Stock market trading remained consistent with five securities changing hands on Monday, similar to Friday and ended with the prices of four declining and one remaining at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
JSE USD Equity Index slipped 1.63 points to end at 199.09 and the average PE Ratio ends at 13.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading ended with 38,508 shares, for US$9,365, down from 235,956 units at US$4,372 on Friday.
Trading averaged 7,702 units at US$1,873, in contrast to 47,191 shares at US$874 on Friday. February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital dropped 0.1 of a cent to close at 8.9 US cents in trading 15,000 shares, Proven Investments lost 0.44 of a cent to close at 24.56 US cents trading 1,900 stocks, Sterling Investments fell 0.1 of one cent to 2.1 US cents with the swapping of 1,800 units and Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.012 of a cent to 14.88 US cents after exchanging 17,308 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2.03 in trading 2,500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.