Investors exchanged 470 percent more shares, having 125 percent more value on Thursday than on Wednesday, resulting in an even number of shares rising and falling, but landed the JSE US dollar market index in shredding 10.63 points to close at 184.93.
Nine securities traded, up from six on Wednesday, with stocks rising, declining and unchanged, sharing three each.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.7. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 154,268 shares traded for US$24,039 versus 27,048 units at US$10,676 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 17,141 units at US$2,671, compared to 4,508 shares at US$1,779 Wednesday and the month to date averages 46,415 at US$4,208, from 48,686 units at US$4,327 on Wednesday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital US lost 0.1 of a cent to end at 6.9 US cents with an exchange of 96,900 shares, 
Margaritaville advanced 0.45 of a cent to 9.45 US cents with 5,550 stock units changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied 20 cents to finish at US$1.20 with a transfer of 500 stocks. Productive Business Solutions fell 18 cents to 74 US cents with 5,503 units traded, Proven Investments gained 0.89 of a cent to close at 23 US cents with 39,836 shares passing through the market, Sterling Investments settled at 2.09 US cents with investors switching ownership of 200 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD remained at 16 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.87 of a US cent with 2,519 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2.02 with 1,260 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.