Trading levels remain low on the JSE US dollar market on Thursday, with less than half of trading activity on Wednesday.
Market activity resulted in three securities changing hands, down from five on Wednesday. The market closed with the prices of two stocks advancing and one remained unchanged. Trading ended with 154,355 shares for US$13,028 changing hands, in contrast to 359,890 shares at US$61,624 from the trading of five securities on Wednesday.
At the close, the market advanced by 2.08 points to 189.08. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 12.9 times 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, Proven Investments gained half of a cent in trading 53,291 shares in closing at 22.5 US cents, Trans Jamaican Highway picking up one-tenth of a cent and ended at 0.99 US cents, with 100,964 shares changing hands. Investors exchanged 100 units of Equityline Mortgage Investment Corporation preference share at US$1.95.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.