The value and the volume shares trading on the JSE US dollar-denominated Market declined sharply on Friday with one less security changing hands than on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in four securities changing hands, with the price of one stock rising, two stocks declining and one remaining unchanged at the close. Trading accounted for just 464,489 units with a value of US$15,549, in contrast to 6,934,785 units for US$80,338 on Thursday.
At the close, the market index lost 0.15 points to 201.77 and the PE ratio of the market ended with an average of 13.5 times 2020 earnings.
First Rock Capital closed at 9.21 US cents, gaining 0.01 of a cent trading 10,900 units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 13 US cents, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 14,925 units and Trans Jamaican Highway shed 0.01 of a cent and closed at 1 US cent in transferring 431,164 shares. In the US dollar preference section, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 7,500 units to close at US$1.10.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
