The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Monday, with the market declining after trading 751 percent more shares than on Friday, resulting in slightly more stocks falling than rising.
The market closed with an exchange of 246,227 shares, accounting for US$69,436 compared to 28,919 units at US$4,294 on Friday.
The average trade for the day amounts to 35,175 units changing hands at US$9,919, in contrast to an average of 7,230 shares at US$1,074 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 19,320 units for the month to date at US$3,440 in contrast to 14,696 units at US$1,550. By comparison, October ended with an average of 697,808 units for US$17,320.
At the close of the market, trading ended with seven securities changing hands compared to four on Friday and ended with the prices of two stocks rising, three declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 3.25 points to settle at 193.14 and the average PE Ratio ended at 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows no stock ended with a higher bid or offer lower than the last sales price.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment carved out a gain of seven-tenths of a cent in closing at 7.8 US cents after the market with 123,615 stock units, 
Proven Investments lost one-tenth of a cent and ended at 26.9 US cents, with an exchange of 22,666 stocks. Sterling Investments shed 1 US cent to end at 2 US cents after exchanging 57,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced half a cent to close at 13.5 US cents passing through the market 8,036 units and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.9 US cent in trading 8,810 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% lost 4 US cents to settle at US$2.01 trading 25,100 shares and JMMB Group 6% remained unchanged at US$1.05 in an exchange of 1,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
