The Jamaica stock market saw heavy trading in Jamaica Broilers Group with over 5 million shares with the bulk being crosses done by Scotia Investments.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 138.16 points to 176,289.78 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index is down 123.54 points to 158,676.18, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index declined 170.79 point to close at 169,252.58 points andthe junior market index dropped 5.48 points to 2,150.93 with the jump in the price of Lasco Distributors.
Trading at 10:50 am resulted in only 27 securities changing hands, accounting for a volume of 7,009,625 shares, with 8 securities rising and only 12 falling. The average number of shares traded amounts to 259,616 compared to an average of 32,438 units on Monday.
Broilers trades 5m shares
July 26, 2016 by
