Stocks Round-Up | 36 advance, 45 decline, eight trade firm

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE's) combined index on Tuesday declined with an advance/decline ratio of 36/45.

The JSE Combined Index advanced by 1,562.61 points or 0.42 per cent to close at 373,560.10.

The JSE Main Market Index advanced by 1,741.93 points or 0.4 per cent to close at 377,261.31 while the Junior Market Index declined by 3.87 points or 0.16 per cent to close at 2,457.96.

The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 5.71 points or 2.91 per cent to close at 201.92.

Overall market activity
89 stocks traded
36 advanced 45 declined
8 traded firm

Winners
Sterling Investments USD, up 36.14 per cent to close at $0.03
ISP Finance, up 27.03 per cent to close at $23.50
JPS (9.5%), up 15 per cent to close at $1497.31
GWest Corp, up 14.29 per cent to close at $0.88
MPC, up 9.57 per cent to close at $168.00

Losers
Palace Amusement, down 20.53 per cent to close at $1,183.33
First Rock (USD), down 18.56 per cent to close at $0.07
Kingston Properties, down 14.99 per cent to close at $6.35
Dolphin Cove, down 14.16 per cent to close at $6.00
Ciboney, down 13.33 per cent to close at $0.13

Market Volume
16.027 million units valued at over $387.815 million.

Volume leaders
General Accident 
TransJamaican Highway
Wigton Windfarm

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