JSE USD trading drops

Trading dropped sharply from Friday’s levels to start October on a down note on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 96 percent compared to Friday, with 79 percent lesser valued, resulting in the trading of six securities, compared to seven on Friday with one rising, three declining and two left unchanged.
Investors traded 165,305 shares for US$10,692, compared to 3,796,627 units at US$51,064 on Friday.
Trading averaged 27,551 shares at US$1,782, down from 542,375 units at US$7,295 on Friday. September ended with an average of 87,926 shares for US$4,746.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.89 points to end at 212.66.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. 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 price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share declined 0.04 of a cent to 6.78 US cents, with 33,107 shares changing hands, Proven Investments remained at 20 US cents, with 13,261 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.56 of one cent to end at 12.93 US cents with an exchange of 153 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of a cent in ending at 1 US cent in trading 118,065 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share ended at US$10.50 with 419 units clearing the market and JMMB Group 6% shed 10.99 cents in ending at 98 US cents trading 300 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.