
Transjamaican controlled 85% of the day,’s volume.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market lost ground at the close of trading on Monday, with a 65 percent drop in the value of stocks trading compared to Friday’s outturn, while the volume traded surged 229 percent, but resulted in no stock closing with a higher price as trading ended with Transjamaican Highway dominating trading with 85 percent of the day’s volume.
At the close, six securities traded, compared to seven on Friday with four declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index dropped 6.10 points to end at 208.80. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.3. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 265,318 shares traded, for US$4,676 versus 80,676 units at US$13,320 on Friday. Trading averaged 44,220 units at US$779, against 11,525 shares at US$1,903 on Friday and month to date an average of 450,464 shares at US$60,511 versus 487,963 units at US$66,025 on Friday. November averaged 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share traded 133 shares at 6.95 US cents, Proven Investments shed 0.22 of a cent to end at 22.63 US cents in exchanging 323 stock units, Sterling Investments declined 0.1 of a cent to end at 1.9 US cents, with 37,162 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell half a cent to close at 12.1 US cents while exchanging 2,200 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.12 of a cent in closing at 0.71 US cents, with 224,500 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2.02 with an exchange of 1,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Seven securities changing hands, down from five on Thursday with prices of three rising and four declining.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rose 0.88 of a cent in ending at 6.95 US cents while exchanging 1,181 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.15 of one cent to end at 22.85 US cents with 51,902 stocks crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments lost 0.1 of a cent in closing at 2 US cents, with 21,724 stock units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.3 of a cent to 12.6 US cents after exchanging 4,495 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.03 of a cent to close at 0.83 US cents in exchanging 1,107 stock units.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to two on Wednesday with prices of two rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Trading ended with prices of no stock rising or declining and two ending unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to seven on Monday, with prices of one rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share gained 0.02 of a cent to end at 6.07 US cents after trding 7,292 shares, Margaritaville lost 1 cent to close at 10 US cents with the swapping of 1,501 units, Proven Investments finished unchanged at 22.5 US cents, with 5,672 stock units crossing the market. Sterling Investments dipped 0.1 of a cent in ending at 2 US cents with 1,349 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.08 of a cent to end at 12.9 US cents in exchanging 425 units.
Seven securities traded, compared to five on Friday, with five rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Productive Business Solutions rose 17.25 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of US$1.334 with the swapping of 29 stocks, Proven Investments fell 0.5 of a cent to end at 22.5 US cents after exchanging 28,513 stock units. Sterling Investments ended at 2.1 US cents in an exchange of 3,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share spiked 0.98 of a cent to close at 12.98 US cents after two shares changed hands shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.07 of a cent to 0.86 US cents with 50,000 units clearing the market.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Trading jumped sharply on Thursday, with the volume of shares changing hands surging 2,339 percent and valued 627 percent higher than Wednesday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in twice the number of stocks rising than falling.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Overall, 19,170 shares traded, for US$4,043 compared to 81,192 units at US$25,432 on Tuesday.
November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.