Trading declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday with a fall in the volume and value of stocks exchanged, compared with Thursday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, even as more than 15 million shares of Radio Jamaica were traded. The Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market slipped, with trading ending with the prices of 32 shares rising, 38 declining and 36 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 1,760.88 points to 321,670.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased 1,253.30 points to wrap up trading at 355,352.43, the JSE Main Index gained 2,042.80 points to finish at 311,397.97, while the Junior Market Index dipped 27.32 points to close trading at 3,335.70 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.83 points to 194.06.
At the close of trading, 32,321,051 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 211,892,818 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $76.28 million, down from $367.32 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 141,184 shares for US$8,883 compared to 113,642 units at US$4,237 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Radio Jamaica led trading with 15.41 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.91 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.71 million units.
In Junior Market trading, One Great Studio led with 4.08 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 1.22 million stocks and Derrimon Trading with 590,564 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $1.75 to end at $45, 138 Student Living preference share fell $26.45 in closing at $224 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% popped $3 to $108.
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