Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday was moderate, having gotten off to a slow start up to 11 in the morning. The market closed with triple digit gains in the main indices resulting from only 810,887 units trading in 13 securities.
At the close the JSE Market Index gaining 223.17 points to 83,397.97, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 249.52 points to close at 91,961.10 and the JSE combined index increasing by 228.52 points to close at 85,032.63.
Major price movements were recorded by Carreras, having shrugged off the initial negative reaction to increased taxation on cigarettes to gain $1.05 to close at $41 and Grace Kennedy up 50 cents to $61.50, both on small volumes.
JSE closes with moderate gains Friday
March 27, 2015 by
