Trading ended with the market declining after investors exchanged 39 percent fewer shares for 32 percent less funds on Tuesday than on Monday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting from declining stocks dominating market activity.
Trading ended with no stocks rising after five securities changed hands, up from four on Monday and ended with four stocks declining and one remaining unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.91 points to end at 184.82.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall 110,662 shares traded for US$11,208 compared to 180,46 units at US$16,528 on Monday.
Trading averaged 22,132 units at US$2,242 compared to 45,115 shares at US$4,132 on Monday and month to date averages 93,349 at US$10,315 versus 98,436 units at US$10,892 on Monday. August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville shed 0.25 of a cent to 8.75 US cents with an exchange of 61,940 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.2 of a cent to 22.8 US cents with 9,402 stocks traded, Sterling Investments declined 0.24 of a cent to 1.9 US cents with a transfer of 30,205 units and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dipped 0.6 of a cent to 12.3 US cents with 7,130 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% traded 1,985 shares at US$1.01.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with four securities changing hands, compared to five on Friday, with prices of three rising and one remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and one closed with a lower offer.
Similar to Thursday, trading on Friday ended with five securities changing hands, with the prices of one rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
First Rock Capital traded over 4.7 million stock units on the JSE USD market on Thursday, driving the volume of shares changing hands up by 6,728 percent, while the value surging 2925 percent above Wednesday’s levels and had a hand in rising stocks just outnumbering falling ones. 
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Trading on Wednesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 64 percent from Tuesday on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in four securities changing hands, compared to three on Tuesday with prices of two rising, one declining and one closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The volume of shares trading on Tuesday dropped trading 41 percent at 33 percent less value than on Monday, as the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed, resulting in no stocks rising for the day.
Trading averaged 65,198 units at US$7,405, versus 65,877 shares at US$6,595 on Monday, while month to date averages 32,941 at US$7,111 versus t30,966 units at US$7,093 on Monday. August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to seven on Friday with prices of two stocks rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital rallied 0.2 of a cent to 7 US cents after trading 566 shares, Proven Investments lost 1.86 cents to end at 22.14 US cents, with 113,357 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share remained at 12.5 US cents after 20,804 units crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.07 of a cent to 0.81 US cents with the swapping of 190,966 stock units.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to eight on Thursday, with prices of two rising, three declining, and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 6.8 US cents after exchanging 15,600 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 16 cents in ending at US$1.04 in an exchange of 11 stocks, Proven Investments climbed 0.3 of a cent in closing at 24 US cents after trading 195,540 units. Sterling Investments declined 0.06 of a cent to end at 1.74 US cents after crossing the market with 3,600 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share advanced 0.3 of a cent to 12.5 US cents in exchanging 20,489 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.02 of a cent to close at 0.88 US cents after trading 255,000 shares.
The volume of stocks trading on Wednesday surged 2,242 percent, while the value fell 57 percent from Tuesday’s levels, resulting in more stocks falling than rising at the close of the JSE USD market.
August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.