Trading on the Jamaica Stock exchange US dollar market dropped sharply from Thursday’s level with vastly lower volume and value with market activity resulting in four securities changing hands, with one stock rising and three declining.
Investors exchanged 95,096 units valued at just $15,597 in contrast to 1,253,326 shares valued US$240,737, on Thursday.
At the close, the market fell 4.26 points to 188.69. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 12.9 times 2020 earnings.
In trading, First Rock Capital lost 1 cent transferring 4.547 units to close at 8 US cents, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, after exchanging 59,449 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments added 0.3 of a cent to finish at 13 US cents, after trading 11,100 shares and Trans Jamaican Highway ended the day at 0.94 US cent, with a loss of 0.001 of a cent, with 20,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
