Trading on Wednesday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands slipping marginally but with a 94 percent plunge in the value compared to Tuesday’s trading, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market and ended with more stocks falling than rising.
Five securities changed hands, compared to seven on Tuesday with one rising, three declining and one ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.26 points to end at 203.99.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratios use ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
Overall, 683,860 shares traded, for US$9,230 compared to 689,580 units at US$151,286 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 136,772 units at US$1,846 versus 98,511 shares at US$21,612 on Tuesday and the month to date averaged 73,420 shares at US$4,701 versus 68,829 units at US$4,908 on the previous day. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share climbed 0.2 of a cent to 6.5 US cents in exchanging 500 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.44 of one cent to end at 23.5 US cents, with 410 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments finished unchanged at 2.1 US cents trading 10,939 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share lost 0.4 of one cent in ending at 12 US cents, with 28,861 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.03 of a cent in closing at 0.83 US cents after trading 643,150 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Moderate JSE USD trading
January 19, 2022 by
