Trading on Friday ended with the volume of shares declining 66 percent below Thursday’s turn after 31 percent less funds passed through the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market and resulted in a few stocks rising than falling.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to seven on Thursday with prices of two rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.50 points to end at 196.43. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 34,284 shares traded for US$5,704 compared to 99,799 units at US$8,317 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 4,898 units at US$815, compared to 14,257 shares at US$1,188 on Thursday and the month to date averages 91,262 at US$10,793 versus 117,547 units at US$13,830 on Thursday. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share traded 1,527 shares at 6.9 US cents, Productive Business Solutions gained 3 cents to end at 98 US cents with 11 units clearing the market, Proven Investments ended at 22.8 US cents, with 12,237 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share shed 0.9 of a cent to close at 12.08 US cents after trading 20,232 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 1 cent in closing at 16 US cents after an exchange of 26 units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.999 in switching ownership of one stock unit and JMMB Group 6% ended unchanged at US$1.05 in trading 250 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks close higher on the JSE USD Market
November 5, 2021 by
