Modest gains for JSE USD market

Trading close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with a 59 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 31 percent rise in the value compared to Tuesday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
A total of 10 securities traded, the same as Tuesday, with three rising, two declining and five ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index popped 0.09 points to end at 210.41.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.2. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending from September 2022 up to August 2023.
Overall, 585,815 shares traded, for US$99,060 compared to 1,415,498 units at US$75,783 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 58,582 units at US$9,906, compared to 141,550 shares at US$7,578 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 50,649 shares at US$3,727 versus 50,121 units at US$3,315 the previous day. Tuesday. April ended with an average of 95,379 units for US$3,929.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended unchanged at 7.94 US cents after trading 11 shares, Productive Business Solutions advanced 2 cents in closing at US$1 in exchanging 12 stock units, Proven Investments finished at 26 US cents, with 369,647 units crossing the exchange. Sterling Investments lost 0.09 of a cent to end at 2.05 US cents, with 19,700 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share popped 0.53 of one cent to 12.88 US cents trading 1,007 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 12.5 US cents while exchanging 600 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.02 of a cent to 1 US cent after trading 194,663 stock units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share finished at US$1.70 after trading of 115 shares, JMMB Group 5.75% declined 29.3 cents in closing at US$2.03 in an exchange of 58 stock units and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.10 with the swapping of two shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.