Trading activity ended with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 55 percent over Tuesday’s on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the market rising moderately at the close to be up by more than eight percent for the year to date.
JSE USD market index up to January 27, 2021.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands at the close, versus five on Tuesday and ended with two stocks rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 2.12 points to end at 201.04.
The average PE Ratio ends at 13.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors traded 914,622 shares, for US$23,513 compared to 589,955 units at US$24,360 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 182,924 units changing hands at US$4,703, compared to 117,991 shares at US$4,872 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 130,961 units for the month to date at US$16,605 in contrast to 127,831 units at US$17,322 on Tuesday. December ended with an average of 55,388 units for US$6,412.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment climbed 0.7 of a cent to close at 8.7 US cents with 14,000 shares changing hands, Proven Investments ended at 27 US cents while exchanging 6,095 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.24 of a cent to close at 16.25 US cents in switching ownership of 83,316 units. Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.08 of a cent to end at 0.99 US cents 811,111 stock units crossed the market and in the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.96 in trading 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
