Trading in shares of the Caribbean’s largest wind energy facility, Wigton Energy, accounted for just under 67 million shares for 84% of stocks changing hands on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday and resulted in a big surge in the total volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Monday. At the close of trading, all the Main and the USD markets closed higher while the Junior Market slipped moderately resulting in prices of 43 shares rising, 42 declining and 26 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped just 103.13 points to end trading at 342,929.53, as the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 645.13 points to 382,678.35, the JSE Main Index advanced 129.38 points to settle at 330,873.26, the Junior Market Index dipped 2.88 points to 3,698.76 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 6.42 points to wrap up trading at 235.12.
At the close of trading, 79,987,567 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 25,032,798 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $139.15 million, up from $126.44 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 469,562 shares for US$20,129 down from 11,346,663 units at US$322,286 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 66.86 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.39 million stocks and Carreras with 503,505 units.
In Junior Market trading, Regency Petroleum led with 2.58 million shares followed by One Great Studio with 816,357 stocks and Jamaican Teas with 515,932 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $3 to finish at $43 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $5.48 to $103.
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