Stocks put in a spirited performance in trading on Friday, resulting in a sharp 1,617 percent spike in the number of shares changing hands with the value 1,317 percent greater than on Thursday after the transfer of 2,934,749 shares with a value of US$260,628, up from 170,930 units at US$18,367 on Thursday at the close of Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market.
Proven Investments had the second highest volume of stocks trading on Friday.
Trading was dominated by Proven Investments and Transjamaican Highway, with more than one million shares each.
Trading averaged 419,250 units at US$37,233, compared to 34,186 shares at US$3,673 on Thursday. Month to date trades average 113,817 units at US$10,510 in contrast to 42,549 units at US$4,274 on Thursday. June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to five on Thursday with prices of three rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index fell 2.62 points to end at 186.99. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value of a stock, averaged 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, 
First Rock Capital dipped 0.11 of a cent to finish at 8.89 US cents with 1,860 shares passing through the market, Margaritaville remained at 9.2 US cents with an exchange of just one unit, Proven Investments gained 0.38 of a cent to end at 24.48 US cents with 1,010,948 stocks changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 0.03 of a cent to 1.87 US cents with 110,000 stock units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 1.45 cents to 14.45 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.11 of a cent to a 52 weeks’ low of 0.71 US cents with 1,809,928 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% rallied 6.95 cents to US$1.10 with 12 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to four on Wednesday with the price of one rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
but the market index recovered some of the losses suffered on the previous trading day at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD market.
At the close, First Rock Capital slipped 0.1 of a cent to 8.4 US cents with an exchange of 606 shares, Margaritaville ended at 9.2 US cents with 5,040 stocks traded, Proven Investments fell half a cent to 24.5 US cents with 56,472 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.12 of a cent to 0.82 US cents with 68,500 shares crossing the exchange.
Six securities traded, compared to eight on Monday with one rising, three declining and two remaining unchanged.
Proven Investments dropped 0.4 of a cent to end at 25 US cents, with 53,422 units traded. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.48 of a cent to close at 13.52 US cents, with a transfer of 40 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.1 of a cent to 0.70 of a US cent with 600,285 shares crossing the exchange.
The prices of all stocks trading on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD market declined with five securities changing hands, compared to two on Thursday with none of the five stocks trading was able to post gains at the close with 35 percent fewer shares changing hands than on Thursday. 
At the close, Proven Investments dipped 1 cent to 25 US cents with 11,020 shares traded, Sterling Investments slipped 0.4 of a cent to 1.9 US cents, with 4,000 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.7 of a cent to 14 US cents, after 8,228 stocks crossed through the exchange and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to 0.88 US cents, with 1,850 stock units crossing the exchange.
Trading for June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
The JSE USD Equity Index fell 1.75 points to close at 193.78. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 12 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.64 of a cent to finish at 7.36 US cents with an exchange of 2,907 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9.2 US cents with 4,100 stocks traded, Proven Investments rose 0.74 of a cent to 25.75 US cents with 1,625 stock units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.3 of a cent to end at 14.7 US cents with a transfer of 22,926 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.03 of a cent to close at 0.82 US cents with 483,011 units changing hands.
Seven securities traded, up from four on Friday with one rising, four declining and two remaining unchanged. The JSE USD Equity Index gained 0.07 points to end at 195.53.
Proven Investments remained at 25.01 US cents after 20,151 stocks changed hands. Sterling Investments fell 0.11 of a cent to 1.99 US cents with 96,845 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments traded 42,412 stock units at 15 US cents and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of a cent to 0.85 US cents with 65,500 units crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with four securities changing hands, compared to six on Thursday, with the prices of three rising, none declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital advanced 0.88 of a cent to 8.88 US cents with an exchange of 11 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with 12,900 stocks traded, Sterling Investments rose 0.1 of a cent to 2.1 US cents with 100 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.86 of a US cent with 163,160 shares crossing the exchange.
Six securities changed hands, similar to Wednesday, with prices of two rising, one declining and three closing unchanged.
First Rock Capital rose 0.79 of a cent to 8 US cents with an exchange of 8,364 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents in swapping of 57,398 shares, Proven Investments dropped 0.84 of a cent to 25.01 US cents with 10,663 shares traded. Sterling Investments closed at 2 US cents with a transfer of 25,502 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 1 cent to 15 US cents, with 8,631 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.85 of a US cent after 55,340 stock units crossed the exchange.
