Stocks fall on JSE USD Market

Trading jumped Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, with the volume of stocks exchanged rising 59 percent and the value 683 percent more than Friday, resulting in the trading of nine securities, compared to seven on Friday, with one rising, five declining and three ending unchanged.
A total of 294,958 shares were traded for US$41,204, up from 185,693 units at US$5,262 on Friday.
Trading averaged 32,773 units at US$4,578, compared to 26,528 shares at US$752 on Friday, with a month to date average of 35,377 shares at US$2,579 versus 35,641 units at US$2,377 on the previous trading day. September ended with an average of 87,926 units for US$4,746.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.88 points to end at 211.53.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.02 of a cent to end at 7.96 US cents with investors transferring 11,557 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied 1 cent to 86 US cents in trading 535 stocks, Proven Investments remained at 19 US cents with 143,729 units clearing the market. Sterling Investments declined 0.23 of a cent to 2 US cents, with 25,275 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share slipped 1.01 cents to 9.51 US cents while exchanging 56,082 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1.62 cents to 10 US cents, with 5,370 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.9 US of one cent with an exchange of 49,550 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$1.84 after a transfer of 2,771 shares and JMMB Group 6% lost 8 cents to end at 98 US cents in exchanging 89 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.