Trading on Monday, ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market with 11 securities traded, up from six on Friday with three rising, two declining and six ending unchanged but the volume of shares changing hands declined 24 percent after the value of stocks traded climbed 66 percent higher than on Friday.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 4.61 points to end at 210.12.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8 based on 202-23 earnings. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending, up to August 2023.
A total of 472,349 shares traded at US$16,867 compared to 620,900 units at US$10,173 on Friday.
Trading averaged 42,941 units at US$1,533 compared to 103,483 shares at US$1,695 on Friday, with month to date average of 64,309 shares at US$1,591. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended unchanged at 7.9 US cents in switching ownership of 14,006 shares, Margaritaville remained at 16 US cents after an exchange of 18 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy finished at US$1.26 in trading 12 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 1.81 cents to close at 24.85 US cents with 34,520 units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained at 12.7 US cents in exchanging 4,147 units.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.92 of a cent to end at 15 US cents after 66 shares changed hands and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.03 of a cent ending at 0.9 of one US cent after trading 417,975 stock units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share gained 2.9 cents in closing at US$1.999 with the swapping of one stock unit, JMMB Group 5.5% ended unchanged at US$2, with 1,251 units changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$2.03 after trading one share and JMMB Group 6% rose 6.98 cents to end at US$1.06 with an exchange of 352 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.