Investors pushed the volume of stocks traded up 273 percent and the value 30 percent higher than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, after trading 51 securities compared to 55 on Monday, with 19 rising, 19 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 47,132,067 shares were exchanged for $105,575,678 compared to 12,642,427 units at $81,389,720 on Monday.
Trading averaged 924,158 units at $2,070,131 versus 229,862 shares at $1,479,813 on Monday and month to date, an average of 273,634 units at $2,972,954, compared to 231,797 units at $3,031,017 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 183,599 units at $2,160,070.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 30.87 million shares for 65.5 percent of total volume followed by QWI Investments with 9.78 million units for 20.8 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.30 million units for 4.9 percent of market share and Wigton Windfarm with 2.05 million units for 4.3 percent of stocks traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,777.23 points 
to 362,932.88, the JSE Main Index fell 1,543.61 points to 321,896.20 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.24 points to end at 74.41.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate 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 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement lost 40 cents in closing at $57.50 after investors exchanged 6,678 shares, Eppley increased $5.50 in closing at $37.50 after investors switched ownership of 47 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $4.58 to $40.41 with one unit changing hands. First Rock Real Estate dipped 55 cents to close at $11.50 in trading 3,000 stocks, GraceKennedy rose $3 to end at $81 while exchanging 24,170 units, 
Jamaica Producers gained 74 cents to close at $20.99 with 4,304 stocks crossing the exchange. JMMB Group popped 48 cents in closing at $30 after trading 388,135 stock units after hitting a new 52 weeks’ low of $29, Mayberry Investments advanced 41 cents to $8.21 after an exchange of 1,011 shares, NCB Financial shed $1.69 to hit a 52 weeks’ closing low of $68 as 45,814 stock units passed through the market. PanJam Investment declined $4.50 to end at $52 after a transfer of 20,023 shares, Proven Investments climbed $1.86 to $28.37 as investors exchanged 6,216 stocks, Seprod rallied $5.87 in closing at $67.88 in an exchange of 1,379 units. Sterling Investments advanced 41 cents to close at $2.96 with a transfer of 54,910 units and Wisynco Group fell 40 cents to end at $16.60 with 95,712 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $50 to record high of $250, with 306 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with a 1,915 percent surge in the volume of stocks changing hands valued at 1,243 percent more than on Monday and resulting in trading of seven securities, compared to six on Monday with two rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
Investors traded 223,523 shares for US$16,568 up from 11,094 units at US$1,234 on Monday.
Trading averaged 31,932 units at US$2,367 up from 1,849 shares at US$206 on Monday, with a month to date average of 12,496 shares at US$2,849 versus 11,200 units at US$2,882 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.06 points to end at 194.83.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 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 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.32 of a cent to 6.4 US cents with a transfer of 843 shares, 
Proven Investments ended at 18 US cents as investors traded 3,447 stocks, Sterling Investments dipped 0.22 of a cent to close at 1.78 US cents after the trading of 40,000 units. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 10 US cents with 5,069 stock units passed through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share declined 1.08 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 6.1 US cents while exchanging 509 units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.96 of one US cent, with 167,133 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% after ending at US$2 in an exchange of 6,522 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More slippage for Junior Market
Trading activity jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 392 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded as the value climbed 391 percent above that on Monday with 40 securities trading compared with 39 on Monday and ended with 14 rising, 18 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 20,297,652 shares were exchanged for $52,761,871 versus 4,128,803 units at $10,755,628 on Monday.
Trading averaged 507,441 shares at $1,319,047 compared to 105,867 units at $275,785 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 608,277 shares at $1,164,338 compared to 614,793 stocks at $1,154,341 on Monday the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Fosrich led trading with 10.82 million shares for 53.3 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 5.12 million units for 25.2 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 1.21 million units for 6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 13.86 points to end at 3,690.44.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined $1.20 to $21 in switching ownership of 1,769 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 40 cents to close at $3.30 after trading 74,274 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rallied 8 cents to $1.35 with investors transferring 3,500 units. Dolla Financial fell 10 cents to $2.69 with 360,212 stock units crossing the market, 
Elite Diagnostic dropped 19 cents to $2.70, with 78,321 shares clearing the market, Future Energy Source popped 13 cents to $4.25 in an exchange of 107,537 stocks. Jamaican Teas dipped 33 cents to end at $2.11 with an exchange of 5,117,861 units, JFP Ltd increased 9 cents to close at $1.69, with 58,714 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors rose 19 cents in ending at $2.72 with the swapping of 11,257 shares. Lasco Manufacturing gained 23 cents in closing at $4.35 after an exchange of 14,910 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 16 cents ending at $2.20 in an exchange of 674,350 stocks, Main Event fell $1 to $11.15 after a transfer of 8,732 units. Medical Disposables declined 12 cents to end at $5.02 while exchanging 5,100 units, Regency Petroleum dropped 
10 cents to $1.90 in trading 1,214,127 shares and Spur Tree Spices dipped 9 cents to close at $2.50 after exchanging 28,382 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on Trinidad Exchange
Investors pumped 26 percent more funds in the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday and traded 139 percent more shares than on Monday, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 18 on Monday, with prices of seven stocks rising, four declining and eight ending unchanged.
Investors exchanged 309,122 shares for $2,736,260, up from 129,513 stock units at $2,172,869 on Monday.
Trading averaged 16,270 shares at $144,014 compared to 7,195 shares at $120,715 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 24,711 shares at $234,274 versus 25,313 units at $240,723 on the previous day. The average trade for February amounts to 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index dipped 0.58 points to 1,326.56, the All T&T Index slipped 2.08 points to 1,974.17, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.14 points to close at 88.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s shed $1.48 to end at $58.51 as 502 shares passed through the market, Ansa McAl ended at $50.85, with 923 stocks crossing the market, 
First Citizens Group rose 1 cent to end at $50.01 with a transfer of 6,067 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 10 cents to $7.15 with the swapping of 16,501 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $25.06 after an exchange of 44,732 stock units, Guardian Media remained at $2.20 with 1,000 stocks changing hands. L.J. Williams B share fell 17 cents to $2.56 after trading 10,000 units, Massy Holdings climbed 5 cents to close at $4.55 in an exchange of 141,781 shares, National Enterprises saw trading in 7,234 units at $3.73. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 31,552 stocks, One Caribbean Media closed at $3.70, with 2,010 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas dropped 2 cents to $3.58, with 40,731 stock units crossing the market. 
Prestige Holdings increased 5 cents to $7.50 as investors exchanged 70 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $138 after an exchange of 1,078 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 2 cents to close at $78.17 while exchanging 161 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 3 cents to close at $20.05 with a transfer of 791 units, Trinidad Cement lost 4 cents to end at $3.51 in switching ownership of 1,500 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.65 in trading 489 stock units and West Indian Tobacco gained 3 cents in ending at $17.05, with 2,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunges on JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with a 76 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 79 percent less than on Friday, and resulted in the trading of six securities, similar to that on Friday, with two rising, no declining and four unchanged.
Only 11,094 shares were traded for a mere US$1,234 compared to 47,009 units at US$5,749 on Friday.
Trading averaged 1,849 shares at US$206 compared with 7,835 units at US$958 on Friday, with a month to date average of 11,200 shares at US$2,882 compared with 11,767 units at US$3,044 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units at US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index rose 4.49 points to end at 194.89.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. 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 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville ending at 10.99 US cents after 1,112 shares passed through the market, Proven Investments popped 2 cents to 18 US cents with an exchange of 276 stocks, Sterling Investments rose 0.25 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with investors transferring 497 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 10 US cents in an exchange of 5,685 units and Transjamaican Highway ending at 0.94 of one US cent, with 3,178 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share remained at US$1.3112 in switching ownership of 346 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market at 14 months low
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday at the lowest point since January last year, with the market Index falling 31.75 points to 3,704.30, with the volume of stocks traded declining 55 percent with the value 61 percent lower than on Friday following trading in 39 securities compared with 40 on Friday and ended with 10 rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 4,128,803 shares were exchanged for $10,755,628 down from 9,097,236 units at $27,766,092 on Friday.
Trading averaged 105,867 shares at $275,785, compared with 227,431 units at $694,152 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 614,793 units at $1,154,341 compared with 649,010 stock at $1,213,416 on the previous trading day. February ended with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Regency Petroleum led trading with 855,959 shares for 20.7 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 478,505 units for 11.6 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 402,878 units for 9.8 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price in conjunction with 
ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers. At the close, Caribbean Flavours lost 12 cents to close at $1.27 after an exchange of 100 shares, Elite Diagnostic rallied 19 cents in closing at $2.89 with 75,902 stocks clearing the market, Everything Fresh climbed 22 cents to $1.64 in an exchange of 3,200 stock units. Fontana declined 22 cents in ending at $8.18 after 22,925 units crossed the market, Honey Bun dropped 25 cents to end at $6.50 as 12,807 shares passed through the market, iCreate fell 11 cents to close at $1.57 with the swapping of 6,189 stock units. Indies Pharma shed 9 cents to $2.81 with a transfer of 17,869 stocks, 
Jetcon Corporation advanced 12 cents to $1.07, with 2,705 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express gained $1.13 to end at $10.15 as investors exchanged 93 stocks. Lasco Distributors dipped 21 cents in closing at $2.53 after investors exchanged 53,482 shares, Limners and Bards declined 14 cents in closing at $2.36 trading 94,523 units, Main Event fell 10 cents to close at $12.15 with an exchange of 89,562 stock units. MFS Capital Partners popped 9 cents in ending at $3.49, with 242,453 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 24 cents to end at $2.44 and closed with an exchange of 2,500 units, 
Spur Tree Spices traded 75,047 shares with a gain of 1 cent to close at $2.59 after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $2.51 and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 10 cents to $14.90 while exchanging 39,934 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Declines overshadow winners on TTSE
Declining stocks were the dominant factor in market activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 48 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded following a 51 percent decline in value compared to Friday and resulted in 18 securities trading compared with 21 on Friday, with just two stocks rising, 12 declining and four remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 129,513 shares for $2,172,869 versus 250,020 stocks at $2,461,630 on Friday.
An average of 7,195 shares were traded at $120,715 compared with 11,906 shares at $117,220 on Friday. Trading month to date averaged 25,313 units at $240,723 versus 26,629 units at $249,433 on the previous trading day. The average trade for February was 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index shed 2.55 points to end at 1,327.14, the All T&T Index declined 1.80 points to 1,976.25, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.47 points to end at 88.53.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings shed $1.22 to end at $23.57, with 1,994 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl dipped 15 cents to close at $50.85 in trading 59 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined $1.25 in closing at $21.75 after an exchange of 150 stocks. First Citizens Group slipped 5 cents to $50 after 6,169 units changed hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 10 cents to $7.05 as 6,414 units passed through the market, GraceKennedy fell 4 cents to $4.70 with 60 stocks changing hands. Guardian Holdings remained at $25.06 while exchanging 18,105 shares, JMMB Group increased 4 cents to $1.75 after 3,800 stock units were traded, Massy Holdings ended at $4.50 after an exchange of 41,050 shares. 
National Enterprises remained at $3.73 after investors swapped 25,930 stocks, NCB Financial shed 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.90 with an exchange of 4,660 units, Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to close at $7.45 with investors transferring 1,750 stock units. Republic Financial ended at $138 after a transfer of 5,168 shares, Scotiabank fell 15 cents to $78.15 with an exchange of 871 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 66 cents in closing at $20.02 in switching ownership of 1,100 stocks. Trinidad Cement rose 4 cents to end at $3.55 as investors exchanged 1,384 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 14 cents in closing at $14.65 after 743 stock units were exchanged and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent ending at $17.02, with 10,106 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
KLE Group is Main Event in ICTOP10
Stocks continued to be battered in the past week sending the Junior Market back to January 2022 levels and the Main Market declined for a second week and as far back as September 2018 levels, but some stocks bucked the trend and posted gains.
Main Event
Earnings season delivered a few new results during the past week, with Main Event posting positive profit gains for the January first quarter and seeming poised to earn $1.80 for the year. Fosrich released full year results to December, with profit jumping to $325 million from $199 million in 2021 as revenues climbed a solid 43.4 percent, Dolla Financial posted increased profit of 18 cents per share and should go on to earn 40 cents in 2023, but it is not in ICInsider.com TOP10 reporting solid results that augur well for full year’s profit. Limners and Bards delivered disappointing first quarter results of a mere $7 million, down from $66 million in 2022, as revenues dropped sharply from $443 million to $248 million. Lumber Depot suffered a decline in revenues for the January quarter, with a decline in profit and Blue Power reported an increase in revenues year over year, with a profit rising for their third quarter to January, with profit slipping for the nine months.
Performance in the past week for the Junior Market TOP10 saw four stocks rising and three falling. AMG Packaging gained 16 percent to $2.90, followed by Everything Fresh with a 5 percent gain, Lasco Distributors gained 4 percent to $2.74. Tropical Battery lost 10 percent of its value to close at $2.02 and Image Plus lost 4 percent to end at $1.85.
Stationery and Office Supplies is said to continue to enjoy buoyant business into 2023, rose 3 percent to $15 and dropped out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 along with AMG Packaging as Main Event and KLE Group replaced those that fell out, with the former posting strong first quarter results that point to earnings of $1.80 for the year. KLE is now in, based on the fall in the stock price, but investment in the stock is not without above average risk. They are yet to release 2022 earnings, but they should benefit from pick up in business in their associated restaurant business in which they hold a 49 percent interest, with exposure in Montego Bay that will see added inflows from the considerable pick up in tourist patronage and should have income generated from managing the Bessa apartments in Oracabessa on the north coast of Jamaica.
The Main Market TOP10 saw the highest gaining stock rising just 3 percent while Jamaica Broilers dropped 12 percent to $33.50’ following some large trades in the week, Guardian Holdings followed with a fall of 6 percent to close at $480 and 138 Student Living being down by 4 percent to $5.01.
There have been no changes in the listing in the Main Market ICTOP10 this past week.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.4, well below the market average of 13.3, while the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 compared with the market at 11.3. The differences are important indicators of the likely gains for ICTOP10 stocks. 
The Junior Market is projected to rise by 245 percent and the Main Market TOP10 by an average of 282 percent, to May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings.
The Junior Market has 12 stocks representing 25 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 24, averaging 18.3, well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 15.
The Main Market 18 highest valued stocks are priced at a PE of 18 to 115, with an average of 30 and 21 excluding stocks with the highest valuations and 20 for the top half excluding the stocks with the highest valuation. The above average shows the extent of potential gains for the TOP 10 stocks.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but not always. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2023 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
JSE Main Market near 5 year low
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the market closing at the lowest point since September 2018, even as the volume of stocks traded rose by 83 percent with a marginally higher value than on Friday, with investors dealing in 55 securities similar to that on Friday, with prices of 13 rising, 28 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
A total of 12,642,427 shares were exchanged for $81,389,720 versus 6,908,564 units at $81,081,310 on Friday.
Trading averaged 229,862 shares at $1,479,813 compared with 125,610 shares at $1,474,206 on Friday and month to date, an average of 231,797 units at $3,030,966, versus 231,941 units at $3,146,566 on the previous day. Trading in February ended with an average of 183,599 units at $2,160,070.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.62 million shares for 28.6 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.68 million units for 21.2 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaica Stock Exchange, 1.16 million units for 9.2 percent of the market, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.16 million units for 9.1 percent of stocks traded and JMMB Group 7.35% – due 2028 with 1.06 million units for 8.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,422.66 points to 364,710.11, the JSE Main Index declined 2,021.79 points to 323,439.81 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.66 points to end at 75.65.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate 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 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost $1 to close at $79 after 109,758 shares were traded, Eppley fell $4 to $32, with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $4.59 in ending at $44.99, with 4,558 stock units crossing the market. GraceKennedy shed $2 in closing at $78 in switching ownership of 119,969 units, Guardian Holdings popped $10 to end at $490 with the swapping of 1,823 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined $1 to close at $13 after 1,160,007 units crossed the exchange. JMMB Group dipped 48 cents to $29.52 with investors transferring 42,247 stocks, Kingston Wharves rallied $3.68 to $34.48 after 15,306 stock units passed through the market, Margaritaville climbed $1.24 in closing at $17.64 as investors exchanged 300 shares. 
Mayberry Investments dropped $1 to $7.80 after an exchange of 430,294 stocks, NCB Financial dipped $2.31 to a 52 weeks’ low of $69.69 in an exchange of 49,530 units, PanJam Investment rose $2.50 to close at $56.50 in trading 57,273 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 51 cents to $26.51, with 2,510 stock units clearing the market, Scotia Group declined $1 to $34 in an exchange of 62,062 stocks, Seprod shed $1.39 in ending at $62.01, with 11,256 shares crossing the market. Sterling Investments lost 41 cents to end at $2.55 with a transfer of 65,854 units, Supreme Ventures dipped 88 cents in closing at $25 while exchanging 156,110 stocks and Wisynco Group fell 40 cents to close at $17 with an exchange of 28,984 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $21.51, ending at $200 after a transfer of just three units and 138 Student Living s preference share dropped $7.43 to $70, trading three shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More decline for JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with an 89 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands with an 81 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting from trading in six securities, down from 10 on Thursday and ending with the price of just one rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 47,009 shares were traded, for US$5,749 compared with 430,568 units at US$30,840 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 7,835 units at US$958 compared to 43,057 shares at US$3,084 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 11,767 shares at US$3,044 compared to 12,020 units at US$3,178 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 4.84 points to end at 190.40.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. 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 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville had an exchange of 337 shares at 10.99 US cents, Proven Investments declined 2.5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 16 US cents while exchanging 18,211 units, 
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 10 US cents, with 25,179 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 7.18 US cents with investors transferring 20 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 0.94 of one US cent while 3,249 shares passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share rallied 40 cents in ending at US$12.90 after 13 stocks crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
