Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday with a major drop in the market index following trading in 11 securities, compared to six on Friday and finished with one rising, nine declining and one ending unchanged as the volume of stocks changed hands just inched than trading on Friday but with the valued being 4,247 percent more than Friday.
Investors traded 88,737 shares at US$48,455 compared to 86,809 units at US$1,115 on Friday.
Trading averaged 8,067 shares at US$4,405 versus 14,468 shares at US$186 on Friday, with a month to date average of 8,935 shares at US$2,596 compared with 9,103 units at US$2,247 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index plunged 21.45 points to end at 188 34.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values averages 9.1. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by ICInsider.com projected earnings done for companies with their financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.5 of a cent in ending at 6.5 US cents as investors exchanged 5,200 shares, Margaritaville declined 0.5 of a cent to end at 11 US cents after an exchange of 24 stock units, Productive Business Solutions shed 22.8 cents to US$1.292 with the swapping of 5,079 units. Proven Investments remained at 18.5 US cents, with 1,373 stocks changing hands, 
Sterling Investments fell 0.3 of a cent in closing at 1.7 US cents in switching ownership of 9,140 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dipped 0.29 of a cent to 9.51 US cents with a transfer of 12,940 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 1.27 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 7.18 US cents after 195 stock units passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.04 of a cent to 0.9 of one US cent after trading 30,081 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share advanced 16.12 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of US$1.3112 as 155 stock units passed through the market, JMMB Group 5.75% dipped 1 cent to close at US$2 with an exchange of 14,850 stocks and JMMB Group 6% declined 7 cents to close at US$1 with investors transferring 9,700 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.