Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 98 percent less valued 95 percent lower than on Thursday, resulting trading in five securities, compared to nine on Thursday with one rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
A total of 13,619 shares were traded for US$1,037 down from 584,733 units at US$20,685 on Thursday.
Trading on Friday averaged 2,724 units at US$207, compared with 64,970 shares at US$2,298 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 42,739 shares at US$1,552. November ended with an average of 33,854 units for US$3,351.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 3.54 points to end at 226.24.
The PE Ratio, a measure that is used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. 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 two stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 7.5 US cents with 501 shares changing hands, Proven Investments suffered a markdown of 1.36 cents to close at 18.53 US cents with trading of 2,170 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2.08 US cents after trading 100 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 0.96 of one US cent after a transfer of 10,602 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.5% remained at US$2 in switching ownership of 246 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.