Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 454 percent valued 128 percent more than on Thursday, resulting in six securities being traded, compared to seven on Thursday with three rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 120,088 shares were traded for US$5,287 compared to 21,693 units at US$2,318 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 20,015 units at US$881 versus 3,099 shares at US$331 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 34,382 shares at US$1,245 compared with 35,668 units at US$1,277 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.22 points to 239.48.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained 1 cent to end at 60 US cents while exchanging 11 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.01 of a cent to close at 17.59 US cents in switching ownership of 2,997 stock units, 
Sterling Investments lost 0.27 of a cent in closing at 1.63 US cents in an exchange of 114,476 units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 1.26 US cents with investors transferring 1,770 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% share gained 31 cents to end at US$13.15 in closing at 110 shares and JMMB Group 5.75% rallied 30 cents in closing at US$2 in trading 724 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises on the JSE USD Market Friday
Trading drops on Junior Market
Trading closed modestly higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, following a 40 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded with the value dropping 38 percent lower than on Thursday after trading resulted 41 securities changing hands compared with 43 on Thursday and ended with prices of 17 rising, 12 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 3,789,177 shares for $9,092,799 compared with 6,265,342 units at $14,610,525 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 92,419 shares at $221,776 compared with 145,706 units at $339,780 on Thursday with a month to date, an average of 134,726 units at $331,232 versus 139,140 stocks at $342,651 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Fosrich led trading with 726,482 shares for 19.2 percent of total volume, followed by Mailpac Group with 591,469 units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 347,986 units for 9.2 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 3.62 points to finish at 3,765.62.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $1.50 to end at $23 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 11 cents to $2.69 after shareholders traded 26,195 stocks, Cargo Handlers declined 70 cents to close at $15 with investors transferring 597 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 48 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.88 in trading 182,242 units, following the release of the first quarter results on Thursday showing a major increase in profits over the same period in 2022. Consolidated Bakeries lost 26 cents to end at $2.03, with 10,011 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove rose 29 cents to end at $15.29 after exchanging 259 stocks, EduFocal popped 19 cents in closing at $1.94, with 210,691 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Everything Fresh climbed 29 cents to close at $1.89 after a transfer of 75,146 units, as investors responded well to first quarter results that saw profit jumping sharply over that in 2022. Honey Bun gained 17 cents to end at $6.48 while exchanging 25,360 units, Indies Pharma increased 13 cents to $3.18 with shareholders swapping 300 stocks, Knutsford Express dipped 89 cents to end at $10.50, with 1,065 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 11 cents in closing at $2.46 while 115,108 shares passed through the market. Mailpac Group climbed 8 cents to close at $2 after an exchange of 591,469 units following release of the first quarter results slightly improved profit in comparison with 2022, Main Event popped 30 cents to end at $12.75 with an exchange of 100 stocks, 
MFS Capital Partners shed 14 cents to $3.21 with 102 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $1.43 to end at $15.65 2,202 stock units crossing the market, following the release of improved profit from normal operations.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big drop in T&TSE market index
Stocks mostly declined in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the market indices sizable losses at the close following a 28 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 235 percent greater value than on Thursday, resulting from trading in 22 securities compared with 20 on Thursday, with prices of three stocks rising, eight declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 294,003 shares for $3,104,138 versus 229,004 stock units at $925,772 on Thursday.
An average of 13,364 units were traded at $141,097 compared with 11,450 shares at $46,289 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 25,283 shares at $173,633 versus 26,844 units at $177,894 on the previous day. The average trade for April amounts to 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index dropped 24.80 points to 1,290.56, the All T&T Index shed 14.10 points to close at 1,957.19, the SME Index remained at 62.13 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 5.08 points to conclude trading at 80.78.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings increased 40 cents to close at $23.50 in an exchange of 3,470 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $50.90 with 93 stocks crossing the exchange, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $46 with 100 units clearing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $22 after an exchange of 200 stocks. First Citizens Group shed 21 cents to end at $49.76 after a transfer of 425 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 22 cents in closing at $7.02 with an exchange of 500 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.98 after 9,358 shares passed through the market, Guardian Holdings declined $1.42 to $22 after 12,324 units were traded. JMMB Group remained at $1.47 as investors exchanged 15,222 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to close at $5.10 following the trading of 166,804 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.74, with 26,300 units changing hands, National Flour Mills rose 16 cents in closing at $1.61 after shareholders traded 8,532 stocks. NCB Financial fell 40 cents to end at $3.50 while exchanging 14,600 stocks, 
One Caribbean Media ended at $3.82 in switching ownership of 2,808 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $3.27 in trading 185 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.90 with a transfer of 240 units. Republic Financial remained at $134 with investors trading 4,319 stock units, Scotiabank popped 4 cents in closing at $77.49, with 10,005 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 1 cent to $19 after an exchange of 4,750 stocks. Trinidad Cement shed 8 cents to end at $3.35 in an exchange of 1,650 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.99 with shareholders swapping 6,933 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell $1 in closing at $15 while exchanging 5,185 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dives on Trinidad Exchange
Trading dropped sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 39 percent with the value 73 percent lower than on Wednesday resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 23 on Wednesday, with six stocks rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 229,004 shares for $925,772 against 373,347 stock units at $3,390,454 on Wednesday.
trading ended with an average of 11,450 units at $46,289 compared with 16,232 shares at $147,411 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 26,844 shares at $177,894 versus 28,924 units at $195,679 on the previous day. The average trade for April amounts to 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index rallied 0.73 points to 1,315.36, the All T&T Index increased 1.28 points to close at 1,971.29, the SME Index remained unchanged at 62.13 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.02 points to end at 85.86.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $64 with trading of 398 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10 after exchanging 1,170 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $50.90 as investors exchanged 156 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 48 cents to $22 and closed after 831 units were exchanged. First Citizens Group shed 2 cents in closing at $49.97 with an exchange of 350 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 3 cents to $7.24 with 11,912 stock units changing hands, GraceKennedy declined 6 cents to $3.98 after an exchange of 1,040 units, JMMB Group gained 7 cents to close at $1.47, with 93,318 stocks being traded. L.J. Williams B share dipped 4 cents to end at $2.70 with a transfer of 110 stocks, Massy Holdings climbed 2 cents and ended at $5.15 in trading 26,974 shares, National Enterprises remained at $3.74 as 5,639 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial fell 20 cents to close at $3.90 after a transfer of 79,097 units, Point Lisas ended at $3.27 with investors trading 100 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings dropped 10 cents and ended at $7.90 in an exchange of 240 shares, Republic Financial lost 24 cents in closing at $134 in owners switching 303 stock units, Scotiabank increased 45 cents to close at $77.45 with 343 units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $19.01 after 1,400 stock units passed through the exchange, Trinidad Cement rallied 8 cents to end at $3.43, with 5,000 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.99 with an exchange of 553 shares and West Indian Tobacco fell 50 cents and ended at $16 with investors trading 70 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Depressed trading for Main Market
Trading sank to low levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 18 percent and the value 11 percent lower than on Wednesday, resulting in 6,187,825 shares being traded for a mere $24,579,359, from 7,575,200 units at $27,742,615 on Wednesday following trading in 55 securities compared with 59 on Wednesday, and resulting in prices of 19 rising, 19 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
Trading averaged 112,506 shares at $446,897 compared with 128,393 shares at $470,214 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 206,282 units at $1,356,898, compared with 217,446 units at $1,465,231 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 264,549 units at $1,409,410.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.25 million shares for 52.6 percent of total volume followed by 
Transjamaican Highway with 1.42 million units for 22.9 percent of the day’s trade, with the stock closing at a 52 weeks’ high and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 334,064 units for 5.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,407.99 points to finish at 372,122.92, the JSE Main Index slipped 84.16 points to close at 334,483.86 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.86 points to 76.47.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 50 cents in closing at $77 with a transfer of just 2 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $2.98 and ended at $53 in trading 607 units, GraceKennedy fell 49 cents to end at $77.50 in an exchange of 30,110 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $27.99 to close at $472.01 with an exchange of only one stock unit. 
Jamaica Broilers rallied 53 cents to $37.28 in switching owners for 28,412 stock units, Kingston Wharves dropped $2.47 to end at $30.52, with 1,436 units clearing the market, Margaritaville popped $1.92 in ending at $19 as 34 stocks passed through the market, Massy Holdings dipped $3.50 in closing at $96 with an exchange of one share. 138 Student Living declined 34 cents to $5.01 after 20,642 units crossed the exchange, Proven Investments 39 cents to close at $25.80 after exchanging 41 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied $2.81 to $51 and closed after 1,340 stocks changed hands. Seprod climbed $1.85 and ended at $71.96 after a transfer of 12,501 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased $1.20 in closing at $13, with 3,775 stocks passing through the market and Wisynco Group fell 38 cents to end at $16.57 trading 111,075 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 10.50% preference share lost $5 to close at $1,215, with 150 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $19.35 to close at $79.35 while exchanging 684 units and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% shed $20 to end at $2980 with investors transferring one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market jumps
Stocks mostly rallied in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a modest increase in the volume and value of stocks that were traded over Wednesday with trading in 43 securities compared with 40 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 25 rising, 14 declining and four closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,265,342 shares for $14,610,525 compared to units at $15,461,171 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 145,706 shares at $339,780 compared with 143,032 stocks at $386,529 with the month to date, averaging 139,140 shares at $342,651 compared to 138,333 units at $343,004 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.13 million shares for 18.1 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 774,737 units for 12.4 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 734,711 units for 11.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index jumped 44.61 points to close at 3,762.00.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.24 to $24.50 with shareholders swapping 852 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 12 cents to close at $2.80, with 3,000 stocks passing through the market, Blue Power lost 10 cents to end at $2.30 after a transfer of 4,772 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped $1.73 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.70 after exchanging 20,333 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 42 cents in closing at $2.40 after hitting $2.55 and triggering the circuit breaker ahead of strong first quarter results with profit jumping to $17 million up from $1.8 million in 2022 as investors snapped up 621,937 shares and cleared the market of a lot of the overhang in the market, following a surge in demand for the stock since late last week. Consolidated Bakeries fell 24 cents in closing at $2.29, with 352,346 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove rose 11 cents to $15 in trading 2,973 stocks, EduFocal shed 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.75, with 774,737 stock units clearing the market. 
Everything Fresh dipped 24 cents to $1.60 while exchanging 318,838 units, Fontana advanced 10 cents to $8.75 following trading of 20,466 shares, Fosrich declined 10 cents to $2.50 with investors transferring 408,975 stock units, GWest Corporation gained 6 cents to end at 95 cents after an exchange of 740 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 17 cents and ended at $6.31 after 113 units were traded, Image Plus Consultants rose 6 cents to close at $2.25 with a transfer of 1,131,452 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents in closing at $3.05, with 15,308 stock units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 40 cents to $2.29 after just 3 shares were traded, KLE Group gained 17 cents to end at $2.02 as investors exchanged 12,267 shares, Lasco Distributors popped 8 cents to close at $2.68 in switching ownership of 33,449 stock units. 
Lasco Manufacturing climbed 28 cents to end at $4.18 with an exchange of 1,114 units, Lumber Depot fell 6 cents in closing at $2.24 with 10,308 stocks changing hands and Paramount Trading rallied 24 cents to $2.32 as 551 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rally for the JSE USD market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with a 46 percent decline in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a 5 percent greater value than on Wednesday, resulting from trading seven securities, similar to Wednesday with two rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 21,693 shares were traded for US$2,318 compared with 39,854 units at US$2,210 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 3,099 shares at US$331 versus 5,693 shares at US$316 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 35,668 shares at US$1,277 compared with 39,468 units at US$1,388 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 5.36 points to 239.70.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share fell 0.01 of a cent to 6.19 US cents after an exchange of 906 shares, 
Proven Investments ended at 17.6 US cents in trading 2,558 stocks, Sterling Investments rose 0.05 of a cent to end at 1.9 US cents with an exchange of 498 units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 10 US cents with 17,600 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 0.1 of a cent in closing at 11.9 US cents with shareholders swapping 82 shares and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.12 of a cent to 1.26 US cents after 30 units changed hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% lost 30 cents to close at US$1.70, with 19 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunges on JSE Main Market
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 30 percent and the value diving 58 percent lower than on Tuesday, with 59 securities trading compared to 60 on Tuesday, resulting in the prices of 18 rising, 24 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
Only 7,575,200 shares were traded for just $27,742,615 compared with 10,763,695 units at $65,931,590 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 128,393 shares at $470,214, versus 179,395 shares at $1,098,860 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 217,446 units at $1,465,231, compared to 230,484 units at $1,610,904 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 264,549 units at $1,409,410.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.80 million shares for 36.9 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.20 million units for 15.8 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.0 million units for 13.2 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 511.59 points to 368,714.93, the JSE Main Index popped 437.53 points to finish at 334,568.02 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.07 points higher to 75.61.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last selling prices of stocks and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints increased 49 cents to end at $8.29 and closed with an exchange of 378 shares, Caribbean Cement shed 98 cents in closing at a 52 week’s low of $50.02 after trading 38,022 stocks, Caribbean Producers declined 40 cents to close at $10.10, with 22,647 units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $1 and ended at $41.60 with investors transferring 200 stock units. 
GraceKennedy rallied 50 cents to $77.99 after a transfer of 6,403 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained $28 to end at $500 while exchanging one stock, Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 60 cents in closing at $14, with 7,050 shares crossing the exchange, JMMB Group dropped 97 cents to close at $29.02 as investors exchanged 11,918 units. Margaritaville climbed $3.37 in ending at $17.08 with shareholders swapping 750 units, Massy Holdings popped $1.50 to $99.50 as 30,226 units passed through the market, Mayberry Investments dipped 39 cents to close at $7.50, with 13,778 stocks changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents and ended at $10 with a transfer of 81,450 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy increased $10.75 to end at $83 in trading 25 units, NCB Financial advanced $3 in closing at $75 after an exchange of 28,214 stocks,Proven Investments fell 59 cents to $25.41 in an exchange of 6,630 shares, Sagicor Group dipped $1.19 to close at $48.19 with 8,437 stock units changing hands. Scotia Group popped 50 cents to $35 in switching ownership of 21,437 shares, Seprod lost $1.89 and ended at $70.11 after an exchange of 2,282 units, Stanley Motta dropped $1.20 in closing at $4.95 after shareholders exchanged 153,530 stock units, Supreme Ventures declined 99 cents to end at $27, with 169,524 stocks crossing the market and Wisynco Group rallied 39 cents in closing at $16.95 with 60,885 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 10.50% preference share rose $20 to close at $1220 in an exchange of 100 shares, Eppley 5% preference share fell $4.95 to $18.03, with 39 units changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share gained $17.81 to end at $150, with one stock clearing the market stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market climbs higher
Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with a 66 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands as the value dropped 89 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting in the trading of seven securities, compared to five on Tuesday with one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 39,854 shares were exchanged for US$2,210 compared with 117,602 units at US$19,660 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 5,693 shares at US$316 compared with 23,520 units at US$3,932 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 39,468 shares at US$1,388 compared to 43,929 units at US$1,529 on the prior day. April ended with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.02 points to close at 234.34.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 10 US cents with 11,802 shares being traded, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 59 US cents in swapping 25 stocks, Sterling Investments lost 0.05 of a cent to close at 1.85 US cents, with 15,015 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.56 of a cent to 10 US cents after an exchange of 3,248 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 0.39 of a cent and ended at 12 US cents as 2,763 stocks passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.06 of a cent to 1.14 US cents in trading 7,000 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share remained at US$1.40 with an exchange of one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
BOJ CD rate dips under 8%
BOJ CD rates dipped under 8 percent for the first time since October 2022, data out of the Bank of Jamaica shows.
The Central Bank’s offer of $20 billion to the public attracted $27 billion from 216 bids in going after the amount offered with rates ranging from 7.15 percent to a high of 10.10 percent, with the highest successful rate coming in at 8.16 percent.
The average rate for accepted bids is 7.97 percent from 173 successful bids and represents the eighth consecutive fall after peaking at 10.54 percent in early March. The auction will result in the total amount of 30 days CDs standing at $104 billion, up from $101 billion previously.
