Moderate trading for JSE USD Market

Trading continued on Monday with a moderate volume of shares changing hands on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more declining stocks having the edge over rising stocks at the close of market activity.
Six securities traded compared to five on Friday with prices of one rising, two declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 3.95 points to end at 197.70.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.3. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year to August 2022.
A total of 473,373 shares were traded on Monday for US$17,944, down from 450,320 units at US$19,475 on Friday.
Trading averaged 78,896 units at US$2,991, compared to 90,064 shares at US$3,895 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 36,843 shares at US$1,953 versus 27,139 units at US$1,714 on the previous trading day. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rose 0.82 of a cent to 6.92 US cents trading 30,804 shares, Proven Investments ended unchanged at 22 US cents after trading 39,420 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.99 of a cent in closing at 12.01 US cents after exchanging 15,750 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 14 US cents with 16,900 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.04 of a cent to close at 0.87 US cents in switching ownership of 370,199 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% finished unchanged at US$1.05 after 300 stock units crossed the market
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.