Broad based trading in JSE USD market

Trading on Monday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 86 percent with a 95 percent lower than on Friday, at close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks declining than rising.
Trading ended with nine securities changing hands, compared to five on Friday with prices of three rising, four declining and two ended unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index squeezed out a rise of 0.16 points to end at 196.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts carried out by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending for the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 74,628 shares traded for US$5,514, down from 515,741 units at US$106,763 on Friday. Trading averaged 8,292 units at US$613, compared to 103,148 shares at US$21,353 on Friday and month to date averages 78,291 shares at US$10,695 versus 83,064 units at US$11,383 on Friday. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price, while none closed with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share climbed 0.39 of a cent to 6.59 US cents a 41, after trading 449 shares, Margaritaville popped 0.48 of one cent to end at 9.48 US cents in an exchange of 577 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 3 cents to US$1.05 after trading 180 stocks. Proven Investments advanced 0.35 of a cent to 22.85 US cents trading 9,876 stock units, Sterling Investments lost 0.08 of a cent to close at 2.01 US cents, with 12,042 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.14 of one cent to end at 12.85 US cents, with 666 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished at 16 US cents in exchanging 324 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.01 of a cent in ending at 0.85 of a US cent in switching ownership of 9,487 units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.90 in exchanging 27 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.