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Stocks Round Up | 27 stocks advance, 40 decline and 16 trade firm

Published:Tuesday | September 29, 2020 | 5:12 PM

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed Tuesday again marginally losing ground, with an advance/decline ratio of 27/40.

The JSE Combined Index declined by 70.83 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 369,057.00.

The JSE Main Market Index was up 241.38 points or 0.07 per cent to close at 371,646.76 while the Junior Market Index declined 27.35 points or 1.07 per cent to close at 2520.13.

The JSE USD Equities Index declined 3.13points or 1.66 per cent to close at 185.24.

Overall market activity

83 stocks traded
27 advanced
40 declined
16 traded firm

Winners

Eppley Ltd up 15.01 per cent to close at $20.76.
Ciboney Group up 14.29 per cent to close at $0.16
AMG Packaging up 11.18 per cent to close at $1.79
Lumber Depot up 7.14 per cent closing at $1.05
Sterling Investments up 6.67 per cent closing at $3.20

Losers

SSL Venture Capital down 27.03 per cent to close at $0.54
Palace Amusement down 19.75 per cent to close at $1300.01
Consolidated Bakeries down 17.04 per cent to close at $1.12
Mayberry Investments down 11.25 per cent to close at $5.28
Blue Power Group down 9.38 per cent to close at $3.19

Market volume

7.547million units valued at over $ 95 million.

Volume leaders were Pulse Investments followed by Wigton and Supreme Ventures.

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