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Stocks Round Up | Lumber Depot, Key Insurance, Berger Paints among winners

Published:Thursday | January 21, 2021 | 4:20 PM

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) combined index declined on Thursday with an advance/decline ratio of 37/31.

The JSE Combined Index declined by 1,284.08 points or 0.33 per cent to close at 383,528.21.

The JSE Main Market Index declined by 1,563.62 points or 0.40 per cent to close at 384,842.53 while the Junior Market Index advanced by 14.59 points or 0.54 per cent to close at 2,738.19.

The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 1.21 points or 1.22 per cent to close at 98.31.

 

Overall market activity

80 stocks traded

37 advanced 31 declined

12 traded firm

 

Winners

Lumber Depot, up 15.43 per cent to close at $1.87

Key Insurance, up 14.93 per cent to close at $6.85

Berger Paints, up 12.91 per cent to close at $13.99

QWI, up 11.25 per cent to close at $0.89

138 Student Living, up 11.00 per cent to close at $4.44

 

Losers

JMMB Group (7.50%), down 12.86 per cent to close at $0.61

First Rock ($US), down 9.59 per cent to close at $0.80

1834 Investments, down 9.09 per cent to close at $0.90

Eppley Limited, down 6.26 per cent to close at $22.45

Lasco Financial, down 4.20 per cent to close at $2.51

 

Market volume

 

29.856 million units valued at over $60.489 million.

Volume leaders were Wigton Windfarm followed by TransJamaican Highway and JMMB Group.

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