The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index retreated Tuesday, closing on a losing note.

The busy trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 33/59.

The JSE Combined Index declined by 5,686.11 points or 1.61 per cent to close at 346,573.25.

The JSE Main Market declined by 5,785.97 points or 1.70 per cent to close at 334,626.31 while the Junior Market Index declined by 11.00 points or 4.66 per cent to close at 225.30.

The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 11.00 points or 4.66 per cent to close at 225.30.

Overall market activity

110 stocks traded
33 advanced
59 declined
18 traded firm

Winners

JMMB Group 7.5% Preference Shares up 14.17 per cent to close at $1.45
JMMB Group 7.25% VR JMD Preference up 10.00 per cent to close at $ 2.20
138 Student Living Variable Preference Shares up 10.00 per cent to close at $ 104.50
Ciboney up 9.09 per cent to close at $0.72
QWI Investments up 8.06 per cent to close at $0.67

Losers

JPSCo 7% down 17.44 per cent to close at $106.49
Stanley Motta down 16.78 per cent closing at $5.06
Sygnus Real Estate Finance down 14.97 per cent to close at US$ 0.10
Sterling Investments USD down 14.81 per cent to close at US$0.02
JamTeas down 12.55 per cent closing at $2.09

Market volume

Some 33.19 million units valued at over $381.26 million were traded today.

Volume leaders were: Carreras, followed by Wigton and Grace Kennedy.

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