Trading on Thursday ended with the market index rising after trading 153 percent more shares than on Wednesday, with the value jumping 659 percent higher at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Wednesday, with one stock rising, four declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 4.08 points to end at 208.08. The average PE Ratio ends at 12.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close of trading, 1,033,909 shares changed hands for US$153,480, up from 408,971 units at US$20,220 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 172,318 units at US$25,580, up from 58,424 shares at US$2,889 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 98,348 units for the month to date at US$11,504 in contrast to 94,121 units at US$10,700 on the prior trading day. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 8.49 US cents in exchanging 10,088 stocks, Margaritaville fell half a cent to close at 9 US cents after an exchange of 345,474 stock units, Productive Business Solutions closed unchanghed at US$1.01, with the trading of 54 stock units. Proven Investments rose 0.3 of a cent to end at 26.3 US cents with an exchange of 435,121 units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.06 of a cent to close at 15.9 US cents after 43,172 stocks crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to 0.84 US cents while exchanging 200,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
