Falling stocks push JSE USD Market down

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 50 percent after 262 percent more US dollars changed hands than on compared to Wednesday, resulting in trading in seven securities, similar to the previous day with prices of two declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed on Thursday with an exchange of 222,252 shares for US$66,982 compared to 448,485 units at US$18,478 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 31,750 stock units at US$9,569 versus 64,069 shares at US$2,640 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 34,379 shares at US$3,294 compared with 34,955 units at US$1,922 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 53,325 units for US$3,682.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 6.85 points to end at 224.57.
The PE Ratio, a most used measure for computing appropriate stock values, averages 7.8. The PE ratio is computed based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending and or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden remained at 22.49 US cents with a transfer of 19,002 units, Proven Investments ended at 12 US cents as investors exchanged 5,740 stock units, Sterling Investments sank 0.06 of a cent and ended at 1.43 US cents in trading 969 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7.5 US cents after a transfer of 649 stock units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 2 US cents with investors trading 149,965 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share slipped 25 cents to close at US$1 in an exchange of 44,746 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10.40 with traders dealing in 1,181 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.