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Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 96 percent, valued 26 percent less than on Tuesday, resulting from trading in seven securities, similar to trading on Tuesday with two rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
A total of 65,972 shares were traded for US$12,493 compared with 1,534,710 units at US$17,244 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 9,425 units at US$1,785 versus 219,244 shares at US$2,463 on Tuesday, with month to date average of 35,867 shares at US$1,293 compared with 37,699 units at US$1,259 on the previous day. November ended with an average of 33,854 units for US$3,351.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index jumped 8.46 points to end at 244.15.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.32 of a cent to 7.5 US cents as investors traded 6,000 shares, Productive Business Solutions dipped 2.65 cents in closing at US$1.9285 after an exchange of 500 units, Proven Investments declined 0.85 of a cent to end at 19 US cents in switching ownership of 25,098 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.1 of a cent to end at 9.9 US cents in an exchange of 31,326 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.5% ended at US$2 after trading 24 units, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 as 24 stocks passed through the market and JMMB Group 6% rallied 0.01 of a cent in closing at US$1.07 after a transfer of 3,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.