Sharp drop in JSE USD Market trades

Trading dropped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with a 93 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands at 87 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting from trading in just three securities, down from eight on Friday and closed with the price of one rising, two declining and none trading unchanged.
A mere 3,759 shares were traded for just US$430 down from 57,458 units at US$3,210 on Friday.
Trading averaged 1,253 units at US$143, versus 7,182 shares at US$401 on Friday, with a month to date average of 20,276 shares at US$1,688 compared with 21,954 units at US$1,825 on the previous day and well off November with an average of 249,102 units for US$14,204.
The US Denominated Equities Index dropped 6.78 points to close at 223.83.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.2. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share declined 0.03 of a cent to 4.37 US cents as investors exchanged 1,887 stocks, Margaritaville increased 0.11 of a cent to end at 11 US cents after a transfer of 1,774 units and Productive Business Solutions fell 10.77 cents in closing at US$1.55, with 98 shares crossing the exchange
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.