8% jump for JSE USD stocks

The US Denominated Equities Index surged 17.10 points or 7.8 percent in closing at 236.20 at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, following an 89 percent drop in the volume of stocks exchanged and an 80 percent drop in value than on Tuesday, resulting from trading in eight securities, up from five on Tuesday with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 137,354 shares for US$22,495, down from 1,221,116 units at US$112,024 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 17,169 units at US$2,812 versus 244,223 shares at US$22,405 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 45,696 shares at US$3,434 compared with 47,790 units at US$3,480 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 32,077 units for US$3,201.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 7.7. The PE ratio is based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden increased 3.29 cents to end at 25.29 US cents with an exchange of 53 stocks, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4 US cents with traders dealing in 1,277 units, Productive Business Solutions climbed 17.5 cents to US$1.45 after 110 shares passed through the market. Proven Investments ended at 13 US cents after an exchange of 1,528 stock units, Sterling Investments dipped 0.06 of a cent to 1.54 US cents after it closed with an exchange of 595 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 1.8 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low 6 US cents in switching ownership of 27,200 stocks and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2 US cents as investors exchanged 91,713 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share slipped 2 cents in closing at US$1.25 in trading 14,878 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.