The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market eased into trading on the first business day of the new year on Tuesday, with 173 percent more stocks changing hands with the value rising 120 percent more than on Friday, resulting in trading in seven securities, compared to nine on Friday with two rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
A total of 956,617 shares were exchanged for US$11,129, up from 350,984 units at US$5,053 on Friday.
Trading averaged 136,660 units at US$1,590 versus 38,998 shares at US$561 on Friday. December ended with an average of 39,679 units for US$1,494.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.45 points to end at 234.42.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider. com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.12 of a cent in closing at 7.78 US cents with trading of 278 shares, Proven Investments advanced 0.74 of one cent to end at 19.74 US cents after exchanging 832 stocks, 
Sterling Investments lost 0.13 of a cent in ending at 2 US cents in an exchange of 21,168 units and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.01 of a cent to 0.97 of one US cent with an exchange of 933,274 stock units,
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share ended at US$11.05 with a transfer of 25 shares, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$1.50, with 40 stock units crossing the market and JMMB Group 6% popped 2 cents in closing at US$1.07 after trading 1,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gain for JSE USD market
January 3, 2023 by
