Stocks Round Up | Eppley Caribbean Prop Fund SCC today's top winner, FESCO leads decliners
Published:Tuesday | August 31, 2021 | 4:58 PM
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index bounced back on Tuesday.
The moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 44/37.
The JSE Combined Index advanced by 2,182.74 points or 0.52 per cent to close at 420,081.86.
The JSE Main Market Index was up 2,670.20 points or 0.64 per cent to close at 417,864.90 while the Junior Market Index declined 29.31 points or 0.88 per cent to close at 3,308.60.
The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 4.54 points or 2.51 per cent, closing at 185.29.
Overall market activity
95 stocks traded
44 advanced
37declined
14 traded firm
Winners
Eppley Caribbean Prop Fund SCC up 21.48 per cent to close at $45.54
Pulse Investments up 15.11 per cent to close at $3.81
JMMB Group 7.25% VR JMD Cr Preference Shares up 13.04 per cent to close at $1.30
Jamaican Teas Ltd up 12.65 per cent to close at $3.83
First Rock Capital up 11.97 per cent to close at $13.66
Losers
FESCO down 16.22 per cent to close at $2.48
Jetcon down 11.40 per cent to close at $1.01
tTech down 11.02 per cent closing at $4.20
Cargo Handlers down 10.68 per cent to close at $7.61
Main Event down 8.35per cent closing at $4.28
Market volume
Some 32 million units valued at over $192.78 million were traded today.
Volume leaders were FESCO, followed by Radio Jamaica and Wigton.
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