Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Market on Tuesday resulted in another day of increased volume and value of stocks changing hands well ahead of Mondays’ levels as Proven Investments dominated market activity.
Market activity resulted in just three securities changing hands, with one stock rising and two declining, leading in 785,696 units with a value of US$170,640, in contrast to 437,566 units amounting to US$61,748 on Monday.
At the close, the market index gained 1.74 points to 192.25, with the PE ratio ending with an average of 13.2 times 2020 earnings.
In trading, Proven Investments rose 1 cent to end trading of 738,859 shares at 24 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments lost half a cent to end at 13.5 US cents, after exchanging 183 shares and Trans Jamaican Highway closed with a loss of 0.01 of a cent at 0.99 of a cent, with 46,654 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
