Trading fell back on the JSE US dollar market on Wednesday, with just a fraction of the levels of stocks traded compared to Tuesday activity.
The market activity resulted in four securities changing hands, similar to trading on Tuesday. The market closed with the prices of one stock advancing, two declining and one unchanged. Trading ended with 48,474 shares with a value of US$4,762 changing hands, in contrast to 638,054 shares with a value of US$127,752 from the trading of six securities on Tuesday.
At the close, the market advanced by 3.98 points to 197.11. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.2 times 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital lost 1 cent to close at 10 US cents, with an exchange of 34,551 stock units, Proven Investments gained 3.9 cents to end at 25.88 US cents, with the trading of 4,862 units. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 3 cents to end at 13 US cents, after transferring just one stock unit and Trans Jamaican Highway had 9,060 units changing hands at 0.99 of a US cent.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.