Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange started the new weekly session in the morning session on Monday with very moderate traded with the main market indices falling mildly and the junior market down slightly with just 3 junior stocks trading after 75 minutes of market activity.
Market activity resulted in 8 stocks falling while the prices of 2 securities rose.
Berger Paints with 43,963 shares at $6.35, is the leading traded stock followed by, Sagicor Real Estate Fund 42,000 units at $10.23 and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 16,123 units at $5.69.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 171.32 points to 189,220.23, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index lost 153.19 points to 170,238.32, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index declined 142.06 points to close at 183,371.21 and the junior market index lost 3.32 points to 2,481.66.
At 10:45 am, a total of 15 securities traded, resulting in a volume of only 153,140 shares changing hands carrying a value of $1,460,514. The average number of shares traded amounts to just 10,209 units.
Moderate trading for Jamaican stocks
November 14, 2016 by
