Stocks Round Up | 51 stocks decline

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index declined on Wednesday with an advance/decline ratio of 24/51.

The index moved down 1,928.93 points or 0.47 per cent to close at 411,402.74.

The JSE Main Market Index declined by 1,540.81 points or 0.37 per cent to close at 419,288.78 while the Junior Market Index declined by 46.73 points or 1.92 per cent to close at 2,384.15. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 0.87 points or 0.42 per cent to close at 209.32.

Overall market activity

82 stocks traded
24 advanced
51 declined
7 traded firm

Winners 

First Rock (USD) up 25 per cent to close at $0.10
AMG up 18.75 per cent to close at $1.90
General Accident up 13.33 per cent to close at $5.10
138 Student Living, up 8.94 per cent to close at $6.70
PanJam up 8.67 per cent to close at $84.07

Losers 

Margaritaville Turks down 31.03 per cent to close at $0.20
Key Insurance down 26.67 per cent to close at $2.20
Xfund down 20 per cent to close at $7.04
Blue Power down 16.85 per cent to close at $3.01
Portland JSX, down 16.67 per cent to close at $7.50

Market volume

65.311 million units valued at over $189.488 million.

Volume leaders were Wigton Windfarm Limited followed by Sagicor Select Funds Limited - Financial and HoneyBun Limited.

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