Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 96 percent valued 69 percent lower than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of five securities, compared to six on Thursday with no rising, four declining and one ending unchanged resulting in the US Denominated Equities Index jumping 7.61 points to end at 236.97.
At the close of trading, the market index reverted to a positive movement for the year with a 2 percent rise for the year to date.
A total of 506,557 shares were exchanged for US$55,262 a sharp fall from 13,382,341 units at US$179,206 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 101,311 shares at US$11,052 compared with 2,230,390 shares at US$29,868 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 313,883 shares at US$7,192 compared with 336,026 units at US$6,790 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 172,829 units for US$12,793.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Productive Business Solutions slipped 0.01 of a cent to end at US$1.8999, after 282 shares were traded, Proven Investments fell 0.65 cents to 16 US cents after a transfer of 222,020 stock units, Sterling Investments declined 0.01 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with investors trading 3,062 stocks and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.15 of a cent to 1.1 US cents in an exchange of 268,010 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1.08 with investors transferring 13,183 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Transjamaican Highway dominated trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Thursday and closed at a 52 weeks’ high after accounting for 13.148 million shares of the 13,382,341 shares that were traded in the market for US$179,206 up from 282,987 units at US$21,164 on Wednesday, as the overall volume of stocks changing hands, surged 4,629 percent with the value climbing 747 percent over Wednesday’s trades.
The market closed with the trading of six securities, compared to five on Wednesday with two rising and four declining as the US Denominated Equities Index rallied 0.92 points to close at 229.36.
Trading averaged 2,230,390 units at US$29,868, up from 56,597 shares at US$4,233 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 336,026 shares at US$6,790 compared with 65,402 units at US$3,493 on the previous day. Trading in March ended with an average of 172,829 units for US$12,793.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.2. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share shed 0.47 of a cent to close at 6 US cents and closed with an exchange of 6,262 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped 4.77 cents to 65 US cents with the swapping of 105 units, Proven Investments fell 1.82 cents to 16.65 US cents as investors traded 212,480 shares, Sterling Investments rallied 0.14 of a cent in ending at 2.01 US cents with an exchange of 3,072 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.3 of a cent in closing at 9 US cents in switching ownership of 12,000 stocks and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.23 of a cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of 1.25 US cents, with 13,148,422 units crossing the market, with renewed buying taking place in the stocks following full year results that show record revenues and record profit excluding one off cost of acquiring its subsidiary. Reports are that insiders see a surge in profit in 2023.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 6 percent with an 18 percent fall in the value than on Tuesday, resulting in the trading of five securities, compared to eight on Tuesday with four rising, one declining and none unchanged as the US Denominated Equities Index increased 8.49 points to 228.44.
A total of 282,987 shares were traded, for US$21,164 compared to 299,535 units at US$25,772 on Tuesday.
The average trade on Wednesday was 56,597 shares at US$4,233, up from 37,442 units at US$3,221 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 65,402 shares at US$3,493 compared with 66,592 units at US$3,393 on the previous day. March ended with an average of  172,829 units for US$12,793.
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 of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 popped 0.09 of one cent in ending at 6.47 US cents with 890 shares crossing the exchange, Productive Business Solutions gained 16.35 cents in closing at US$1.90 with 445 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments rallied 1.97 cents to 18.47 US cents in switching ownership of 110,301 units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.1 of a cent to end at 9.3 US cents with an exchange of 5,093 stock units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.02 of a cent to close at 1.02 US cents with 166,258 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.