Big drop for JSE USD market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market plunged on Wednesday, with the volume and the value of stocks changing hands declining 93 percent from trading on Tuesday, resulting in eight securities traded, compared to 12 on Tuesday with two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged and resulting in the JSE US Denominated Equities Index dropping 14.24 points to close at 199.09.
Just 114,022 shares were traded for US$3,947 compared with 1,638,947 units at US$60,212 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 14,253 shares at US$493 versus 136,579 shares at US$5,018 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 43,578 shares at US$3,566 compared with 45,290 units at US$3,746 on the previous day. December ended with an average of 39,679 units for US$1,494.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 7 US cents after an exchange of 6,474 shares, Margaritaville dipped 2.18 cents in closing at 12.32 US cents in exchanging 304 stocks, Productive Business Solutions fell 22.5 cents to US$1.275 after 406 stock units crossed the market. Proven Investments lost 0.89 of a cent to end at 19.11 US cents, with 10,000 units changing hands, Sterling Investments rallied 0.01 of a cent to 1.87 US cents after 4,722 stocks changed hands and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.04 of a cent to close at 0.95 of one US cent after 92,103 units were traded.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share ended at US$11 in switching ownership of 4 shares and JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1 after a transfer of 9 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.