Trading closed on Friday with the market declining, with slightly more stock slipping than rising, after the day’s volume jumped 422 percent with 384 percent less value than on Thursday’s trading, at the end of market activity on the US dollar market of Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Seven securities traded, compared to six on Thursday, with two rising, three declining and two closing unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 2.63 points to end at 204.45. The average PE Ratio ended at 12.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 5,394,877 shares were traded for US$743,518, up from 1,033,909 units at US$153,480 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 770,697 units at US$106,217, in contrast to 172,318 shares at US$25,580 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 141,321 units at US$17,692 in contrast to 99,362 units at US$11,790 on Thursday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than its last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital rose 0.51 of a cent to 9 US cents after trading 6,019 shares,
Margaritaville traded 110,700 units at 9 US cents, Proven Investments slipped 0.4 of a cent to 25.9 US cents with 43,825 stocks traded. Sterling Investments dropped 0.21 of a cent to settle at 2 US cents with 200,000 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.89 of a cent to close at 15.01 US cents with a transfer of 4,758,333 stock units and Transjamaican Highway added 0.02 of a cent to close at 0.86 of a US cent with 275,000 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.10 with 1,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
