Trading dropped by 92 percent after 30 percent fewer US dollars passed through the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, and resulted in trading of seven securities, compared to nine on Monday with prices of two rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 6,443 shares for US$7,499 down from 83,412 units at US$10,690 on Monday.
Trading averaged 920 units at US$1,071 versus 9,268 shares at US$1,188 on Monday, with a month to date average of 50,100 shares at US$6,410 compared with 53,042 units at US$6,729 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 42,169 units for US$5,037.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 4.23 points to 261.54.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10. 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 three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share sank 0.6 of a cent to close at 4.1 US cents as investors traded 3,600 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost 6 cents to close at 55 US cents with 38 units clearing the market, Proven Investments popped 0.8 of a cent to end at 14.5 US cents with investors transferring 1,167 shares. 
Sterling Investments increased 0.24 of a cent in closing at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 490 stock units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 2.13 US cents with an exchange of 1 share,
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share ended at US$1.149, with 500 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% declined US$1.01 in closing at US$10.01 while exchanging 647 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sharp fall in trading
February 27, 2024 by
