Stock Round Up | Palace Amusement biggest winner; JMMB Group biggest loser
Published:Monday | February 27, 2023 | 9:17 PM
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index opened the week on a losing note on Monday. The busy trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 39/43.
The JSE Combined Index declined by 2,350.27 points or 0.68 per cent, to close at 343,476.95.
The JSE Main Market Index declined by 2,606.82 points or 0.78 per cent, to close at 330,714.66; while the Junior Market Index advanced by 8.41 points or 0.22 per cent, to close at 3,809.87.
The JSE USD Equities declined by 0.92 points or 0.37 per cent, to close at 247.79.
Overall market activity
- 106 stocks traded.
- 39 advanced
- 43 declined
- 24 traded firm.
Winners
- Palace Amusement, up 32.00 per cent to close at $5.94
- FosRich, up 16.73 per cent to close at $3.07
- Indies Pharma, up 10.31 per cent to close at $2.89
- FirstRock Real Estate, up 8.94 per cent to close at $11.70
- Elite Diagnostic, up 8.40 per cent to close at $2.71.
Losers
- JMMB Group 7.00 per cent VR JMD Prefs, down 14.95 per cent to close at $1.79
- Lasco Financial, down 14.80 per cent to close at $2.13
- 138 Student Living Var Prefs, down 11.09 per cent closing at $68.46
- Eppley Ltd 5 per cent Prefs, down 9.16 per cent closing at $19.25
- GenAc, down 7.62 per cent to close at $4.61
Market volume
- 14.91 million units valued at over $100 million.
- Volume leaders were: FosRich, followed by Wigton and Regency Petroleum.
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