Stocks Round Up | 43 stocks advance, 29 decline and 9 trade firm
Published:Tuesday | September 8, 2020 | 4:40 PM
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed Tuesday on a winning note, with an advance/decline ratio of 43/29.
The JSE Combined Index advanced 1873.13 points or 0.52 per cent to close at 364,217.74
The JSE Main Market Index was up 1545.95 points or 0.42 per cent to close at 366,576.42 while the Junior Market Index was up 42.01 points or 1.71 per cent to close at 2504.01.
The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 0.78 points or 0.43 per cent to close at 183.31.
Overall market activity
81 stocks traded
43 advanced
29 declined
9 traded firm
Winners
Cargo Handlers up 20.13 per cent to close at $7.28
GWest Corporation up 19.28 per cent to close at $0.99
Dolphin Cove up 17.97 per cent closing at $6.50
JMMB Group 7.25% Var JMD Cr Prefs up 15.27 per cent to close at $1.51
First Rock (USD) up 11.80 per cent closing at US$0.09
Losers
Palace Amusement,down 26.57 per cent to close at $1,100.
Eppley 8.25% down 12.74 per cent to close at $6.37
Caribbean Cream down 10.55 per cent to close at $4.24
Main Event down 8.38 per cent to close at $3.39
iCreate down 8.11 per cent to close at $0.68
Market volume
7.667 million units valued at over $ 36.05 million.
Volume leaders were Trans Jamaican Highway followed JMMB Group 7.50% and Wigton.
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