JSE USD Market inched higher

The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended trading on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 62 percent with a 73 percent lower value than on Monday, resulting in trading in nine securities, compared to six on Monday with prices of one rising, three declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 73,669 shares for US$5,026 compared to 193,327 units at US$18,349 on Monday.
Trading averaged 8,185 units at US$558 versus 32,221 shares at US$3,058 on Monday, with a month to date average of 31,924 shares at US$2,973 compared with 35,546 units at US$3,341 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 0.23 points to wrap-up trading at 233.95.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.1. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded 1 cent and ended at 60 US cents after an exchange of 120 stock units, Proven Investments popped 0.41 of one cent to 13.5 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 1.6 US cents, with trading of 2,418 units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.3 of a cent to end at 7.7 US cents after a transfer of 6,503 stocks and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of a cent in closing at 2.02 US cents with traders dealing in 61,599 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share ended at US$1.20 in an exchange of 164 stocks, JMMB Group 5.5% closed trading at US$1.64, with 729 shares crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share ended at US$11.05 with an exchange of 86 units and Sygnus Credit Investments US 8% ended at US$10.60 after 50 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.