Trading on Tuesday ended with the market rising after trading 35 percent fewer shares than on Monday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market.
at the close, five securities traded, similar to Monday, with two stocks rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 1.96 points to end at 200.19. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Overall, 64,764 shares traded for US$45,538 compared to 100,365 units at US$21,913 on Monday.
Trading averaged 12,953 units at US$9,108, in contrast to 20,073 shares at US$4,383 on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 58,883 units at US$12,573, versus 63,136 units at US$12,894 on Monday. February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 8.5 US cents after trading 1,024 stocks, Proven Investments gained 1 cent to close at 24 US cents with 2,828 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents, with the trading of 21,418 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% fell 3 cents to end at US$2 in an exchange of 1,000 units and JMMB Group 6% gained 5 cents to close at US$1.10, with 38,494 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.03 points to end at 198.23. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 1,700 shares unchanged at 8.5 US cents, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 6 cents to close at US$1.09, with 337 units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments fell 1 cent to 23 US cents, with 90,893 units changing hands. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents, with 6,735 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments settled at 14 US cents after finishing trading 700 stock units.
Market activity ended with four securities changing hands, similar to Thursday and closed with two stocks rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Trading ended with four active securities, compared to five on Wednesday and closed with the prices of two rising and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 8.5 US cents trading 1,800 shares, Margaritaville closed at 10 US cents with 78,783 units crossing the market, Proven Investments gained half a cent in closing at 23.5 US cents in an exchange of 6,280 shares and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.07 of one cent in ending at 0.92 of a US cent, with a transfer of 72,611 stocks.
Similar to Tuesday, five securities traded, with one stock rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital advanced 0.2 of a cent to close at 8.5 US cents trading 5,471 shares, Margaritaville fell 1 cent to 10 US cents after exchanging 109,300 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, with 38,827 stock units crossing the exchange. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.05 of a cent to close at 14 US cents with an exchange of 5,661 units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.05 of a cent in closing at 0.85 US cents with 68,245 stock units changing hands.
At the close, Proven Investments lost 3.2 cents to close at 23 US cents trading 180,010 units, Sterling Investments fell 0.28 of a cent to 2.1 US cents, with 45,019 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.15 of a cent to end at 14.05 US cents after trading 10 stock units and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.9 of a US cent with 32,585 shares crossing the exchnage.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.2 of a cent to 8.3 US cents, with 26,985 shares changing hands, Proven Investments gained 2.2 cents to close at 26.2 US cents with 48,005 shares clearing the market, Transjamaican Highway gained 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.9 of a US cent in exchanging 247,000 stocks.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, similar to Thursday and ended with no stock rising, two declining and three remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands for a second consecutive day, ending with three rising, two declining and none ended unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital declined 0.4 cents to 8.5 US cents in exchanging 80,552 shares, Proven Investments rose 3 cents to 27 US cents after 158,458 stocks cleared the market. Sterling Investments advanced 0.27 of a cent to 2.38 US cents after 26,312 units crossed the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.28 of a cent to close at 14.2 US cents trading 2,705 stock units.
At the close, five securities changed hands, compared to six on Tuesday, with prices of two rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 8.90 US cents trading 7,103 shares, Productive Business Solutions rose 9.15 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of US$1, with the swapping of 145,306 stocks, Proven Investments closed at 24 US cents in exchanging 37,603 units. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.96 cents to close at 13.92 US cents trading 15,779 stock units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.03 of a cent to end at 0.93 of a US cent, after an exchange of 302,164 units.