Rising and falling JSE USD stocks tied

The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Monday, with the market declining after investors traded more than twice the shares on Friday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
At the close of the market, trading ended with five securities changing hands compared to six on Friday and ended with the prices of two stocks rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 1.10 points to settle at 191.77 and the average PE Ratio of the market ended at 13.4 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 774,661 shares, accounting for US$24,766  compared to 332,053 units at US$17,651 on Friday.
The market closed, with an average of 154,932 units trading at US$4,953 on Monday, in contrast to 55,342 shares at US$2,942 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 66,102 units for the month to date at US$4,389 in comparison to 46,791 units at US$4,267 up to Friday. By contrast,  July ended with an average of 133,150 units for US$18,282.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the JSE US Dollar market shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Proven Investments lost 0.18 of a cent and settled at 24.8 US cents, with 48,055 shares crossing the market, Sterling Investments fell a fourth of a cent to end at 2.23 US cents after 76,918 stock units changed hands. Sygnus Credit Investments added a half of a cent and ended at 17 US cents while exchanging 26,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway added 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.95 of a US cent in an exchange of 622,818 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% closed the trading of 870 stock units at US$1.05.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.