Trading on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with the index advancing after investors exchanged 97 percent fewer shares than on Thursday, with 99 percent less value, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Similar to Thursday, trading on Friday ended with five securities changing hands, with the prices of one rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 1.44 points to end at 181.70.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values averages 11.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 142,093 shares traded for just US$3,779 down from 4,784,977 units at US$360,436 on Thursday. Trading averaged 28,419 units at US$756 versus 956,995 shares at US$72,087 on Thursday, with an average of 101,668 shares at US$11,301, month to date, versus 107,672 units at US$12,166 on Thursday. August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.5 of a cent to 7 US cents with an exchange of 8,000 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with 9,000 units traded, Proven Investments rose 0.04 of a cent to finish at 22.06 US cents with 1,938 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share settled at 12.5 US cents with the switching ownership of 8,155 stock units and Transjamaican Highway finished trading at 0.81 US cents with 115,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
