Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume and value of stock that were exchanged, than on Thursday, resulting in the Main Market primary indices rising, the Junior Market and the JSE USD index dropping. At the close, prices of 39 shares rose, 44 declined and 17 remained firm.
The JSE Combined Market Index rose 1,050.93 points to end at 324,436.10, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,206.10 points to 362,704.98, the JSE Main Index increased 1,324.44 points to end at 313,828.14, the Junior Market Index skidded 29.72 points to 3,399.32 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.27 points to end at 208.99.
At the close of trading, 9,884,394 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 18,443,708 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to just $40.19 million, down from $83.32 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 575,499 shares for US$26,595 compared to 154,487 units at US$26,574 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 2.74 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.15 million stocks and Radio Jamaica with 415,940 units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 1.57 million shares, followed by One Great Studio with 381,530 stocks and Fosrich with 271,444 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rallied $1.14 to end at $19, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.49 in closing at $37 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $10 to $1,160.
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