JSE down in early session – Tuesday

In early morning trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, on Tuesday the main market dropped mildly but the junior market rose moderately.
Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 487,033 units at $2.10 and was the only stock with volume over 100,000 units.
At 10:45 am 22 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 880,220 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to 40,010 units compared to 16,570 units on Monday. The number of stocks falling is now at 4 while the prices of 9 securities rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 299.28 points to 176,625.08 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index slipped 267.60 points to 158,976.00, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index dived 50.39 points to close at 170,310.33 and the junior market index rose 19.29 points to 2,226.92.