Stocks Round Up | 43 stocks advance
Published:Friday | February 21, 2020 | 4:24 PM
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index declined on Friday with an advance/decline ratio of 43/22.
The index moved up by 2,045.12 points or 0.43 per cent to close at 482,554.01
The JSE Main Market Index advanced by 2,814.17 points or 0.58 per cent to close at 490,002.61 while the Junior Market Index declined by 49.46 points or 1.65 per cent to close at 2,947.43. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 2.41 points or 1.04 per cent to close at 229.80.
Overall market activity
76 stocks traded
43 advanced
22 declined
11 traded firm
Winners
IronRock Insurance up 19.34 per cent to close at $3.95
138 Student Living up 10.16 per cent to close at $8.89
Sterling Investments ($US) up 9.26 per cent to close at $0.029
Stationery and Office Supplies up 9.06 per cent to close at $9.27
Caribbean Cream, up 8.31 per cent to close at $3.95
Losers
Margaritaville (Turks) down 14.29 per cent to close at $0.30
Lasco Manufacturing, down 10.62 per cent to close at $4.04
ISP Finance, down 9.50 per cent to close at $20.00
Express Catering, down 6.08 per cent to close at $5.41
Caribbean Producers, down 5.91 per cent to close at $4.62
Market volume
17.184 million units valued at over $63.319 million.
Volume leaders were Wigton Windfarm followed by Sagicor Select Funds Limited – Financial and Sagicor Select Funds Limited – Manufacturing and Distribution.
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