Stocks Round Up | Kingston Properties, Salada and Main Event lead top advancers
Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2021 | 5:14 PM
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index advanced on Tuesday with an advance/decline ratio of 39/38.
The JSE Combined Index advanced by 7,432.58 points or 1.86 per cent to close at 407,418.58.
The JSE Main Market Index advanced by 8,254.00 points or 2.08 per cent to close at 405,418.58 while the Junior Market Index declined by 12.70 points or 0.39 per cent to close at 3,226.70.
The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 2.16 points or 1.02 per cent to close at 213.51.
Overall market activity
91 stocks traded
39 advanced
38 declined
14 traded firm
Winners
Kingston Properties up 17.20 per cent to close at $8.45
Salada up 16.81 per cent to close at $9.52
Main Event up 16.24 per cent to close at $4.08
Fosrich up 14.46 per cent to close at $8.23
Medical Disposables up 13.83 per cent to close at $5.35
Losers
CAC (9.5% preference share), down 20.00 per cent to close at $1.00
ISP Finance down 16.67 per cent to close at $20.00
Cargo Handlers down 13.68 per cent to close at $7.51
Jetcon down 10.53 per cent to close at $0.85
Everything Fresh down 8.85 per cent to close at $1.03
Market volume
Some 23.613 million units valued at over $116.865 million were traded today.
Volume leaders were Derrimon Trading followed by Wigton Windfarm and TransJamaican Highway.
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