Stocks Round Up | 86 stocks traded

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed Tuesday marginally losing ground on moderate trading, with an advance/decline ratio of 32/38.

The JSE Combined Index declined by 4,534.68 points or 1.17 per cent to close at 382,341.29

The JSE Main Market Index was down 4,627.93 points or 1.19 per cent to close at 385,515.54 while the Junior Market Index declined 23.94 points or 0,92 per cent to close at 2,568.73.

The JSE USD Equities Index declined 0.11 points or 0.06 per cent, closing at 100.20.

Overall market activity

86 stocks traded
32 advanced
38 declined
16 traded firm

Winners

Eppley Ltd 8.75% Preference Shares, up 22.48 per cent to close at $7.52
Kingston Properties up 16.75 per cent to close at $7.25
Jamaica Producers up 4.96 per cent to close at $20.75
MailPac up 4.85 per cent to close at $2.81
Caribbean Cream up 4.91 per cent to close at $4.49

Losers

138 Student Living Variable Preference Shares down 32.41 per cent to close at $4.65.
ISP Finance, down 24.51 per cent to close at $17.34
Salada Foods, down 11.94 per cent to close at $23.01
Mayberry Investments, down 9.28 per cent closing at $5.77
Palace Amusement, down 7.67 per cent closing at $1,200.00

Market volume

Thirty-three million units valued at over $ 331.767 million.

Volume leaders were Pulse Investments, followed by Lasco Distributors and TransJamaican.

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