Trading picked up on Thursday 1,119 percent more shares than on Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of 1,746,755 shares with a value of US$158,764 up from 143,305 units at US$21,406 on Wednesday on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Seven securities traded, compared to five on Wednesday, with prices of three rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 2.77 points to end at 205.51. The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings averages 12.7.
Thursday’s trading averaged 249,536 units at US$22,681, compared to 28,661 shares at US$4,281 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 71,365 units at US$5,128 compared to 44,829 units at US$2,514 on Wednesday. March ended with an average of 68,746 units for US$13,137.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital increased 0.05 of a cent to end at 8.9 US cents in an exchange of 23,212 shares, 
Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents in exchanging 3,762 units, Proven Investments advanced 0.5 of one cent in closing at 25.5 US cents with the swapping of 526,688 units, following an announcement that the company is acquiring yet another company. Sterling Investments declined 0.24 cents to end at 2.05 US cents, with 14,632 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 1 US cent to close at 15 US cents after trading 102,502 shares and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.92 of one US cents trading 1,075,935 units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share settled at US$2 in an exchange of 24 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big surge in trading on the USD market
April 15, 2021 by