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Stocks Round Up | 39 advance, 26 decline, 13 trade firm

Published:Wednesday | January 20, 2021 | 4:34 PM

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) combined index declined on Wednesday with an advance/decline ratio of 39/26.

The JSE Combined Index declined by 753.99 points or 0.20 per cent to close at 38,812.29.

The JSE Main Market Index declined by 925.66 points or 0.24 per cent to close at 386,406.15 while the Junior Market Index advanced by 9.22 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 2,723.60.

The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 1.28 points or 0.66 per cent to close at 191.29.

Overall market activity

78 stocks traded
39 advanced
26 declined
13 traded firm

Winners
Consolidated Bakeries, up 22.22 per cent to close at $1.65
138 Student Living, up 19.40 per cent to close at $4.00
Eppley (7.5%), up 16.33 per cent to close at $6.98
ISP Finance, up 13.49 per cent to close at $22.89
First Rock (USD), up 11.03 per cent to close at $0.09

Losers
C&WJ, down 14.29 per cent to close at $1.80
Blue Power, down 10.97 per cent to close at $2.84
Mayberry Investments, down 7.88 per cent to close at $5.38
Key Insurance, down 5.10 per cent to close at $5.96
QWI Investment, down 4.76 per cent to close at $0.80

Market volume
15.001 million units valued at over $129.845 million.
Volume leaders were Sagicor Select Funds - Financial followed by Jamaica Broilers and QWI Investments.

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