Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Monday, resulting in the Main Market major indices rising, the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 38 shares rose, 50 declined and 29 remained firm. Carreras and Wisynco traded at new 52 weeks highs.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 3,464.53 points to 353,594.84, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 5,105.57 points to finish at 402,201.17, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,752.16 points to end trading at 345,211.57, the Junior Market Index dropped 17.76 points to close at 3,274.33 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 4.47 points to end at 265.25.
At the close of trading, 22,718,500 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down moderately from 23,284,491 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumping to $157.81 million, up from $102.8 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 331,797 shares for US$24,284, down from 415,487 units at US$33,408 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Lasco Distributors led with 4.14 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.79 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.18 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 3.15 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 1.07 million stocks and ONE on ONE Educational with 710,969 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% skidded $98 to end at $2,500, 138 Student Living preference share rose $27 in closing at $239 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $9.87 to $1,130.
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