Trading remained moderate at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded marginally more than on Tuesday, with the value falling 51 percent. Buyers and sellers exchanged five securities, compared with five on Tuesday, with prices of two rising and three declining.
The market closed with an exchange of 220,029 shares for US$8,175 compared to 214,838 stock units at US$16,685 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 44,006 shares at US$1,635 versus 42,968 stock units at US$3,337 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 58,524 units at US$2,656 declining from 64,108 stock units at US$3,049 on the previous day and more than for November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 0.12 points to conclude trading at 201.45. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.2. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. The earnings used for this report are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At close of trading, Proven Investments dipped 0.99 of a cent to finish at 9.01 US cents with investors trading 9,198 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.58 of a cent to 7.1 US cents with 10,488 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share slipped 0.87 of a cent to close at 4.96 US cents with a transfer of 1,802 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.99 US cents with 198,495 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% rallied 30 cents in closing at US$11.30 with investors trading 46 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.