Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday with a 206 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 41 percent less than on Thursday, with nine securities traded, which was similar to trading on Thursday and closed with the price of one rising, three declining and five ending unchanged.
A total of 745,414 shares were traded for US$22,909 compared with 243,793 stock units at US$38,581 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 82,824 units at US$2,545 versus 27,088 shares at US$4,287 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 43,097 shares at US$3,288 compared with 23,234 units at US$3,659 on the previous day. July ended with an average of 95,306 units for US$2,965.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 7.39 points to close at 240.62.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4 US cents with a transfer of 10,000 shares, Margaritaville increased 0.24 of a cent to 11.35 US cents after exchanging 42 stock units, Proven Investments remained at 14.5 US cents with investors swapping 2,298 units. 
Sterling Investments fell 0.1 of a cent to 1.6 US cents, with 10,008 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 9 US cents after 28,006 shares were exchanged, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents after investors traded 29 stocks and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.2 of a cent to 1.61 US cents with 694,286 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1.05 after a transfer of 45 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share dropped 30 cents to close at US$11.70 in an exchange of 700 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market slips on higher volume
Decline for JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 40 percent, valued 41 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in nine securities traded, the same as on Wednesday with three rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
A total of 243,793 shares were traded for US$38,581 compared to 174,417 units at US$27,278 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 27,088 units at US$4,287 compared to 19,380 shares at US$3,031 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 23,234 shares at US$3,659 compared to July with an average of 95,306 units for US$2,965.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 5.28 points to end at 248.01.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 4 US cents, with 91,243 shares crossing the exchange, Margaritaville increased 2.09 cents and ended at 11.11 US cents, with 5,673 stock units passing through the market, Proven Investments shed 0.3 of a cent to close at 14.5 US cents in trading 12,070 units.
Sterling Investments dipped 0.1 of a cent to 1.7 US cents with 21,206 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1.93 cents in closing at 9 US cents, with investors exchanging 25,868 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents in trading four stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.14 of a cent in closing at 1.81 US cents after a transfer of 84,684 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% rose 10 cents and ended at US$2 with an exchange of 750 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share remained at US$12 after an exchange of 2,295 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSEUSD Market rises
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, following the closing of the market after the public holiday on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 82 percent and the value 23 percent higher than trading on Monday, resulting in trading in nine securities up from five on Monday with two rising, five declining and two ending unchanged.
A total of 174,417 shares were traded for US$27,278 compared with 955,823 units at US$22,262 on Monday.
Trading averaged 19,380 shares at US$3,031 compared with 191,165 units at US$4,452 on Monday, compared to July with an average of 95,306 units for US$2,965.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 8.29 points to close at 253.28.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4 US cents, with 2,000 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville ended at 9.02 US cents in an exchange of 124,873 stock units, Proven Investments increased 2.3 cents to close at 14.8 US cents after 1,748 units crossed the market. 
Sterling Investments shed 0.2 of a cent and ended at 1.8 US cents in trading 1,117 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.01 of a cent to 10.93 US cents in an exchange of 161 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.16 of a cent to end at 1.67 US cents after 40,462 units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share fell 50 cents to US$12 with shareholders swapping 955 stock units, JMMB Group 5.5% dipped 31.1 cents to US$1.989 in switching ownership of 101 stocks and JMMB Group 6% lost 1 cent to end at US$1.05 as investors exchanged 3,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises on JSE USD Market
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with a 142 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a 211 percent higher value than on Friday, resulting in five securities traded, similar to that on Friday and ended with prices of two rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 955,823 shares were traded for US$22,262 compared with 394,211 units at US$7,160 on Friday.
Trading averaged 191,165 shares at US$4,452 versus 78,842 units at US$1,432 on Friday, with a month to date average of 95,306 shares at US$2,965 compared to 91,138 units at US$2,901 on the previous day. June ended with an average of 60,969 units for US$3,967.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 0.98 points to 245.00.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 4 US cents in an exchange of 105,125 shares, Margaritaville rose 0.3 of a cent to 9.02 US cents with a transfer of 325 stock units, Proven Investments lost 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 12.5 US cents while trading 25,407 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.4 of a cent to 10 US cents, with 28 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent to 1.83 US cents with 824,938 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage in JSE USD Market
Trading slipped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 64 percent valued 83 percent less than Thursday, resulting in the trading of five securities, compared to six on Thursday with one rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
A total of 394,211 shares were traded at US$7,160 compared to 1,106,224 units at US$42,488 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 78,842 shares at US$1,432 compared to 184,371 units at US$7,081 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 91,138 shares at US$2,901 compared to 91,697 units at US$2,968 on the previous day. June ended with an average of 60,969 units for US$3,967.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 1.26 points to end at 244.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville fell 0.28 of one cent to 8.72 US cents as investors exchanged 2,802 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.4 of a cent to 14.5 US cents with investors trading 2,344 units. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.01 of a cent to 10.92 US cents, with 564 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10.4 US cents after 4 stock units passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway added 0.01 of a cent in closing at 1.8 US cents, with stakeholders exchanging 388,497 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sharp trading jump for JSE USD Market
Trading jumped Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended, with a 1,155 percent surge in the volume of stocks changing hands following a 1,050 percent jump in value over Wednesday, as trading took place in six securities, compared to five on Wednesday and ended with the price of one rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 1,106,224 shares were traded at US$42,488, up sharply from 88,156 units at US$3,695 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 184,371 shares at US$7,081 compared with 17,631 units at US$739 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 91,697 shares at US$2,968 compared with 86,350 units at US$2,730 on the previous day. June ended with an average of 60,969 units for US$3,967.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 5.25 points to close at 245.28.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in the computation of appropriate stock values, averages 9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4 US cents, with 26,240 shares crossing the exchange, 
Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents, with stakeholders trading 33,987 units, Proven Investments rallied 0.05 of a cent to close at 14.9 US cents with investors exchanging 91,352 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10.4 US cents with a transfer of 140 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent and ended at 1.79 US cents as investors exchanged 945,995 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% lost 2 cents to close at US$1.06 after an exchange of 8,510 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dives on JSE USD Market
Trading declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a 70 percent lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in trading in five securities, compared to seven on Tuesday, with two rising and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 88,156 shares were traded for US$3,695 down from 329,260 units at US$12,513 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 17,631 units at US$739 compared to 47,037 shares at US$1,788 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 86,350 shares at US$2,730 compared with 89,821 units at US$2,831 on the previous day. June ended with an average of 60,969 units for US$3,967.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.51 points to close at 250.54.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents, with 24,513 shares changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 5.7 cents in closing at 62.7 US cents, with two units crossing the market. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.80 while trading 206 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after an exchange of 10,005 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.17 cents to close at 1.8 US cents with a transfer of 53,430 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises on the JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 65 percent, valued 9 percent more than on Monday, resulting from trading in seven securities, compared to six on Monday with one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 329,260 shares were traded for US$12,513 compared to 199,644 units at US$11,531 on Monday.
Trading averaged 47,037 shares at US$1,788 versus 33,274 units at US$1,922 on Monday, For the month to date an average of 89,821 shares were traded for US$2,831 compared with 93,076 stock units at US$2,910 on the previous day. Trading in June ended with an average of 60,969 shares for US$3,967.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 3.28 points to 248.03.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4 US cents while exchanging 25,107 shares, Margaritaville shed 0.35 of a cent to close at 9 US cents, with 400 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 57 US cents in trading 63 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 0.05 of a cent to 14.85 US cents as investors exchanged 200 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.02 of a cent to end at 10.93 US cents, with 150 stocks clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.01 of a cent and finished at 1.63 US cents with shareholders swapping 302,852 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share ended at US$12.50 after an exchange of 488 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD trading dips as market index rises
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining a solid 66 percent, with a 62 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting in the trading of six securities, compared to nine on Friday, with three rising, one declining and two ending unchanged.
A total of 199,644 shares were traded at US$11,531 compared with 584,142 units at US$30,721 on Friday.
Trading averaged 33,274 shares at US$1,922 compared with 64,905 units at US$3,413 on Friday, with a month to date average of 93,076 shares at US$2,910 compared to 97,248 units at US$2,979 on the previous trading day. June ended with an average of 60,969 units at US$3,967.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 5.89 points to finish at 244.77.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
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, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 4 US cents, with investors trading 1,300 shares, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.80, with nine stocks crossing the market, Proven Investments gained 0.8 of a cent to close at 14.8 US cents in trading 8,284 units. Sygnus Credit Investments increased 2.95 cents and ended at 10.95 US cents one stock crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.09 of a cent in closing at 1.64 US cents with 189,500 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share fell 30 cents to close at US$12.50 with a transfer of 550 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs for JSE USD Market
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Friday, with a 22 percent rise in the volume of stocks changing hands after the value jumped 46 percent over Thursday, resulting in the trading of nine securities, compared with five on Thursday, with two rising, five declining and two ending unchanged.
A total of 584,142 shares were traded for US$30,721 up from 477,710 units at US$21,075 on Thursday.
An average of 64,905 shares were exchanged at US$3,413 compared with 95,542 stocks at US$4,215 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 97,248 units at US$2,979 compared with 101,029 units at US$2,928 on the previous day. June ended with an average of 60,969 units for US$3,967.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 4.07 points to settle at 238.88.
PE Ratio a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. The PE ratio for the USD Market is based on the last traded price divided by ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.15 of a cent to 4 US cents, with 12,000 shares passing through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 6 cents and finished at 57 US cents with seven units being traded, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.80 with three stocks clearing the market. 
Proven Investments ended at 14 US cents after a transfer of 1,051 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1.05 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 8 US cents in an exchange of 18,859 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.6 of one cent to 10.4 US cents as investors exchanged 29 stocks and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.03 of a cent in closing at 1.55 US cents after an exchange of 547,150 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share dropped 65 cents to close at US$12.80 after trading 1,205 shares and JMMB Group 6% declined 1 cent to end at US$1.08 with an exchange of 3,838 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
