Juniors edge up majors down early Thursday

The junior market index edged up slightly but the main market indices quite a bit. in Trading, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 1,476,960 followed by General Accident were dominant trades in the morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, at the same time Jetcon Corporation traded at a new high of $3 on a morning when declining stocks had the upper hand over advancing ones.
After 75 minutes of trading, on Thursday, the average volume traded amounts to 104,305 units per active stock, compared to an average of 697,832 units in the mid-morning session on Wednesday.
Trading resulted in activity in 29 securities, accounting for 3,024,838 shares changing hands as 8 stocks gained and 12 declined.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,071.31 points to 169,822.46, the JSE Market Index fell 957.93 points to 152,893.42, the JSE combined index ended with a fall of 883.58 points to 164,082.77 and the junior market index gained 0.49 points to 2,169.88.