NCB Financial dropped in the morning session to a 52 week intraday low of $32, with trading in the stock halted for an hour until 11:46, after which trading resumed and ended at a 52 week closing low of $38.50, with 912,847 shares traded. Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume and the value of stocks exchanged on Monday, than Friday.
Trading resulted in the Main Market primary indices declining sharply, while the Junior Market index slipping modestly and the JSE USD Market inching higher, following the prices of 37 shares rising, 45 falling and 30 ending firm.
The JSE Combined Market Index sank 3,968.06 points to close trading at 319,980.25, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 5,655.76 points to end at 355,131.02, the JSE Main Index dropped 4,135.85 points to settle at 308,855.45, the Junior Market Index lost 2.19 points to 3,439.74 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.10 points to 204.94.
At the close of trading, 39,650,572 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 22,355,985 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $113.82 million, up from $101.16 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 75,504 shares for US$8,352 well lower that the 255,956 units at US$19,600 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 25.57 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.69 million stocks and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.99 million units.
In Junior Market trading, RA Williams led with 2.06 million shares, followed by Tropical Battery with 861,250 stocks and Image Plus with 441,548 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $4.99 in closing at $225 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% skidded $5.49 to $104.
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