Stocks Round Up | JSE Combined Index dips

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index continued to decline on Wednesday with an advance/decline ratio of 17/55

The index sank by 5,542.17 points or 1.21 per cent to close at 453,362.80.

The JSE Main Market Index lost 4,932.90 points or 1.04 per cent to close at 460,484.22 while the Junior Market Index was down 100.62 points or 3.52 per cent to close at 2,758.76.

The JSE USD Equities Index was down 1.89 points or 0.86 per cent to close at 218.90.

Overall market activity

76 stocks traded
17 advanced
55 declined
4 traded firm

Winners 

JMMB Group 7.50%, up 19.35 per cent to close at $0.74
1834 Investments up 8.49 per cent to close at $1.15
iCreate Ltd up 6.45 per cent to close at $0.66
Honey Bun (1982) Ltd up 6.39 per cent to close at $6.49
Mayberry Investments  up 5.12 per cent closing at $8.00

Losers 

Eppley Caribbean down 27.46 per cent to close at $13.05
First Rock Capital Holdings (USD) down 15.73 per cent to close at $0.08
Key Insurance down 14.04 per cent to close at $3.00
Proven Investments (JMD) down 12.55 per cent to close at $41.33
Cargo Handlers down 11.53 per cent to close at $7.06.
 

Market volume

33.60 million units valued at over $251.485 million.

Volume leaders were Sagicor Select Financial followed by Wigton and Wisynco.

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