Stocks Round Up | 33 stocks advance, 37 decline and 9 trade firm
Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 4:16 PM
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed Thursday again on a losing note with an advance/decline ratio of 33/37.
The JSE index moved down by 151.37 points or 0.04 per cent to close at 364,352.24
The JSE Main Market Index was down 383.35 points or 0.10 per cent to close at 366,312.01 while the Junior Market Index advanced 18.79 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 2,539.27.
The JSE USD Equities Index was up 5.41 points or 2.91 per cent to close at 191.28.
Overall market activity
79 stocks traded
33 advanced
37 declined
9 traded firm
Winners
CAC 2000 9.5% Cumulative Redeemable Prefs up 26.32 per cent to close at $1.20
JMMB Group 7.5% up 19.67 per cent to close at $0.73
SSL VC up 14.67per cent closing at $0.86
Palace Amusement up 12.76 per cent to close at $1,750.00
Caribbean Assurance Brokers up 12.44 per cent closing at $2.17
Losers
138 Student Living Var Prefs up 13.08 per cent to close at $5.98
138 Student Living down 12.79 per cent to close at $6.00
Eppley Carib Property Fund SCC down 11.57 per cent to close at $43.51
Iron Rock Insurance down 9.68 per cent to close at $2.80
Jamaica Stock Exchange down 8.10 per cent to close at $18.84
Market volume
19.376 million units valued at over $55.466 million.
Volume leaders were RJR Group, followed by Wigton and Trans Jamaican Highway.
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