Trading on Friday ended with the volume of shares traded dropping 66 percent with a marginal change in the value of funds changing hands than on Thursday on the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in no stocks declining.
Seven securities traded, compared to six on Thursday, with prices of four rising, none declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.73 points to end at 210.81.
A total of 103,747 shares traded with a value of US$16,128 versus 303,241 units at US$16,780 on Thursday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com’s earnings forecasts for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Trading averaged 14,821 units at US$2,304, against 50,540 shares at US$2,797 on Thursday and month to date an average of 361,994 shares at US$48,684 compared to 389,610 units at US$52,373 on Thursday. November trading averaged 79,766 shares for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rallied 0.96 of a cent to 6.96 US cents after switching ownership of 296 shares, 
Margaritaville ended at 9.5 US cents trading 63,000 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.08, with five stock units crossing the market. Sterling Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to 2.1 US cents, with 1,830 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 0.3 of a cent to 12.9 US cents while exchanging 35,917 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% finished unchanged at 98 US cents in exchanging 199 shares and JMMB Group 5.75% increased 8 cents to US$2.10 after trading 2,500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
No stock lost value on the JSE USD market Friday
December 24, 2021 by
