Winning stocks squeezed out those declining in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Monday, resulting in the Main and Junior Market falling and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, prices of 38 shares rose, 32 declined and 37 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 1,444.01 points to wrap up trading at 335,603.04, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,253.96 points to 372,892.95, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,351.13 points to conclude trading at 325,050.23, the Junior Market Index slipped 20.88 points to end at 3,459.93 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 9.21 points to settle at 239.09.
At the close of trading, 18,282,094 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 9,990,922 units on Monday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $131.25 million, up from just $38.87 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 289,631 shares for US$8,296 in line with 309,324 units at US$9,698 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.69 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 1.94 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.37 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Derrimon Trading led with 1.46 million shares, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 741,020 stocks and RA Williams with 714,198 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $2.50 to finish at $20, 138 Student Living preference share rose $14.44 to $205 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced $5 to close at $100.
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