Trading on Friday resulted in the volume of shares changing hands rising 137 percent over Thursday’s levels, resulting in rising stocks edging out falling ones on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands at the close, compared to six on Thursday and ended with the prices of three stocks rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 0.22 points to end at 196.84. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 913,583 shares for US$70,708 up from 385,820 units at US$23,055 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 130,512 units at US$10,101, up from 64,303 shares at US$3,842 on Thursday. Trading averaged 84,256 units for the month to date at US$9,925 in contrast to 77,367 units at US$9,899 on Thursday. By comparison, January ended with an average of 121,154 units for US$15,408.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, First Rock Capital gained 0.94 of a cent to end at 8.94 US cents in exchanging 662,284 shares, Proven Investments carved out a gain of 0.01 of a cent to close at 25.01 US cents, with 809 stocks crossing the market. 
The Jamaican dollar-based Sygnus Credit Investments gained 2.5 cents ending at 14.5 US cents in exchanging 400 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.84 of a cent to close at 15.04 US cents in trading 7,911 stocks and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.05 of a cent to close at 0.9 of a US cent with 230,224 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 trading 2,000 shares and JMMB Group 6% stayed at US$1.01 with 9,955 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big jump in JSE USD trading on Friday
February 12, 2021 by
