Trading ended on Thursday with six securities changing hands, compared to five on Wednesday, with 49 percent fewer shares changing hands than on Wednesday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading closed, with two stocks rising, one declining and three remaining unchanged and the JSE USD Equity Index slipped 0.01 point to 209.84. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 445,605 shares traded for US$47,147 compared to 867,888 units at US$29,201 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 74,268 units at US$7,858, in contrast to 173,578 shares at US$5,840 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 77,369 units for the month to date at US$6,260 in contrast to 77,611 units at US$6,136 on Wednesday. March ended with an average of 68,746 units for US$13,137.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 2,182 shares at 9 US cents, Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents with 6,993 shares clearing the market, Proven Investments rose 1.4 cents to close at 26 US cents in exchanging 36,634 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 1 cent to close at 14 US cents trading 171,046 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.05 of a cent to end at 0.95 US cents with an exchange of 223,750 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% closed at US$2.05 with an exchange of 5,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading on JSE USD market
April 22, 2021 by