Drop In JSE USD Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 315 percent but with a 54 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting in the trading of nine securities, compared to six on Friday with four rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 131,600 shares were traded, for a mere US$3,492 compared to 31,673 units at US$7,572 on Friday.
Trading averaged 14,622 units at US$388, versus 5,279 shares at US$1,262 on Friday, with a month to date average of 47,163 shares at US$4,258 compared with 49,625 units at US$4,551 on the previous trading day. Trading in September ended with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 12.69 points to settle at 213.33, down 8.8 percent for the year to date.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. 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 ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 4.37 US cents after an exchange of 1,000 stocks, Margaritaville gained 1.68 cents to close at 12.7 US cents, with one unit crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions dropped 15 cents to close at US$1.40 in an exchange of 51 shares. Proven Investments popped 0.1 of a cent in closing at 14.6 US cents, with 4,400 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments increased 0.1 of a cent to end at 1.7 US cents after an exchange of 710 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.11 of one cent in closing at 1.54 US cents, with 125,038 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.5% skidded 33.9 cents to US$1.65 after 250 stocks passed through the market, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$1.74 with investors transferring 140 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share climbed 84 cents to close at US$12.40 in switching ownership of 10 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.