Trading ended Monday, with the market index declining after an exchange of 7 percent more shares than on Friday, at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Similar to Friday, five securities changed hands, with one rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 3.26 points to end at 208.48. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading resulted in 386,627 shares changing hands, for US$55,541, up from 360,862 units at US$13,128 on Friday.
Trading averaged 77,325 units at US$11,108, in contrast to 72,172 shares at US$2,626 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 56,266 units at US$4,034 in contrast to 52,366 units at US$2,724 on Friday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 9 US cents after trading 220,143 shares, Margaritaville finished trading 2,084 units at 9 US cents, Proven Investments lost 1.2 cents to close at 25 US cents, after 137,389 stocks crossed the exchange. Sterling Investments rose 0.04 of a cent in closing at 2.04 US cents trading 27,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.95 US cents, with 11 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady JSE USD market trading
May 10, 2021 by
