The Jamaica Stock Exchange is undergoing mix fortunes in losses in the early morning session on Monday with the junior market stock index rising and majors falling. After 75 minutes of the market opening, 30 securities traded, accounting for only 717,672 shares changing hands. A total of only 3 stocks fell and 10 rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index lost 128.70 points to 174,697.27, the JSE Market Index fell 115.16 points to 157,254.68, the JSE combined index gained 81.15 points to 166,137.37 and the junior market index rose 21 points to 1,977.28.
Caribbean Cement fell $4 with 36,000 shares to be at $26, after the company reported full year results to December last year with earnings of $1.82 after an exceptional charge and one off income. Carreras traded just 100 but gained $1.60 to $65.70, Gleaner Company traded 123,047 but fell 35 cents to $2.10.
Mixed trading on Monday
February 29, 2016 by