Trading on the USD market closed on Monday with the market index rallying 5.65 points to 194.60 after the volume traded plunged by 95 percent and the value dropped 99 percent from Friday’s levels, resulting in an even number of stocks falling and rising.
Similar to Friday six securities traded, with two rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate stock value, averaged 12.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 412,152 shares traded accounting for US$15,255 in contrast to 8,332,589 units at US$1,043,788 on Friday.
Trading averaged 68,692 units at US$2,542, versus 1,388,765 shares at US$173,965 on Friday. Month to date trading averages 196,792 units at US$19,089 in contrast to 205,146 units at US$20,168 on Friday. June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital dipped 0.84 of a cent to 7.16 US cents with an exchange of 37,444 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with 150 stock units traded, Proven Investments rose 1 cent to finish at 25 US cents with ownership of 30,400 stocks switching. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 1 cent to 13 US cents with a transfer of 11,163 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.13 of a cent cents to 0.93 of a US cent with 332,495 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% closed at US$1.03 with 500 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.