Trading ended with 143 percent more shares carrying a 70 percent higher value on Friday than Thursday levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in the market rising at the close of market activity.
Six securities traded, similar to that on Thursday, with the price of one rising, two declining and three remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 1.76 points to end at 211.60. The average PE Ratio ends at 12.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 1,081,879 shares traded at US$80,306 versus 445,605 units at US$47,147 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 180,313 units at US$13,384, up from 74,268 shares at US$7,858 on Thursday. Trading averaged 84,309 units for the month to date at US$6,741 in contrast to 77,369 units at US$6,260 on Thursday. March ended with an average of 68,746 units for US$13,137.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital shed half a cent to close at 8.5 US cents in an exchange of 7,800 units, Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents after exchanging 16,795 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 26 US cents trading 15,991 stock units. Sterling Investments increased 0.43 of a cent to end at 2.44 US cents while exchanging 89 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 14 US cents after 491,204 shares changed hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.05 of a cent in closing at 0.9 US cents trading 550,000 shares.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction of the day unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed, with two stocks rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged and the JSE USD Equity Index slipped 0.01 point to 209.84. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 2,182 shares at 9 US cents, Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents with 6,993 shares clearing the market, Proven Investments rose 1.4 cents to close at 26 US cents in exchanging 36,634 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 1 cent to close at 14 US cents trading 171,046 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.05 of a cent to end at 0.95 US cents with an exchange of 223,750 stocks.
At the close, First Rock Capital gained 0.1 of a cent in closing at 9 US cents trading 139,414 shares, Proven Investments rose 0.1 of a cent to 24.6 US cents in exchanging 26,191 units, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 15 US cents with 100 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.9 of a US cent with 698,683 stocks crossing the exchange.
Similar to Monday, six stocks traded on Tuesday, with prices of one rising, two declining and three remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital closed at 8.9 US cents trading 6,590 shares, Proven Investments shed 1.49 cents to close at 24.5 US cents after 271,008 stocks crossed the market, Sterling Investments fell 0.04 of a cent to 2.01 US cents in trading 45,540 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.17 of a cent to close at 15 US cents trading 60,047 shares and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.9 of a US cent in 108,080 shares crossing the market.
Six securities traded, similar to trading on Friday, with one rising, two declining and three remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital closed at 8.9 US cents after exchanging 419,000 stocks, Proven Investments gained 0.74 of a cent in closing at 25.99 US cents in an exchange of 45,594 units, Sterling Investments shed 0.1 of a cent to close at 2.05 US cents after exchanging 54,297 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.17 of a cent to close at 14.83 US cents in switching ownership of 1,080 units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.90 US cents after exchanging 40,000 stocks.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Thursday, with one stock rising, two declining and three trading unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 1,039 shares at 8.9 US cents, Margaritaville closed at 9 US cents after trading 100 stock units, Proven Investments declined 0.25 of a cent in ending at 25.25 US cents, with 51,970 shares crossing the exchange. Sterling Investments advanced by 0.1 of a cent to 2.15 US cents with 14,731 units trading and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of a cent to 0.9 of a cent, with 123,506 shares crossing the market.
Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents in exchanging 3,762 units, 
Five securities traded, down from seven on Tuesday, with one rising, three declining and one trading unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital lost 0.05 of a cent to close at 8.85 US cents trading 2,440 shares, Proven Investments ended at 25 US cents, as 30,000 units crossed the market, Sterling Investments gained 0.22 of a cent to end at 2.29 US cents with the swapping of 15,367 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 14 US cents with an exchange of 95,198 stock units and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.04 of a cent in ending at 0.92 of a US cent, with 300 stock units changing hands.
Seven securities changed hands, compared to six on Monday, with one rising, three declining and three closing unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 39,486 shares in closing at 8.9 US cents, Margaritaville finished at 9 US cents in exchanging 2,866 stock units, Proven Investments fell 0.1 of a cent to 25 US cents with the swapping of 44,630 units. Sterling Investments shed 0.22 of a cent to close at 2.07 US cents while exchanging 13,942 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.99 of a cent to 14.01 US cents while exchanging 32,350 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.11 of a cent to 0.96 of a US cent after exchanging 20,020 stocks.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to five on Friday with prices of two stocks rising, four declining and none remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital gained 0.05 of a cent to close at 8.9 US cents in switching ownership of 839 shares, Margaritaville fell 1 cent to 9 US cents after trading 3,975 units, Proven Investments declined by 0.4 of a cent to end at 25.1 US cents, with 9,555 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments lost 0.01 of a cent in ending at 2.29 US cents with an exchange of 2,348 units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.05 of a cent to 15 US cents after trading 23,723 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.1 of a cent in closing at 0.85 US cents after exchanging 305,037 shares.