Trading closed Wednesday and for April on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in all three JSE markets, with volume and value of stocks exchanged, jumping over Tuesday’s turnout, with Wigton Energy accounting for 23 percent of the day’s volume, with the prices of 56 shares rising, 24 declining and 33 remaining firm.
The JSE Combined Market Index rallied 3,497.44 points to close trading at 339,090.26, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,626.12 points to end trading at 377,999.03, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,285.19 points to wrap up trading at 328,253.91, making it the sixth out of seven days of gains since last week. The Junior Market Index popped 48.98 points to end at 3,517.84 and the JSE USD Market Index jumped 15.96 points to end at 226.16.
At the close of trading, 46,528,722 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 29,223,151 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $183.95 million, well over the $125.34 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,850,826 shares for US$90,661, solidly above the 218,515 units at US$14,425 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 10.74 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.89 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 802,486 units.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led with 4.50 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 3.88 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 2.75 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $4.49 to finish at $37, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $44.28 and ended at $265 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $10.99 to $1,045.
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