JSE’s in modest trading early Tuesday

Trading the Jamaican Stock Exchange is off to another slow start in the Tuesday morning session with only moderate volumes being exchanged. An average of 27,804 units traded per active stock with Jamaica Broilers accounting for 236,339 units and Proven ordinary share accounting for 176,325 units.
A total of 30 securities, accounting for only 834,118 shares changed hands at 10.45 am as 9 stocks gained and 8 declined.
The main market indices and the juniors recorded losses as the markets continue to vacillate with no clear direction yet in sight. The market saw all Jamaica Composite Index falling 75.46 points to 169,406.84, the JSE Market Index fell 67.48 points to 152,521.79 the JSE combined index ending with a loss of 373.17 points to 160,809.64 and the junior market index 20.37 points to 1,884.34.