In trading on Thursday no stock gained on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange after six securities changed, compared to seven on Wednesday and the market ended with the prices, five declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 3.28 points to end at 196.62 and the average PE Ratio ends at 13.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 56.52 percent more shares on Wednesday as 385,820 changed hands with a value of US$23,055 compared to 246,502 units at US$25,213 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 64,303 units changing hands at US$3,842, in contrast to 35,215 shares at US$3,602 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 77,367 units for the month to date at US$9,899 in contrast to 79,279 units at US$10,785 on Wednesday. By comparison, January ended with an average of 121,154 units for US$15,408.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital ended at 8 US cents trading 225,586 shares,
Proven Investments shed 1 cent in closing at 25 US cents in switching ownership of 10,040 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.03 of a cent to close at 15.88 US cents trading 744 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of a cent to close at O.95 of one US cent, with 148,775 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment of the market, JMMB Group 5.75% lost 3 US cents to end at US$2 while trading 245 stock units and JMMB Group 6% dropped 1 cent to end at US$1.01 with the swapping of 430 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market declines
February 11, 2021 by
