JSE USD trading jumps

Trading on Tuesday ended with 90 percent more shares trading with 38 percent more value than on Monday, at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to six on Monday, with prices of two rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 0.69 points to end at 188.15. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value of a stock, averages 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 329,686 shares traded at US$14,796 compared to 173,289 units at US$10,732 on Monday. Trading averages 65,937 units at US$2,959 compared to 24,756 shares at US$1,533 on Monday. Trading averages 61,972 units for the month to date at US$10,794 in contrast to 61,210 units at US$12,300 on Monday. July ended with an average of 178,541 units for US$18,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Proven Investments shed 1 cent to end at 24 US cents, with an exchange of 4,472 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaica dollar based ordinary share rose 0.83 of a cent to 14.83 US cents while trading 150 units, Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar based ordinary share ended unchanged at 12 US cents, with 9,086 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.05 of a cent to 0.83 US cents in trading 310,978 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% declined 8 cents to US$2.02, trading 5,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.