Trading ended on Monday with stocks mostly falling on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Index declining after an exchange of 80 percent fewer shares than on Friday, with 93 percent less value after 83 percent of stocks trading declined.
Six securities traded, similar to Friday, with five stocks, declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 2.22 points to end at 210.85 and the average PE Ratio ended at 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 628,310 shares traded, for US$42,801 down sharply from 3,100,463 units at US$616,848 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,718 units at US$7,134, in contrast to 516,744 shares at US$102,808 on Friday. Month to date, trading averaged 105,910 units at US$14,529 in contrast to 106,038 units at US$15,321 on Friday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital declined by 2.3 cents to 9.5 US cents in an exchange of 12,074 shares, 
Proven Investments lost 0.85 of a cent to close at 26 US cents after the trading of 113,096 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.05 of a cent to settle at 14.65 US cents with 10,293 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.05 of a cent to 0.85 US cents with 490,000 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment remained at US$2, after trading 147 stock units and JMMB Group 5.75% lost 3 cents to close at US$2.02 with 2,700 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.