Trading ended on Monday with stocks mostly falling on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Index declining after an exchange of 80 percent fewer shares than on Friday, with 93 percent less value after 83 percent of stocks trading declined.
Six securities traded, similar to Friday, with five stocks, declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 2.22 points to end at 210.85 and the average PE Ratio ended at 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 628,310 shares traded, for US$42,801 down sharply from 3,100,463 units at US$616,848 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,718 units at US$7,134, in contrast to 516,744 shares at US$102,808 on Friday. Month to date, trading averaged 105,910 units at US$14,529 in contrast to 106,038 units at US$15,321 on Friday. April ended with an average of 80,293 units for US$6,320.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital declined by 2.3 cents to 9.5 US cents in an exchange of 12,074 shares, 
Proven Investments lost 0.85 of a cent to close at 26 US cents after the trading of 113,096 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.05 of a cent to settle at 14.65 US cents with 10,293 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.05 of a cent to 0.85 US cents with 490,000 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment remained at US$2, after trading 147 stock units and JMMB Group 5.75% lost 3 cents to close at US$2.02 with 2,700 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The JSE USD Equity Index added 1.46 points to end at 213.07. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital gained 1.8 cents to end at 11.8 US cents after trading 3,593 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with 125,697 shares changing hands, Proven Investments increased 1.45 cents to 26.85 US cents in exchanging 2,178,514 shares. Sterling Investments dropped 0.11 cents to 2.29 US cents, after trading 570,768 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.3 of a cent in closing at 14.7 US cents, with 100,000 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.04 of a cent to end at 0.9 US cents, after exchanging 121,891 stocks.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, the same number as on Wednesday, with the prices of four stocks rising, none declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital inched 0.01 of a cent higher to 10 US cents with 63,039 shares traded, Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents with an exchange of 99,400 units, Proven Investments rose 0.39 of a cent to 25.4 US cents with an exchange of 263,547 stocks. Sterling Investments gained 0.1 of a cent to close at 2.4 US cents with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.4 of a cent to finish at 15 US cents with a transfer of 33,319 units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.94 US cents with 130,500 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, the same as Tuesday, with one stock rising, one declining and four remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 9.99 US cents with 31,101 shares traded, Margaritaville held firm at 9 US cents with investors switching ownership of 7,663 stocks, Proven Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to finish at 25.01 US cents with 1,000 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.47 of a cent to end at 14.6 US cents with a transfer of 32,123 shares and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.94 US cents with 41,836 stock units crossing the exchange.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital advanced 0.99 of a cent to end at 9.99 US cents with 56,942 shares traded, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with investors switching ownership of 2,160 units, Proven Investments held firm at 25 US cents with an exchange of 22,990 stocks. Sterling Investments advanced 0.26 of a cent to finish at 2.3 US cents with a transfer of 10,095 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.9 of a cent to end at 15.07 US cents with 100 stocks traded and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of a cent to 0.94 US cents with 236,281 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 9 US cents after trading 220,143 shares, Margaritaville finished trading 2,084 units at 9 US cents, Proven Investments lost 1.2 cents to close at 25 US cents, after 137,389 stocks crossed the exchange. Sterling Investments rose 0.04 of a cent in closing at 2.04 US cents trading 27,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.95 US cents, with 11 stock units changing hands.
At the close, First Rock Capital stayed at 9 US cents, with 555 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville ended at 9 US cents trading 5,298 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.6 of a cent to 26.2 US cents after trading 15,941 units. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.52 of a cent to 15.97 US cents, with 37,001 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.01 of a cent in closing at 0.95 US cents after 302,067 shares crossed the exchange.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 9 US cents with an exchange of 8,479 shares, Margaritaville settled at 9 US cents with 5,453 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments lost 0.15 of a cent to end at 26.8 US cents with 9,480 units traded. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.95 cents to close at 15.45 US cents with a transfer of 129,901 stock units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.94 of a US cent with 137,865 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, First Rock Capital rose 0.09 US cents to end at 9 US cents, with 30,000 shares changing hands, Margaritaville closed at 9 US cents after trading 10 shares, Proven Investments declined 0.04 of a cent to close at 26.95 US cents in trading 31,922 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.49 of a cent after exchanging 54,482 stock units at 14.5 US cents and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.94 US cents with the swapping of 531 stocks.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to five on Monday with prices of three stocks rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital rose 0.16 US cents to 8.91 US cents trading 5,383 shares, Margaritaville traded 553 shares at 9 US cents, Proven Investments rose 1.48 cents to 26.99 US cents after 5,519 units were tradedt. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after exchanging 70,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 14.99 US cents, with 519 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.04 of a cent in ending at 0.94 of a US cents in exchanging 10,625 units.