Stocks Round Up 100 stocks traded today

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index advanced marginally on Wednesday.

Moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 42/45.

The JSE Combined Index advanced by 1,375.51 points, or 0.40 per cent, to close at 347,856.59.

The JSE Main Market Index advanced by 1,544.69 points, or 0.46 per cent, to close at 334,462.13, while the Junior Market Index declined by 6.84 points, or 0.17 per cent, to close at 3,905.52.

The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 3.17 points, or 1.34 per cent, to close at 232.78.

Overall market activity

100 stocks traded42 advanced45 declined13 traded firm

Winners

JPSCo 9.5% up 19.05 per cent to close at $3,000JMMB Group 7.25% VR JMD Cr Preference Shares up 13.66 per cent to close at $1.83MPC Caribbean Clean Energy up 10.36 per cent to close at $86Lasco Financial up 7.22 per cent to close at $2.82AMG Packaging up 7.01 per cent to close at $2.90

Losers

PBS Ltd10.5%per Perpetual Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares down 25.61 per cent closing at $1,115.91Margaritaville Turks USD down 23.00 per cent to close at US$0.10.CAC 2,000 down 13.77 per cent to close at $7.20.Eppley Ltd 5% Preference Shares down 11.68 per cent to close at $20.26.Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC down 8.58 per cent closing at $40.08

Market volume

Some 18.51 million units valued at over $120.21 million were traded today.

Volume leaders were Wigton, followed by Tropical Battery and then FESCO.

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