Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar market closed the week with no price changes at the close on Friday as four securities changing hands, up from three on Thursday.
At the close, the JSE US Dollar Index advanced by 2.53 points to 188.84 and the average PE Ratio of the market ended at 13.2 based on IC Insider.com’s forecasted 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 99,240 shares for US$21,765 compared to 1,267,959 units at US$14,730 on Thursday. The average trade for the day ended at 24,810 units for US$5,441 in contrast to an average of 422,653 shares at US$4,910 on Thursday.
The market closed with an exchange of 99,240 shares for US$21,765 compared to 1,267,959 units at US$14,730 on Thursday. The average trade for the day ended at 24,810 units at US$5,441 in contrast to an average of 422,653 shares at US$4,910 on Thursday. An average of 88,814 units at US$5,438 each traded for July to date, in contrast to 96,344 units at US$5,438 each security on Thursday. The average trade in June amounted to 281,680 units at US$46,787.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the JSE US Dollar market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, First Rock Capital exchanged 6,920 stock units at 10 US cents, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, with 91,596 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway had investors transferring 723 units at 0.99 US cent. In the preference sector, JMMB Group 6% traded just one unit at US$1.05.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
