JSE USD market bounces on low volume

Trading ended on Wednesday with more securities participating in market activities than the prior day but that did not prevent the volume and values of shares changing hands to drop 98 percent respectively from the heightened levels on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, nor did it prevent the market index from rising. 
Trading occurred in seven securities, up from four on Tuesday, with four rising, one declining, with two unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 5.31 points to 214.80.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.8. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 38,972 shares traded for US$5,600 sharply down from 1,960,531 units at US$290,183 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 5,567 units at US$800, compared to 490,133 shares at US$72,546 on Tuesday and month to date an average of 414,420 shares at US$56,001 versus 452,580 units at US$61,153 on Tuesday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rose 0.03 of a cent to close at 6.98 US cents in trading 8,000 shares, Proven Investments ended unchanged at 22.8 US cents after 21,301 units changed hands, Sterling Investments popped 0.2 of a cent to end at 2.1 US cents while exchanging 9,595 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share lost 0.02 of a cent in closing at 12.58 US cents with an exchange of 25 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.8 of a cent to 13.9 US cents trading 32 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.13 of a cent ending at 0.84 of a US cents in an exchange of 2 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% remained at 98 US cents with just 17 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.