group Jamaica
3. PCFS …… 550,263 shares – +0.15% or +J$0.03 to close at J$20.01 – Pan Caribbean Financial Services
4. SLJ ……. 293,106 shares – +0.20% or +J$0.02 to close at J$10.17 – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited
5. CWJA …… 88,500 shares – +4.55% or +J$0.01 to close at J$0.23 – Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd.

Top 5 % Decreases

1. SIJL …… -9.66% or -J$3.09 to close at J$28.91 with 1,268 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
2. DG …….. -5.04% or -J$0.20 to close at J$3.77 with 55,000 shares traded – Desnoes and Geddes Ltd.
3. LASM …… -4.55% or -J$0.57 to close at J$11.96 with 10,100 shares traded – Lasco Manufacturing Limited
4. BPOW …… -1.20% or -J$0.06 to close at J$4.94 with 1,000 shares traded – Blue Power Group Limited
5. CAR ……. -0.88% or -J$0.49 to close at J$55.00 with 44,167 shares traded – Carreras Limited

Other News

• Desnoes & Geddes Limited (DG) has released its audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2012. DG has advised that at a Board Meeting held on August 31, 2012, Mr Johan Herman van Mameren was appointed a member of the Board of Directors. Also, at the aforesaid meeting, Mr Hamish McDonald resigned from the Board of Directors, while Mr Mauro Caneschi resigned effective May 9, 2012.
• Blue Power Group Limited has released its unaudited financial statements for the first quarter ended July 31, 2012.