Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market fell Friday, with shares of seven companies changing hands, up from just two on Thursday, but with higher volume and value.
Market activity ended with prices of two stocks closing up, two falling and three remained unchanged. Investors exchanged 57,581 shares for US$12,255, in contrast to 29,646 units valued at US$6,434, from the trading of just two securities on Thursday.
At the close, the market index lost 0.62 points to end at 190.39 and the PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.1 times 2020 earnings.
At the end of trading, Equityline Mortgage Investments preference share lost half of a cent with 100 units changing hands at $1.95, First Rock Capital gained half a cent in exchanging 850 shares at 8.99 US cents, Margaritaville traded 800 stock units at 18 US cents. Proven Investments exchanged 50,000 shares to end at 23.35 US cents, Sterling Investments added 0.3 of a cent as investors switched ownership of 2,165 units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 13 US cents after exchanging 666 units and Trans Jamaican exchanged 3,000 shares and lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.093 of a US cent.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity ended with only one stock closing with a change in the price. Investors exchanged 29,646 units at US$6,434, in contrast to 272,913 units valued at US$53,621, from the trading of five securities on Wednesday.
Market activity ended with just five securities changing hands after three stocks rose, one declined and one remained unchanged. Investors exchanged 272,913 units valued at US$53,621, in contrast to 720,104 units at $113,792 from the trading of seven securities on Tuesday.
Market activity ended with just four securities changing hands, three declined and one remained unchanged. Investors exchanged 720,104 units valued at over $113,792, in contrast to 355,751 units at US$22,821 from the trading of seven securities on Monday.
Friday’s decline brings the year to date loss to 17.4 percent as a number of the stocks pulled back from the highs they were trading at earlier in the year. At the close of trading, the PE ratio of the market ended with an average of 13.0 times 2020 earnings.
Market activity resulted in four securities changing hands, with one declining, leaving three unchanged. Investors traded 851,302 units with a value of US$82,312, in contrast to 80,549 units for US$15,756 on Wednesday.
The JSE US dollar Market closed trading on Wednesday with a lower volume and value of stocks crossing the market than on Tuesday. 
At the close, the market Index gained 3.93 points to end at 192.62 and the PE ratio closed with an average of 13.1 times 2020 earnings.
