Positive March start for JSE USD Market

The volume of shares changing hands on Tuesday declined sharply by 89 percent, with an equivalent value as Monday’s as the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, with slightly more stocks rising than falling.
A total of seven securities traded, down from 11 on Monday, with four rising, three declining and none ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 1.84 points to end at 207.82.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 190,871 shares traded for US$27,641 versus 1,705,073 units at US$27,762 on Monday. Trading averaged 27,267 units at US$3,949, compared to 155,007 shares at US$2,524 on Monday. February ended with an average of 87,719 units for US$9,318.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share popped 0.4 of a cent in ending at 8.4 US cents trading 4,789 shares, Margaritaville shed 2 cents to end at 18 US cents with 950 units changing hands, Proven Investments gained 0.97 of one cent in closing at 24.97 US cents, with 33,388 stocks clearing the market. Sterling Investments rallied 0.27 of a cent to close at 2.37 US cents after 5,059 stock units changed hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.09 of a cent to 12.85 US cents with an exchange of 123,767 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 1.41 cents to 15.4 US cents in switching ownership of 19,088 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.06 of a cent in closing at 0.89 of one US cent after exchanging 3,830 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.