Trading remained subdued on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday as stocks crossing the exchange fell to just 13 percent of Monday’s volume.

Proven Investments gained the most on the market.

Trading activity resulted in five securities changing hands, compared to four on Monday. Traded ended with the prices of three stocks advancing and two closing unchanged. Trading ended with 57,099 shares at US$26,170 changing hands, in contrast to 442,807 shares at US$25,355 on Monday.
At the close, the market added 1.15 points to 188.79. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.3 times IC Insider.com projected 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital transferred 25,000 stock units at 10.5 US cents, Proven Investments rose 1.9 cents, exchanging 13.930 units and closed at 24.9 US cents. Sygnus Credit Investments gained one-tenth of a cent to end at 13.1 US cents, with 799 units changing hands and Trans Jamaican Highway ended at 0.99 of a US cent, after adding one-tenth of a cent in trading 7,370 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share traded 10,000 stock units at US$2.01.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading picked up further on the JSE US$ Market on Monday after the number of active securities rose and leading to a 35 percent rise in the volume of stocks changing hands with a value JSE US$ Market that was 700 percent higher than on Friday.
Market activity resulted in six securities changing hands, similar to that on Friday. The market closed with the prices of four stocks rising, one declining and one remained unchanged. Trading ended with 1,287,024, shares with a value of US$713,238 changing hands, in contrast to 955,873 shares with a value of US$89,015 from the trading of six securities on Friday.
At the close, the market advanced 5.08 points to 195.88. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.6 times 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital gained 1 cent trading 677,100 shares and closed at 11 US cents, Proven Investments gained 2.9 cents to close at 25.9 US cents, after transferring 85,697 shares. Sygnus Investments rose one-tenth of a cent to settle at 15.99 US cents, after swapping one stock unit and Trans Jamaican Highway ended at 0.99 US cents, exchanging 106,981 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share gained 1 cent and ended at $2.01, with 200,000 units changing hands and JMMB Group 6% lost 1 cent to close at 99 US cents trading 217,245 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading levels picked up on the JSE US dollar market on Friday, with six times the volume trading on Thursday and leading to a rise in the market advanced by 1.72 points to 190.80.
Market activity resulted in six securities changing hands, up from three on Thursday. The market closed with the prices of three stocks advancing and none declining. Trading ended with 955,873 shares for US$89,015 changing hands, in contrast to 154,355 shares for US$13,028 from the trading five securities on Thursday.
The market closed with the PE ratio of the market at an average of 13.3 times 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital Holdings traded 503,686 shares and rose half a cent to close at 10 US cents, Proven Investments gained half of a cent in trading 37,127 shares and closed at 23 US cents. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 3 cents in exchanging 29,163 units to close at 15.98 US cents and Trans Jamaican Highway ended at 0.99 US cents, after picking up one-tenth of a cent with 370,595 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% Preference Share traded 7,500 units at US$2 and JMMB Group 6% exchanged 7,802 stock units in closing at US$1.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.