The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market recorded gains at the close on Friday, with trading picking up over Thursday, with 69 percent rise in volume traded at a 32 percent higher value than that on Thursday, with trading in 55 securities compared to 54 on Thursday, as prices of 20 rose, 22 declined and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 9,662,580 shares were exchanged for $65,850,660 versus 5,709,003 units at $49,903,876 on Thursday.
Trading averages 175,683 units at $1,197,285 versus 105,722 shares at $924,146 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 260,937 units at $2,658,456, compared with 265,883 units at $2,743,184 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 183,599 units at $2,160,070.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.91 million shares for 50.8 percent of the total volume Transjamaican Highway followed, with 1.19 million units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 888,269 units for 9.2 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 861.71 points to 363,092.98, the JSE Main Index gained 1,262.43 points to close at 322,420.29 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.58 points to settle at 75.78.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.2 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 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Producers dipped 63 cents to end at $9.07, with 9,586 shares clearing the market, Eppley declined $6.50 in closing at $31 in an exchange of 2,900 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $3.98 to close at $42 with investors trading 1,440 units. First Rock Real Estate lost $1.05 to finish at $11.01 after trading 739 stocks, Guardian Holdings climbed $15 to $495, with 19 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers rallied 39 cents to $32.99 with a transfer of 57,338 stock units. Jamaica Producers increased 30 cents in closing at $21 after an exchange of 31,572 shares, 
Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 89 cents to $13 after exchanging 773 units, Kingston Wharves dropped $1.29 to $32 as investors exchanged 404 stocks. Margaritaville popped 64 cents to close at $17.64 in trading 66 shares, Massy Holdings shed $10 to close at $80, with 300,443 stock units changing hands, 138 Student Living rose 34 cents to $5.40 with an exchange of 4 units. PanJam Investment fell $1.51 to $52.49, with 464 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments shed 38 cents to end at $27.85, with 6,000 stock units passing through the exchange, Scotia Group gained 89 cents in closing at $34.95 after 8,027 units changed hands. Seprod declined 40 cents to close at $66.42 while exchanging 4,448 stocks, Sterling Investments dipped 31 cents to $2.65 in switching ownership of 850 units and Wisynco Group dropped 30 cents to $16.30 after a transfer of 48,199 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share lost 45 cents in closing at $7.50 in an exchange of 100 shares and Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $50 to a record high of $400 with the swapping of 1,295 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rallies on lower volume
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 58 percent and the value falling 68 percent compared with Thursday’s activities following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Thursday and ended with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 6,478,077 shares were traded for $16,544,909 compared with 15,501,984 units at $52,166,724 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 154,240 shares at $393,926, compared to 360,511 units at $1,213,180 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 550,362 units at $1,093,187 compared to 57 2,754 stock units at $1,132,714 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Indies Pharma led trading with 1.31 million shares for 20.3 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.29 million units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 1.01 million units for 15.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 34.78 points to settle at 3,629.45.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.5. 
The 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 two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose $2.44 to $22.99 after 8 shares were traded, Blue Power dropped 34 cents to $2.06 in switching ownership of 4,100 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 10 cents to end at $1.90 as investors exchanged 58,622 units. Caribbean Flavours lost 17 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.03, with 56,530 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal popped 14 cents to close at $1.93, with 205,458 shares clearing the market, Express Catering advanced 45 cents to end at $5.20, with 40,680 units changing hands. 
Fontana climbed 77 cents in closing at $8.17 after 58,097 stocks crossed the exchange, General Accident rallied 99 cents to close at $5.98 in an exchange of 16,691 stock units, Honey Bun gained 49 cents to close at $6.75 in an exchange of 9,412 shares. iCreate dipped 8 cents to $1.52 after investors traded 17,856 units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 30 cents to $2 after trading 3,000 stock units, Knutsford Express increased $1.45 to close at $10.30 as 29,957 stocks changed hands. Lasco Financial fell 13 cents to end at $2.37 with a transfer of 1,489 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 10 cents to $4.05 with the swapping of 10,560 shares, Main Event gained 28 cents in closing at $11.85 after an exchange of 21,203 stock units. Paramount Trading rose 14 cents to end at $2.38, with 54,500 units crossing the market, 
Stationery and Office Supplies declined 33 cents to close at $14.17 as 14,663 units passed through the market and tTech shed 23 cents in closing at $2.30 with investors transferring 700 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market pulled back on Friday
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 99 percent valued being 100 percent lower than the huge trades that took place on Thursday, resulting in trading seven securities, compared to six on Thursday with none rising, five declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 273,362 shares were traded for US$7,044 compared with 21,983,490 units at US$1,628,700 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 39,052 shares at US$1,006 down from 3,663,915 units at US$271,450 on Thursday. The average trade month to date amounts to 182,063 shares at US$15,023 compared to 190,136 units at US$15,814 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index fell 1.66 points to end at 215.70.
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 four stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share shed 0.01 of a cent to to close at 6.07 US cents after investors traded 900 shares, Margaritaville dipped 0.04 of a cent to end at 10.95 US cents with an exchange of 87 units, Proven Investments lost 0.5 of a cent to close at 17 US cents in switching ownership of 4,964 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.5 of a cent to end at 9 US cents with traders exchanging 3,900 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 7.18 US cents with investors transferring 858 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.06 of a cent in ending at 0.88 of one US cent in an exchange of 260,960 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2 with the trading of 1,693 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More declines for Jamaican stock markets
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main and Junior Markets rose at the close of trading on Friday, but the USD market slipped lower with the volume and value of stocks traded falling compared with trading on Thursday.
At the close of trading, JPS 7% preference shares jumped $50 to an unrealistic record high of $$00 after investors exchanged 1,295 shares, with an exchange of 16,410,081 shares in all three markets, compared with 43,111,953 units, with a value of $82.4 million, in contrast to $101.4 million on the previous trading day. JSE USD market closed with investors trading 273,362 shares for US$7,044 compared to just 21,983,490 units at US$1.63 million on Thursday.
The JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,499.50 points to close at 334,072.41, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 861.71 points to 363,092.98, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,262.43 points to 322,420.29, the Junior Market gained 34.78 to end at 3,629.45 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 1.66 points to close at 215.70.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 18.2 based on 2021-22 earnings and 11.7 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate many investment options in the local stock market. 
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts that also show the closing volume pertaining to the bids and offers for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Profit bolted 45% at Derrimon in 2023
Profit popped 45 percent higher in 2022 at Derrimon Trading Company to $580 million for shareholders, following a mere 3.8 percent rise in revenues to $18.4 billion from $17.74 billion in 2021 and following a fall in cost of sales to $13.78 billion from $14.34 billion in 2021 resulting in gross profit rising a solid 36 percent to $4.6 billion from just $3.4 billion, with profit margin climbing to 25.2 percent from just 19.2 percent in 2021.
Sales revenue fell in the final quarter compared with 2021, with $4.6 billion generated in the December 2022 quarter, down from $5.6 billion in 2021, as segment data shows the wholesale and retail segment suffering a $1.8 billion decline for the year to $8.4 billion. “We took deliberate strategic steps to focus more on our retail business that has greater margins and improves cash flows,” Derrick Cotterell, Managing Director, advised ICInsder.com in response to a question about the reasons for the lower sales in the December quarter. He continued to indicate that “going forward, there will be more focus on brands with a higher margin and less on bulk products.” He said it does not mean they are getting out of the bilk products.
Other operating income includes rental, $82 million from a gain on acquiring a subsidiary, management fees and dividend. Debt recovery generated $237 million in 2022, up from $104 million in 2021.
Operating and administrative expenses rose 28.7 percent to $2.995 billion in 2022 from $2.33 billion in the previous year. Sales and distribution expenses increased by a hefty 71 percent to $689 million from $402 million in 2021. The shift in focusing on retail business is also based on increased borrowing costs, with interest rates having risen sharply in the country and forcing attention on improving cash flows to keep borrowings down and, by extension, interest cost. Finance costs more than doubled to $464 million from $231 million in 2021.
Going forward, the group will benefit from opening a supermarket in May Pen in the last quarter, which Cotterell says is doing very well.
Gross cash flow brought in $1.25 billion, which was used to fund increased working capital of $720 million, capital expenditure amounted to $1.47 billion that was partially financed by loans inflows net of repayment of $600 million.
At the end of December, shareholders’ equity stood at $6.1 billion, with long term borrowings at $4.7 billion and short term at $476 million. Current assets ended the period at $7.3 billion inclusive of trade and other receivables of $2.2 billion, cash and bank balances of $900 million. Current liabilities ended at $4.3 billion and net current assets at $2.9 billion.
Earnings per share came out at 12.8 cents for the year, up from 9.4 cents in 2021. IC Insider.com forecasts 16 cents per share for 2023, with a PE of 14 times the current year’s earnings based on the price of $2.10, the stock traded at on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
The company did not pay a dividend during the year and ended with a net asset value at the end of the year at $1.22, with the stock selling at 1.73 book value.
First Rock steals the show on the JSE USD market
An unusually large block of 19.35 million First Rock Real Estate shares passed through the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Thursday, at the same time 2.63 million shares trading in Proven Investments driving the volume of stocks changing hands in the market and value sharply higher than Wednesday following trading in five securities, compared to seven on Wednesday with three rising and two declining.
Overall, 21,983,490 shares were traded for US$1,624,041 up from 193,894 shares for US$13,133 on Wednesday.
Trading on Thursday ended with an average of 4,396,698 shares at US$324,808, up sharply from 32,316 shares at US$2,189 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 191,682 shares at US$15,905 compared with 13,503 units at US$2,816 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index popped 1.22 points to end at 217.36.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.2. 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 ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share slipped 0.42 of a cent to end at 6.08 US cents in an exchange of 19,350,000 shares, Proven Investments rose 1 cent to 17.5 US cents, with 2,631,050 stocks clearing the market. Sterling Investments rose 0.022 cents to close at 2 cents after trading just 5 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.05 cents to 09.5 US cents after 250 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.04 of a cent to close at 0.94 of one US cent with a transfer of 1,800 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market trading and prices drop
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 63 percent and the value 20 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 54 securities compared to 50 on Wednesday, with 18 rising, 26 declining and 10 ending unchanged
A total of 5,709,003 shares were traded for $49,903,876 versus 15,400,994 units at $41,503,503 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 105,722 shares at $924,146 versus 308,020 stocks at $830,070 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 265,883 units at $2,743,229, compared to 275,557 units at $2,853,106 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 183,599 units at $2,160,070.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.41 million shares for 24.6 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.22 million units for 21.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 770,011 units for 13.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,601.7 points to 362,231.27, the JSE Main Index fell 2,550.95 points to 321,157.86 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.43 points to close at 75.20.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.3 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 nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced $1 to $81 trading 15,166 shares, Caribbean Cement fell 48 cents to close at $56.52 in an exchange of 62,955 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $2.39 to end at $38.02 after 4,269 stocks changed hands. GraceKennedy rose $1.50 in closing at $81.50 as investors exchanged 121,844 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents after ending at $32.60 in swapping of 39,738 stocks, Jamaica Producers declined $1.05 to close at $20.70 in switching ownership of 4,000 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 82 cents to $13.89, with 18,116 units crossing the market, JMMB Group shed 80 cents to end at $29.10 with investors transferring 78,082 shares, 
Key Insurance gained 50 cents in closing at $3.50, with 70,472 units crossing the market. Kingston Properties dipped 62 cents to $6.30, with an exchange of 133,315 stock units, Kingston Wharves increased $2.24 to $33.29 after a transfer of 5,235 stocks, Massy Holdings popped $10 in closing at $90 with an exchange of 35,865 shares. NCB Financial shed $1.50 to close at $71 with the swapping of 12,507 stock units, Portland JSX fell $1.59 to $9.90 with an exchange of 13,434 shares, Proven Investments climbed $1.73 to end at $28.23 while exchanging 907 stocks. Scotia Group dipped 88 cents to end at $34.06, with 13,977 units clearing the market, Seprod advanced $2.79 to close at $66.82, with 176,511 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments increased 44 cents in ending at $2.96 after trading 13,068 units. Supreme Ventures lost 75 cents in closing at $24.25 in an exchange of 91,005 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 77 cents to end at $9.97 with just one unit passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $56.46 ending at another record high of $350 with a transfer of 2,037 stocks and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $450 in closing at $3000 with the swapping of 3 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks overwhelmed Junior Market
Trading jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, but the market suffered more declines with falling stocks overwhelming those rising following a 69 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with 136 percent more value than Wednesday following trading in 43 securities up from 41 on Wednesday and resulting in prices of 10 rising, 28 declining and five closing unchanged.
Investors traded 15,501,984 shares for $52,166,724, up from 9,199,758 units at $22,141,233 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 360,511 shares at $1,213,180 compared to 224,384 units at $540,030 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 572,754 units at $1,132,714 versus 585,792 stock units at $1,127,771 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Future Energy Source led trading with 7.96 million shares for 51.3 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 3.14 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 586,143 units for 3.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 48.88 points to settle at 3,594.67.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. 
The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price divided by ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 38 cents to end at $3 after trading 5,025 shares, Caribbean Cream fell 15 cents in closing at $3.30 while exchanging 20,000 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 75 cents to close at $15 in switching ownership of 7,635 stocks. EduFocal declined 12 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $1.79, with 12,319 stock units crossing the market, Everything Fresh dropped 9 cents to $1.54 after 15,311 stocks changed hands, Express Catering dipped 44 cents after ending at $4.75 with investors transferring 15,134 units. Fontana shed 11 cents to end at $7.40 with 54,775 shares clearing the market, Fosrich dipped 15 cents to $2.72 in an exchange of 259,589 stock units, 
Honey Bun increased 16 cents in closing at $6.26 after an exchange of 11,446 stocks. Indies Pharma advanced 9 cents to close at $2.80 after a transfer of 160,593 stock units, ISP Finance gained $1.01 to close at $21.01, with investors exchanging 80 units, Jamaican Teas fell 18 cents to $2.12 in an exchange of 192,340 shares. JFP Ltd rallied 8 cents to $1.68 in an exchange of 586,143 stocks, Knutsford Express lost 15 cents to end at $8.85 following 9,150 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing declined 20 cents to $4.15 with the swapping of 6,685 shares. Main Event shed 29 cents to close at $11.57 with a transfer of 12,086 units, Medical Disposables dropped 15 cents to close at $4.85, with 5,000 shares crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners shed 11 cents to end at $3.41, with 564,431 stocks crossing the market, 
Paramount Trading declined 15 cents in closing at $2.24 with an exchange of 100 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 50 cents after ending at $14.50, with 31,821 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More declines for Jamaican stocks
The bearish sentiment continued on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and Junior Market on Thursday but the USD market inched just higher at the close with the volume and value of stocks traded rising compared with Wednesday helped by a big climb in JSE USD Market trading.
At the close of trading, 43,111,953 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 24,794,436 units, with a value of $101.4 million, in contrast to $63.6 million on the previous trading day. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 21,983,490 shares for US$1.63 million versus just 193,894 units at US$13,133 on Wednesday.
The JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,830.79 points to close at 332,572.91, while the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 3,601.74 points to 362,231.27, the JSE Main Index shed 2,550.95 points to close at 321,157.86, the Junior Market fell 48.88 points to end at 3,594.67 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.22 points in closing at 217.36.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 17.9 based on 2021-22 earnings and 11.6 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate many investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts that also show the closing volume pertaining to the bids and offers for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Steady trading on the JSE USD market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with a 13 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a value that was 21 percent lower than on Tuesday and resulting in the trading of six securities, compared to seven on Tuesday with two rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
Investors traded 193,894 shares for US$13,133, down from 223,523 units at US$16,568 on Tuesday.
Trading remains consistent for the month to date with an average of 32,316 shares at US$2,189 on Wednesday, versus 31,932 shares at US$2,367 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 13,503 shares at US$2,816 compared with 12,496 units at US$2,849 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 43,793 units for US$2,015.
The JSE USD Equities Index jumped 21.31 points to end at 216.14.
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 two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.1 of a cent to 6.5 US cents after an exchange of 30 shares, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.75 trading one stock unit, Proven Investments lost 1.5 cents in closing at 16.5 US cents, with 21,425 stocks clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.08 cents to 7.18 US cents after three units crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.06 of a cent to close at 0.9 of one US cent with a transfer of 171,800 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share declined 40 cents to US$12.50 with the swapping of 635 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
