Trading on Thursday ended with the market index rising after trading 70 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday, resulting in four stocks rising, one declining and two ending unchanged as seven securities changed hands, compared to eight on Wednesday at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
JSE USD Equity Index gained 2.48 points to end at 204.13. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 515,824 shares trading for US$142,671 shares down from 1,709,808 units at US$372,565 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 73,689 shares at US$20,382, down from 213,726 shares at US$46,571 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 70,045 units at US$14,464 close to 69,785 units at US$14,041 on Wednesday. February averaged 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 471 stocks at 8.9 US cents, Margaritaville declined 0.1 of a cent to close at 9.9 US cents in trading 44,352 stock units, Proven Investments rose 0.1 of a cent to 25.1 US cents with 370,637 units crossing the exchange. 
Sterling Investments advanced 0.01 of a cent to end at 1.99 US cents while exchanging 10,733 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.2 of a cent to end at 14.2 US cents in an exchange of 15,433 stocks and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.96 US cents in an exchange of 53,000 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% climbed 5 cents to US$2.05 with 21,198 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE USD stocks on Wednesday
March 25, 2021 by
