Trading on the US dollar market of The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended in an exchange of 213,597 shares with $24,417 value, compared to 330,908 units at $20,184 on Wednesday.
The day’s activities resulted in five securities changing hands, with the prices of three rising, one declining and one closing unchanged, resulting in the market index dropping 1.22 points too close at 183.63. The average PE ratio of the market at 13.1 based on IC Insider.com’s 2020 earnings forecast.
The average trade of the day ended 42,719 units at $4,883, in contrast to an average of 110,303 units at $6,728 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 237,754 units at an average of $52,196 in contrast to 246,309 units at $55,482,  on the previous trading day.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital gained four-tenth of a cent, to close at 10.4 US cents, after trading 3,800 shares, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, after swapping 88,7967 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 1.5 cents in closing at 13.5 US cents with an exchange of 17,700 shares and Transjamaica Highway rose one-tenth of a cent in trading 102,850 shares to end at 0.92 US cents.
In the US dollar preference segment, JMMB Group 6% rose 1 cent and ended at $1 in trading 451 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading remained subdued on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday as stocks crossing the exchange fell to just 13 percent of Monday’s volume.

Proven Investments gained the most on the market.

Trading activity resulted in five securities changing hands, compared to four on Monday. Traded ended with the prices of three stocks advancing and two closing unchanged. Trading ended with 57,099 shares at US$26,170 changing hands, in contrast to 442,807 shares at US$25,355 on Monday.
At the close, the market added 1.15 points to 188.79. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.3 times IC Insider.com projected 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital transferred 25,000 stock units at 10.5 US cents, Proven Investments rose 1.9 cents, exchanging 13.930 units and closed at 24.9 US cents. Sygnus Credit Investments gained one-tenth of a cent to end at 13.1 US cents, with 799 units changing hands and Trans Jamaican Highway ended at 0.99 of a US cent, after adding one-tenth of a cent in trading 7,370 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share traded 10,000 stock units at US$2.01.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.