JSE AJ index hits 201,000 points

December 7, 2016 by IC Insider.com

Bulls pushing Jamaica Stock Exchange.

In early trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday with only a hand full of stocks trading, the all Jamaica Composite Index surged by more than 2,000 points at 9:40 to an all-time record high.
Sagicor Group hit a new high of $27 to help push the main market indices but Caribbean Cement also moved up resulting in the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 2,178.48 points to 201,206.97 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,947.95 points to 183,976.92, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index garnered 1,771.29 points to close at 195,800.77, the junior market index slipped a bit.
At 10 o’clock, the all Jamaica Composite Index moved up further by 2,663.70 points to 201,692.19, for gains of 20.5 percent for 2016 to date.