Falling stocks drown out risers on JSE USD market

Trading on Tuesday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 18 percent above trading on Monday with a 55 percent fall in the value, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
A total of seven securities traded, compared to six on Monday with one rising, five declining and one ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.21 points to end at 204.89.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14. The PE ratio computations for the JSE USD stocks use ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 1,143,202 shares traded for US$32,461 versus 972,142 units at US$72,478 on Monday. Trading averaged 163,315 units at US$4,637, compared to 162,024 shares at  US$12,080 on Monday, and month to date averages 74,299 shares at US$5,676 versus 54,199 units at US$5,910 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 87,719 units for US$9,318.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 0.3 of a cent to close at 7.7 US cents after trading 273,235 shares, Margaritaville dropped 1.6 cents to end at 16 US cents 1,605 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments declined 0.98 of a cent in closing at 23.02 US cents after exchanging 3,062 stocks. Sterling Investments shed 0.01 of a cent in ending at 2.04 US cents and trading 240,208 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained at 12.99 US cents with 4,184 units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 0.01 of a cent in closing at 15.89 US cents while exchanging 80 stock units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.07 of one cent after ending at 0.89 US cents and trading 620,828 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.