Trading on Friday ended with the market declining after trading 125 percent more shares than on Thursday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in declining stocks clobbering those rising.
Six securities changed hands, compared to four on Thursday with one stock rising, four declining and one closing unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 3.63 points to end at 208.05. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 483,586 shares traded, for US$38,961 compared to 214,841 units at US$54,388 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 80,598 units at US$6,494, in contrast to 53,710 shares at US$13,597 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 103,810 units at US$12,476 in contrast to 105,595 units at US$12,936 on Thursday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending trading with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital declined by 0.35 of a cent to 8.61 US cents, trading 14,086 shares, Margaritaville ended trading of 309,135 stock units and closed at 9 US cents, Proven Investments lost 0.9 of a cent in closing at 26 US cents, with 6,240 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments shed 0.08 of a cent to end at 2.21 US cents in an exchange of 477 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined by 1.23 cents to 14.7 US cents after exchanging 50,000 stocks and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.02 of a cent to end at 0.95 US cents with the swapping of 103,648 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 3.01 points to end at 211.68. The average PE Ratio ended at 13.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.04 of a cent to 8.96 US cents with 3,565 shares traded, Proven Investments advanced 0.9 of a cent to finish at 26.9 US cents with 202,255 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.02 of a cent to settle at 15.93 US cents with a transfer of 9,001 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.93 US cents with 20 shares crossing the exchange.
Seven securities traded, compared to five on Tuesday with the prices of two stocks rising, three declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.5 of a cent to 9 US cents with an exchange of 86,049 shares, Margaritaville finished at 9 US cents with 2,214 units passing through the market, Proven Investments lost 0.35 of a cent to 26.1 US cents with 3,931 stock units traded. Sterling Investments closed at 2.29 US cents with 4 shares changing hands, gained 0.87 of a cent to settle at 15.95 US cents with investors switching ownership of 1 unit and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.01 of a cent to close 0.86 US cents with 24,032 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 9.5 US cents with 3,629 shares changing hands, Margaritaville finished at 9 US cents with 60,000 stocks clearing the market, Proven Investments advanced 0.45 of a cent in closing at 26.45 US cents and trading 77,422 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.43 of a cent to 15.08 US cents while trading 50,786 units and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.85 of a US cent after 1,146,752 shares passed through the market.
Six securities traded, similar to Friday, with five stocks, declining and one remaining unchanged.
Proven Investments lost 0.85 of a cent to close at 26 US cents after the trading of 113,096 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.05 of a cent to settle at 14.65 US cents with 10,293 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.05 of a cent to 0.85 US cents with 490,000 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, First Rock Capital gained 1.8 cents to end at 11.8 US cents after trading 3,593 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with 125,697 shares changing hands, Proven Investments increased 1.45 cents to 26.85 US cents in exchanging 2,178,514 shares. Sterling Investments dropped 0.11 cents to 2.29 US cents, after trading 570,768 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.3 of a cent in closing at 14.7 US cents, with 100,000 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.04 of a cent to end at 0.9 US cents, after exchanging 121,891 stocks.
At the close, First Rock Capital inched 0.01 of a cent higher to 10 US cents with 63,039 shares traded, Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents with an exchange of 99,400 units, Proven Investments rose 0.39 of a cent to 25.4 US cents with an exchange of 263,547 stocks. Sterling Investments gained 0.1 of a cent to close at 2.4 US cents with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.4 of a cent to finish at 15 US cents with a transfer of 33,319 units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.94 US cents with 130,500 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, the same as Tuesday, with one stock rising, one declining and four remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 9.99 US cents with 31,101 shares traded, Margaritaville held firm at 9 US cents with investors switching ownership of 7,663 stocks, Proven Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to finish at 25.01 US cents with 1,000 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.47 of a cent to end at 14.6 US cents with a transfer of 32,123 shares and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.94 US cents with 41,836 stock units crossing the exchange.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital advanced 0.99 of a cent to end at 9.99 US cents with 56,942 shares traded, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with investors switching ownership of 2,160 units, Proven Investments held firm at 25 US cents with an exchange of 22,990 stocks. Sterling Investments advanced 0.26 of a cent to finish at 2.3 US cents with a transfer of 10,095 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.9 of a cent to end at 15.07 US cents with 100 stocks traded and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of a cent to 0.94 US cents with 236,281 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 9 US cents after trading 220,143 shares, Margaritaville finished trading 2,084 units at 9 US cents, Proven Investments lost 1.2 cents to close at 25 US cents, after 137,389 stocks crossed the exchange. Sterling Investments rose 0.04 of a cent in closing at 2.04 US cents trading 27,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.95 US cents, with 11 stock units changing hands.