The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market slipped moderately on Friday, following a 143 percent rise in the volume of stocks that changed hands, with a 52 percent lower value compared with Thursday, resulting in trading in eight securities, compared to six on Thursday with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 267,704 shares for US$11,973 compared to 110,239 units at US$24,984 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 33,463 units at US$1,497 versus 18,373 shares at US$4,164 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 32,077 shares at US$3,201 compared with 31,998 units at US$3,297 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.18 points to conclude trading at 239.35.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around 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 10.01 US cents with 8 shares crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.70 in trading 23 stocks, Proven Investments popped 0.01 of a cent to 13.08 US cents, with 4,654 shares crossing the exchange.
Sterling Investments rose 0.09 of a cent to close at 1.6 US cents with investors transferring 328 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended trading at 8.8 US cents with an exchange of 5,500 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.06 of a cent in closing at 2.04 US cents with an exchange of 256,571 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share remained at US$1.28 with 71 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% shed 36 cents to end at US$10.03 with traders dealing in 549 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks slipped on JSE USD Market
Volume climbs on JSE USD Market
Investors pushed the volume of stocks trading higher on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Thursday, with a 78 percent rise even after 41 percent less funds passed through the market compared with trading on Wednesday, resulting in trading in six securities, compared to eight on Wednesday with the price of one rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 110,239 shares for US$24,984 compared to 61,810 units at US$42,431 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 18,373 units at US$4,164 versus 7,726 shares at US$5,304 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 31,998 shares at US$3,297 compared with 32,600 units at US$3,259 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 0.57 points to culminate at 241.53.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around 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, AS Bryden remained at 22 US cents in an exchange of 6,438 stock units,
Proven Investments dipped 0.13 of a cent to 13.07 US cents with 5,921 units crossing the market, Sterling Investments sank 0.07 of a cent to close at 1.51 US cents in exchanging 20,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.03 of a cent to close at 2.1 US cents after 61,639 stock units crossed the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share gained 2 cents to end at US$1.28 as investors exchanged 16,200 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments US 8% ended at US$11, with 41 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
BOJ CD rates fall below 10%
The Bank of Jamaica’s latest offering of $47 billion to the public in certificates of deposit (CD), resulted in a fall in rates with an average of 9.98 percent at the auction that attracted $60.6 billion in 445 bids of which 358 were successful with the highest rate peaking at 10.35 percent.
This week’s rate is 16 percent lower than the peak on April 5, this year, with the average rate then of 11.59 percent.
The average rate of today’s auction is the lowest in months and is lower than last week’s average of 10.19 percent following an auction of $34.5 billion which cleared at an average of 10.19 percent. The total amount of 30 days CD outstanding is $128.5 billion.
Investors should pay attention to developments in this section of the financial market to get an early reading as to the trend in interest rates and not on Bank of Jamaica overnight rate.
Increased funds entered the JSE USD Market
Stocks ended with an 84 percent fall volume, with a 60 percent rise in value on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, resulting in trading in eight securities, as was the case on Tuesday with prices of five stocks rising, one declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 61,810 shares for US$42,431 compared to 380,494 units at US$26,519 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 7,726 units at US$5,304 versus 47,562 shares at US$3,315 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 32,600 shares at US$3,259 compared with 34,154 units at US$3,131 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 7.91 points to culminate at 242.10.
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 divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden remained at 22 US cents after an exchange of 3,630 stock units, Productive Business Solutions advanced 15 cents to US$1.70 in trading 5 shares, Proven Investments popped 0.2 of a cent to close at 13.2 US cents after a transfer of 656 units.
Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.45 of one cent in closing at 9.25 US cents with traders dealing in 101 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.05 of a cent to end at 2.13 US cents in switching ownership of 28,479 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share sank 2 cents to finish at US$1.26 as investors exchanged 24,049 shares. JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2 after 4,790 stock units passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% gained 36 cents to finish at US$10.39 with an exchange of 100 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed after 24,210,650 shares were traded for $144,587,745 compared with 13,748,626 units at $132,263,247 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Portland JSX rallied $1.17 in closing at $9.60 after 6,415 shares passed through the market. Proven Investments skidded 80 cents to close at $20.50 with investors trading 7,891 units, Sagicor Group popped $1.48 to finish at $41.98 in switching ownership of 109,544 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 35 cents to end at $8 with 2,878,446 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 50 cents in closing at $10.50 with investors dealing in 3,700 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 14,832,174 shares for $31,162,735 up from 13,020,959 units at $28,069,231 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance fell 8 cents to $2.10 with an exchange of 1,536 shares, JFP Ltd climbed 9 cents to close at $1.28 with 1,680,756 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards dipped 20 cents to $1.38 with investors dealing in 1,000 shares. Main Event rallied 50 cents to end at $13 with just 705 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables gained 22 cents in closing at $2.20 after an exchange of 452 stocks, Regency Petroleum rose 20 cents to finish at $2.38 and closed with an exchange of 3,444,639 units. Spur Tree Spices sank 18 cents and ended at $2.27 in trading 518,539 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to $1.72 after a transfer of 2,455,914 stock units and tTech rallied 23 cents in closing at $2.49 with investors swapping 4,210 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,748,626 shares trading for $132,263,247 up from 7,679,552 units at $53,712,877 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Jamaica Producers rose 66 cents to $22.55 after an exchange of 507,395 units, JMMB Group climbed 76 cents to $25.50 with investors trading 513,686 stocks, Mayberry Group fell 33 cents to close at $7.75 with an exchange of 77,798 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 90 cents and ended at $9.52 after trading 23,606 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy increased $2.99 in closing at $94.99 after an exchange of 1,075 units, NCB Financial popped $1.11 to end at $63 after closing with an exchange of 204,702 stock units. Pan Jamaica rallied $4.43 in closing at $50.50, with 71,480 shares crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group advanced 50 cents to $40.50 with investors dealing in 3,438 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 59 cents to close at $7.65 in an exchange of 154,200 units. Scotia Group gained $2.17 to end at $43.93, with 159,305 stocks crossing the market, Supreme Ventures dipped $1.40 and ended at $23 as investors exchanged 85,912 shares and Wisynco Group popped $1.15 to finish at $21.46 in trading 42,355 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 5% advanced 35 cents and ended at 82 cents as 25 stocks passed through the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share skidded $11.10 to $102.40 with investors trading 1,000 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied 50 cents to end at $110 with 3,000 shares clearing the market.
The market closed with trading of 13,020,959 shares for $28,069,231 up from 5,995,192 units at $11,052,592 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Honey Bun rose 20 cents to $7.90, with 36,374 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma lost 20 cents to finish at $2.50 with an exchange of 37,141 stock units, ISP Finance shed $1.99 and ended at $24.01 after 377 shares were traded. Main Event fell 55 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50 after an exchange of 32,794 stock units, Medical Disposables skidded 22 cents in closing at $1.98, with 1,523 stocks crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners sank 21 cents to close at $1.16 in switching ownership of 179,599 units. ONE on ONE Educational gained 12 cents to $1.05 after 2,210,775 shares crossed the exchange and tTech popped 10 cents in closing at $2.26 with investors dealing in 225 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Wednesday with trading of 7,679,552 shares for $53,712,877 down from 16,809,919 units changing hands at $89,019,950 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica sank $4.93 to end at $46.07 after a transfer of 7,360 stocks, Portland JSX rallied 78 cents in closing at $8.59 in switching ownership of 6 units, Sagicor Group shed $1.18 to close at $40 with traders dealing in 1,644 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 58 cents to $7.06 in an exchange of 4,200 shares, Seprod lost $2.02 to close at $79.98 to close with an exchange of 7,539 stock units, Stanley Motta increased $1.43 to end at $7.49 in an exchange of 1,446 units and Wisynco Group slipped $1.48 in closing at $20.31 after trading 19,491 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in Dolphin Cove hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $25, while CAC 2000 and Fontana both hit intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.83 and $7.20 respectively.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Everything Fresh rose 10 cents and ended at $1.80 with investors dealing in 7,506 units, Fontana dipped 74 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.36 after hitting an intraday low of $7.20 following an exchange of 120,921 stock units, Honey Bun sank 15 cents to end at $7.70 and closed after an exchange of 37,597 shares. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 8 cents in closing at $2.18 in switching ownership of 24 stocks, Knutsford Express climbed 39 cents to finish at $11.39 with traders dealing in 505 units, Lasco Financial increased 15 cents to close at $1.68 as investors exchanged 56,667 stock units. MFS Capital Partners rallied 34 cents to $1.37 after investors ended the trading 391,573 shares and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents to finish at $2.18 after an exchange of 93,330 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.