Stocks Round Up | 39 stocks advance, 29 decline and 10 trade firm
Published:Thursday | October 8, 2020 | 3:51 PM
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) combined index declined on Thursday with an advance/decline ratio of 39/29.
The JSE Combined Index advanced by 2,613.72 points or 0.71 per cent to close at 369,272.88.
The JSE Main Market Index advanced by 2,789.03 points or 0.76 per cent to close at 372,069.12 while the Junior Market Index advanced by 4.29 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 2,504.27.
The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 2.71 points or 1.37 per cent to close at 201.21.
Overall market activity
78 stocks traded
39 advanced
29 declined
10 traded firm
Winners
Knutsford Express up 18.18 per cent to close at $6.50
Main Event up 15.38 per cent to close at $3.75
Consolidated Bakeries up 15.20 per cent to close at $1.44
138 Student Living up 15.05 per cent to close at $6.88
Eppley Limited up 14.70 per cent to close at $20.75
Losers
AMG Packaging down 12.78 per cent to close at $1.57
Jetcon down 11.11 per cent to close at $0.80
Express Catering down 8.09 per cent to close at $3.75
1834 Investments down 8.08 per cent to close at $0.91
Radio Jamaica down 7.20 per cent to close at $1.16
Market volume
17.580 million units valued at over $122.879 million.
Volume leaders were Tropical Battery followed by Sagicor Select Funds - Financial and Fontana.
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