JSE backs off from record

Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange finished on Tuesday with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index pulling back from Monday’s record close to fall by 659.53 points to 298,431.63 while the JSE Index fell 600.91 points to end at 271,904.96.
At the close of trading in the main market, 24 securities changing hands, 6 advanced, 11 declined and 7 traded firm with 5,506,552 units valued at $185,232,323 changing hands, compared to 310,999,356 units valued at $2,974,897,171 on Monday.
In the US dollar market trading accounted for the Equities Index declined 2.47 percent by 4.62 points to close at 182.53 as one security traded with a loss.
Trading ended with an average of 229,440 units for an average of $7,718,013 in contrast to 13,521,711 units for an average of $129,343,355 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 2,622,376 units valued at $36,983,349 and previously 3,041,577 units with a value of $42,110,123. In contrast, September closed with average of 536,395 units at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.