Trading on the USD market ended on Monday with more decline in the volume of stocks following on Friday’s fall from Thursday levels, with 92 percent fewer shares changing hands on Monday valued 72 percent less than on Friday and resulting in falling stocks outnumbering rising ones and leading the market into a decline.
Five securities traded compared to eight on Friday, with prices of one rising, three falling and one ending unchanged. The US Denominated Equities Index dropped 2.55 points to end at 183.81.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 12,988 shares traded for US$1,569 down from 154,078 units at US$5,567 on Friday. Trading averaged 2,598 units at US$314 compared to 19,260 shares at US$696 on Friday and the month to date averages 47,600 at US$6,484 versus 53,681 units at US$7,317 on Friday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none, with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 7 US cents with 415 shares changing hands, Margaritaville declined 0.01 of a cent to end at 9.99 US cents with 1,037 stocks traded, Proven Investments fell 1 cent to 23 US cents with a transfer of 1,496 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dipped half a cent to 13 US cents with investors swapping 8,540 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.06 of a cent to close at 0.9 US cents with 1,500 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Similar to trading on Friday, 37 securities traded and ended with the prices of 15 rising, 18 eclining and four closing unchanged.
Cargo Handlers dropped 50 cents to $7, with 367 units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 17 cents to $1.80, with 17,044 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Cream spiked 33 cents to $6.70 after 17,573 stocks changed hands. Express Catering popped 10 cents to $5 in an exchange of 43,238 shares, Fontana rose 33 cents in closing at $6.40 with 2,370,536 units changing hands, Fosrich lost 8 cents to close at $8.12 in trading 11,170 units. Future Energy Source dropped 15 cents to $2.55 with the swapping of 689,535 stock units, General Accident declined 15 cents to $5.30 after exchanging 128,132 shares, Honey Bun climbed 15 cents to $9 in exchanging 75,161 stocks. iCreate dropped 8 cents to 92 cents after 98,817 shares crossed the market, Indies Pharma advanced 19 cents to $3.39 after trading 24,595 units, Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents to $4.08, with 508,658 stocks changing hands. Jetcon Corporation shed 13 cents in closing at $1 after switching ownership of 35,184 stock units, KLE Group popped 11 cents to $1.13 while exchanging 505 units, Knutsford Express lost 7 cents in ending at $8 after 2,919 stock units changed hands, Lasco Distributors popped 10 cents to close at $3.70, with 4,394 stocks clearing the market. 
Lasco Manufacturing dropped 24 cents to end at $4.65 trading 14,182 shares, Limners and Bards spiked 21 cents to $3.70 with an exchange of 184,618 stocks, Lumber Depot declined 7 cents to close at $2.90 after trading 3,076,244 units, Main Event lost 40 cents in closing at $4 after exchanging 1,865 shares, Medical Disposables shed 47 cents to $4.73 with the swapping of 10,110 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 48 cents to $6.48 in an exchange of two shares.
At the close, 17 securities traded compared to 18 on Friday, with four stocks rising, three declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index inched 0.01 points up to 1,431.70, the All T&T Index popped 1.21 points to close at 1,937.17 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.18 points to settle at 124.85.
First Citizens Bank remained at $50.60 in switching ownership of 2,000 stocks. GraceKennedy fell 4 cents to end at $6.26 while exchanging 2,000 shares, Guardian Holdings ended unchanged at $32.80 after exchanging 1,753 shares, JMMB Group dropped 3 cents to $2.22, with 1,200 stocks changing hands. Massy Holdings had an exchange of 1,000 units at $84.80, National Enterprises rose 1 cent to $3.25 trading 6,000 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $3 with the swapping of 800 shares. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $135.70 after 3,837 shares crossed the market, Scotiabank lost 5 cents to end at $61 in an exchange of 35,400 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.54 in exchanging 23,815 stocks. Trinidad Cement traded 4,447 units at $4.05 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $30.94 with the swapping of 476 units.
Watch these stocks that are expected to release quarterly financial statements this coming week, in addition to CPJ that is in demand and 
In the Main Market, 
The average gains projected for the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks moved from 203 percent to 210 percent and Main Market stocks moved from 180 percent to 170 percent.
The JSE Main Market ended the week with an overall PE of 15.7, a little distance from 19 the market ended at in March, suggesting a 27 percent rise at a PE of 19 and 21 percent at a PE of 20 from now to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 trades at a PE of 7.6, with a 49 percent discount to the PE of that market, well off the potential of 20, but 12 stocks trade above a PE of 19, with most of them over 20, suggesting that the accepted multiple maybe around 25 times current year’s earnings.
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Overall, eight securities traded compared to seven on Thursday, with four stocks rising, none declining and four ending unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 7 US cents with investors switching ownership of 9,570 shares, Margaritaville rose 0.49 of a cent to 10 US cents with 987 stocks changing hands, Productive Business Solutions settled at 74 US cents in exchanging 265 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 0.9 of a cent to 24 US cents with 2,955 units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rallied 1.5 cents to close at 13.5 US cents with 14,437 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished at 14 US cents with investors swapping three stocks and Transjamaican Highway inched 0.01 of a cent higher to close at 0.84 US cents with 124,963 stock units crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose for the first time in six days by 1,429.76 points to close at 451,217.11, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,093.61 points to 408,390.85 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.69 points to end at 98.35.
on Thursday and month to date, an average of 262,689 units at $4,084,598, compared to 253,960 units at $3,923,610 on Thursday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
NCB Financial fell $1.28 to $125.50 with a transfer of 38,743 stocks, 138 Student Living popped 49 cents to $5 in trading 2,228 shares, PanJam Investment popped $1.20 to $64.45 with 100 units clearing the market. Sagicor Group declined $2.88 to close at $52.02 in transferring 4,171 units, Scotia Group rose 43 cents to end at $37.10 in an exchange of 658,325 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 36 cents to $16.96 with 96,855 shares changing hands.
A total of 37 securities traded as was the case on Thursday and ended with 18 rising, 12 declining and seven closing unchanged as one stock traded at 52 weeks’ high.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Lasco Manufacturing spiked 23 cents to $4.89 with 10,433 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards increased 19 cents to $3.49, with 16,022 shares crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group rose 8 cents to close at $3.68 in trading 301,333 stocks. Main Event declined 9 cents to $4.40, with 300 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables popped 50 cents to $5.20 after 12,516 units crossed the market and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 20 cents to close at $6 in exchanging 2,456 shares.
At the close, 18 securities traded up from 16 on Thursday, with five rising, seven declining and six remaining unchanged. The Composite Index slipped 0.50 points to 1,431.69 the All T&T Index dipped 2.66 points to settle at 1,935.96 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.25 points to settle at 125.03.
National Flour Mills dropped 2 cents to $2.06, with the swapping of 5,587 shares, NCB Financial Group rallied 1 cent to close at $8.20 in switching ownership of 860 stocks, Point Lisas slipped 5 cents to $3 in an exchange of 54 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $7.25 while exchanging 415 units, Republic Financial Holdings slipped 1 cent to $135.70 in exchanging 13,558 stock units, Scotiabank shed 95 cents to end at $61.05 as investors swapped 2,588 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 9 cents to close at $17.54 while trading 85,708 shares, Trinidad Cement advanced 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.05 an exchange of 49 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 1 cent to end at $30.94, with 4,000 units changing hands.
September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Pulse Investments gained 26 cents after ending at $5.10 with the swapping of 1,252,651 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.90 to $54.90, with 66,292 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group shed 83 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $36.67 in trading 296,755 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 91 cents to $18.95, with a transfer of 2,541 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments shed 35 cents in closing at $6 after exchanging 98,789 units.
Proven Investments dropped 1.59 cents to 23.1 US cents with investors switching ownership of 2,674 units, Sterling Investments declined by 0.09 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with 72,601 stock units passing through the market, newly listed Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD gained 14 cents to settle at 14 US cents with 4 shares traded and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.83 of a cent with 130,000 units changing hands.
