Trading on Wednesday ended with the market declining after trading 51 percent more shares than on Tuesday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
Seven securities changed hands, compared to eight on Tuesday, with one stock rising, five declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 7.00 points to end at 203.00. The average PE Ratio ends at 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 408,971 shares traded at US$20,220 compared to 270,159 units at US$16,319 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 58,424 units at US$2,889, up from 33,770 shares at US$2,040 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 94,941 units, month to date at US$10,955 in contrast to 97,719 units at US$11,568 on Tuesday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital dropped 0.39 of a cent to 8.5 US cents in switching ownership of 55,017 shares, 
Margaritaville lost 0.49 of a cent to end at 9.5 US cents while trading 2,000 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 95 US cents trading 307 units. Proven Investments declined half a cent to 26 US cents after exchanging 48,212 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.96 of a cent to 15.96 US cents, with 3,415 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.1 of a cent to 0.85 of a US cent with an exchange of 300,009 shares.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share closed at US$2 in trading 11 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Nice fall for JSE USD market
May 26, 2021 by
