Stocks Round Up | 30 stocks advance, 40 decline and 12 trade firm

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index advanced on Wednesday with an advance/decline ratio of 30/40.

The JSE Combined Index advanced by 5,586.15 points or 1.47 per cent to close at 386,040.70.

The JSE Main Market Index advanced by 6,294.46 points or 1.64 per cent to close at 389,845.50 while the Junior Market Index declined by 19.66 points or 0.77 per cent to close at 2,541.81. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 2.27 points or 1.17 per cent to close at 195.56.

Overall market activity

82 stocks traded
30 advanced
40 declined
12 traded firm

Winners

CAC 2000 (9.5% shares) up 18.75 per cent to close at $1.14
Sygnus Credit ($US) up 15.74 per cent to close at $0.17
Key Insurance up 13.67 per cent to close at $8.15
Access Financial up 9.39 per cent to close at $21.90
JMMB Group up 6.34 per cent to close at $33.56

Losers 

Jetcon down 17.65 per cent to close at $0.70
CWJCCU down 7.61 per cent to close at $1.70
Paramount Trading down 7.48 per cent to close at $1.36
Derrimon Trading down 7.41 per cent to close at $2.50
Everything Fresh down 7.04 per cent to close at $0.66

Market volume

18.993 million units valued at over $730.040 million.

Volume leaders were GraceKennedy Limited followed by TransJamaican Highway and NCB Financial Limited.

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