Fewer shares were traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a fall in the value compared with that on Monday. At the close of the market, the major indices of the Main Market jumped sharply as Guardian Holdings, NCB Group and Carreras that closed at a new 52 weeks high pushed the market higher at the close, while the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market fell. At the end of trading the prices of 41 shares rose, 41 declined and 28 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 4,070.69 points to finish trading at 350,016.78, in the meantime, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 4,922.52 points to settle at 406,880.91, the JSE Main Index surged by 4,416.07 points to end at 344,153.71, as the Junior Market Index skidded 20.93 points to end at 2,920.13 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 0.07 points to finish at 234.46.
At the close of trading, 35,336,523 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 45,449,586 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $122.85 million, down marginally from $124.92 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 5,859,990 shares for US$2,002,197, up from 4,137,658 units at US$1,379,370 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Kingston Wharves led trading with 1.54 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.47 million stocks and Carreras with 639,934 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 13.29 million shares, followed by Fosrich with 5.11 million stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.20 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share lost $2.87 to finish at $16 and Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $2.86 and ended at $31.
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