Stock prices mostly fell for the second consecutive day in trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday with 23 securities changing hands, 8 advanced, 10 declined and 3 traded firm
The main market with 8,130,384 units valued at $56,308,791 compared to 17,396,748 units valued at $218,089,928 on Tuesday. The US dollar market traded just 3 securities accounting for 15,319 units valued at just US$14,671 while the market index fell 12.29 points to close at 166.33.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived by 2,309.99 points to close at 317,033.63 and the JSE Index dropped 2,104.66 points to close at 288,853.50.
Trading ended with an average of 353,495 units for an average of $2,448,208 in contrast to 756,380 units for an average of $9,482,171 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 307,065 units valued at $3,786,627 with an average value of 302,442 units valued at $3,919,890 previously. In contrast, October closed with average of 185,251 units valued at $16,528,582 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Berger Paints fell $1.25, Grace Kennedy rose $1.50, PanJam Investment fell by $1, Sagicor Group rose $3.40 and Scotia Group rose $1.
JSE main market retreats again
November 15, 2017 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Daily Trading, Emerging market, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican stocks, NCB, PANJAM Investment, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Trading Activity
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