Stocks Round Up | TransJamaican USD today's top winner, 1834 Investments leads decliners
The continuous decline of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index halted on Wednesday, as it inched up on moderate trading, with an advance/decline ratio of 38/40.
The JSE Combined Index advanced by 702.79 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 407,334.85.
The JSE Main Market Index was up 582.88 points or 0.14 per cent to close at 403,071.17.
The Junior Market Index advanced 16.47 points or 0.49 per cent to close at 3,407.15.
The JSE USD Equities Index was up 4.66 points or 2.42 per cent, to close at 197.09.
Overall market activity
92 stocks traded
38 advanced
40 declined
14 traded firm
Winners
TransJamaican (USD) up 14.29 per cent to close at US$0.01
Ciboney up 12.50 per cent to close at $0.90
Cargo Handlers up 11.21 per cent to close at $7.84
GWest up 9.52 per cent to close at $0.92
Main Event up 9.41 per cent to close at $4.42
Losers
1834 Investments down 15.96 per cent to close at $0.79
Eppley 7.50% Preference Shares down 14.47 per cent closing at $6.50
Eppley Caribbean Prop Fund SCC, down 11.70 per cent closing at $37.50
Carreras, down 9.81 per cent to close at $7.17
First Rock, down 9.80 per cent to close at US$0.06
Market volume
Some 12.7 million units valued at over $101.26 million were traded today.
Volume leaders were Wigton, followed by FESCO and then Jamaican Teas.
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