Trading ended with the market eking out a modest gain on Tuesday after trading 29 percent fewer shares than on Monday, at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with four securities changing hands, down from five on Monday and ended with the prices of three
rising, none declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index rose 0.70 points to close at 200.56. The PE Ratio averaged13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading ended with 351,011 shares for US$4,986, down from 495,631 units at US$31,968 on Monday.
Trading averaged 87,753 units at US$1,246, versus 99,126 shares at US$6,394 on Monday. Trading averaged 71,289 units for the month to date at US$13,623 in contrast to 70,717 units at US$14,054 on Monday. February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Proven Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to 25 US cents, with 1,051 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments settled at 1.98 US cents with an exchange of 247 units, Sygnus Credit Investments carved out a gain of 0.78 cents in ending at 14.8 US cents and trading 12,266 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.02 of one cent to close at 0.88 US cents, with 337,447 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks eke out gains on JSE USD market
March 30, 2021 by
