Stock Round Up | Grace, Wigton and Transjamaican were volume leaders

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index opened the week today on a winning note. The heavy trading in Grace ended with an advance/decline ratio of 40/50.

The JSE Combined Index advanced by 2,303.01 points, or 0.69 per cent, to close at 338,407.78.

The JSE Main Market Index advanced by 2,680.97 points, or 0.83 per cent, to close at 325,955.81 points, while the Junior Market Index declined by 24.13 points, or 0.64 per cent, to close at 3,735.24.

The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 3.24 points, or 1.31 per cent, to close at 250.69.

Overall market activity

• 112 stocks traded.
• 45 advanced.
• 44 declined.
• 23 traded firm.

Winners 

• PBS 9.75% Cumul Redeem, up 15.56 per cent, to close at $104.00.
• Margaritaville Turks USD, up 15.00 per cent, to close at US$0.12.
• Blue Power, up 14.67 per cent, to close at $3.44.
• JPS Co 7.00%, up 10.00 per cent, to close at $49.50.
• tTech, up 9.65 per cent, to close at $2.50.

Losers

• Access, down 15.087 per cent, to close at $20.35.
• Salada, down 14.55 per cent, closing at $1.88.
• Main Event, down 11.31 per cent, to close at $15.06.
• Purity, down 9.63 per cent, to close at $1.97.
• MFS Capital, down 8.65 per cent, closing at $2.43.

Market volume

• 33.87 million units valued at over $1.01 billion.

Volume leaders were Grace, followed by Wigton and Transjamaican.

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