Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Wednesday after an 87 percent slippage in the volume of shares traded from Tuesday with the value of stocks changing hands being fractionally lower, with an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, the same number as on Tuesday, with prices of one rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.08 points to end at 195.57.
The PE Ratio, a measure that is used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 27,048 shares traded, for US$10,676 compared to 208,621 units at US$10,383 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 4,508 units at US$1,779 compared to 34,770 shares at US$1,731 on Tuesday and month to date averages 48,686 at US$4,327 versus 51,096 units at US$4,466 on Tuesday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Proven Investments rallied 0.01 of a cent to end at 22.11 US cents with an exchange of 217 shares, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents with 100 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share settled at 12 US cents with 15,300 units traded. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share closed at 16 US cents with a transfer of 3,430 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.01 of a cent to finish at 0.94 US cents with one stock crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% finished unchanged at US$1.02 with 8,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to nine on Monday, with prices of one rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
Trading ended with nine securities changing hands, compared to eight on Friday, with four rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
Margaritaville fell 0.4 of a cent to 9 US cents with 17,350 stocks passing through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1 with the 25 stock units changing hands. Proven Investments settled at 23 US cents with 3,612 units traded, Credit Investments USD share advanced 0.34 of a cent to finish at 12.99 US cents with investors switching ownership of 4,126 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD rose 0.45 of a cent to 16.3 US cents with a transfer of 386 shares and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.04 of a cent to close at 0.94 US cents with 3,697 units crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with eight securities changing hands, compared to five on Thursday, with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
Margaritaville rose 0.4 of a cent to end at 9.4 US cents with an exchange of 8 stocks, Proven Investments remained at 23 US cents with 20,095 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD settled at 12.65 US cents with investors switching ownership of 2,140 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 1.35 cents to close at 15.85 US cents with 11,599 shares traded and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.05 of a cent to 0.9 US cents with 351 units crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, the same as on Wednesday, with the prices of three rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock closing with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Five securities changed hands comedown from nine on Tuesday with prices of two stocks rising and three declining.
First Rock Capital USD fell 0.35 of a cent to end at 6.65 US cents with 8,230 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to settle at 23.1 US cents with 81,610 units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dipped 2 cents to 11 US cents with a transfer of 85,021 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.14 of a cent to finish at 0.95 US cents with 944 stocks crossing the exchange.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1 with 38 stocks changing hands. Proven Investments dropped 1.6 cents to end at 23.11 US cents with 67,914 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.45 of a cent to settle at 13.45 US cents with a transfer of 25,100 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 0.5 of a cent to 14.5 US cents with 1 unit traded and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.16 of a cent to close at 0.81 of a US cent, with 852,781 stock unit crossing the exchange.
First Rock Capital US share dropped 0.28 of a cent in closing at 6.65 US cents after exchanging 23,089 shares, Proven Investments popped 1.61 cents to end at 24.71 US cents after trading at 39,822 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents while exchanging 22 units. Sygnus Credit Investments US share lost 0.012 of a cent to close at 13.45 US cents with 100 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.14 of a cent to 0.97 of a US cent with 1,069,998 stocks crossing the exchange.
Productive Business Solutions fell half of a cent to finish at 73.5 US cents with an exchange of 400 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 1.5 cents to close at 23.1 US cents with investors swapping 3,931 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents with 19,000 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained unchanged at 13.47 US cents, with 846 units traded and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.83 US cents with 200,000 stock units crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a bid lower offer.