TheJSE Market Index fell 547.63 points to 99,126.83, theJSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 612.11 points to close at 109,736.10 and the JSE combined index lost 485.94 points to end at 101,383.99 and the junior market index rose 3.35 to 874.63.Thirty three securities traded up to 11 am, including 12 junior market stocks, with Cargo Handlers trading 205,972 units at a new high of $22.29 as Mayberry Investments crossed the shares from their in house inventory to a client. Four new 52 weeks’ highs have been recorded, Hardware & Limber at $19, Jamaica Stock Exchange at $4.80, Cargo Handlers at $22.29 and Derrimon preference shares trading at $2.50.
The preference shares section was active with 4 securities trading as investors seek higher yielding investments.
Main market slips junior up
June 2, 2015 by