Sharp fall in trading on the JSE USD market

Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 88 percent valued 97 percent lower than on Thursday and resulted in the trading of eight securities, compared to 11 on Thursday with two rising, five declining and one ending unchanged.
Only 8,860 shares were traded for a mere US$699 compared to 73,385  units at US$24,703 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 1,108 units at US$87 versus 6,671 shares at US$2,246 on Thursday, with the month to date average of 31,148 shares at US$1,300 compared with 33,168 units at US$1,381 on the previous day. November ended with an average of 33,854 units for US$3,351.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.02 points to end at 252.58.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.3 of a cent to 7.2 US cents after trading 4,366 shares, Margaritaville dipped 2.1 cents in ending at 11.9 US cents with a transfer of 52 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost 5 cents to close at 65 US cents with investors transferring 50 stocks. Proven Investments climbed 0.07 of a cent to 18.57 US cents, with 1,038 units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments declined 0.2 of a cent in closing at 2 US cents with an exchange of 2,277 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share remained at 13.62 US cents in an exchange of five stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.2 of a cent to end at 9.4 US cents after trading 1,023 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.07 of a cent to 0.99 of one US cents with 49 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.