Slippage for JSE USD Market index

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands jumping  123 percent after  114 percent more funds chased stocks than was the case on Monday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling at the close.
A total of eight securities traded, compared to 11 on Monday with three rising, one declining and four ending unchanged with the JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipping 1.17 points to end at 208.95. At the close, 1,052,626 shares traded for US$36,044 up from 472,349 units at US$16,867 on Monday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9 using ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with current financial year ending, up to August 2023.
Trading averaged 131,578 units at US$4,506, compared to 42,941 shares at US$1,533 on Monday, with the month to date average of 85,835 shares at US$2,523 versus 64,309 units at US$1,591 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended at 7.9 US cents trading 26 shares, Margaritaville finished at 16 US cents, with just three stock units crossing the market, Proven Investments rallied 0.15 of a cent in ending at 25 US cents after exchanging 51,904 units. Sterling Investments ended unchanged at 2 US cents after 401,615 stocks changed hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share climbed 0.25 of a cent to close at 12.95 US cents while exchanging 71,465 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 1.96 cents to 13.04 US cents after trading 7,086 shares and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.03 of a cent to 0.93 of a US cent in an exchange of 520,327 stocks.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investments preference share remained at US$1.999 after an exchange of 200 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.