Fosrich dominated trading to close out the week on Friday, with an exchange of 13.2 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 7.2 million units, resulting in a 70 percent surge in trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with the volume of stocks exchanged, climbing sharply but with a lower value than on Thursday. The market closed with the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices falling, following prices of 41 shares rising, including Guardian Holdings that shot up by $25 to $350, as 39 declined and 27 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 3,084.80 points to 325,913.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,538.08 points to end at 362,662.87, the JSE Main Index popped a solid 3,525.73 points to finish at 315,338.47, the Junior Market Index dropped 40.74 points to end at 3,402.30 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 9.02 points to 196.13.
At the close of trading, 34,700,343 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 20,454,791 units on Thursday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $131.64 million, down from $154.6 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 469,876 shares for US$15,944 compared to 816,058 units at US$31,247 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 7.16 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 4.11 million stocks and Carreras, 2.32 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Fosrich led with 13.16 million shares, followed by RA Williams with 1.65 million stocks and One Great Studio, 1.26 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $29 and ended at $244 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $7.90 to $106.
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