At the close of trading, the JSE US dollar market dropped 7.8 percent but with only one stock declining and none rising as the market index dived 15.42 points to 181.69 on Thursday.
Trading levels jumped on as three securities changed hands, compared to four stocks trading on Wednesday as investors picked up 2.4 million of Proven Investments shares.
Market activity resulted in 2,663,090 units at US$471,391 changing hands, in contrast to 48,474 shares with a value of US$4,762 on Wednesday. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.1 times 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital closed at 10 US cents, with an exchange of 20,900 stock units, Proven Investments lost 2.53 cents to end at 23.35 US cents, trading of 2,405,960 shares and Trans Jamaican Highway had 236,230 units changing hands at 0.99 of a US cent.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market activity resulted in four securities changing hands, similar to trading on Tuesday. The market closed with the prices of one stock advancing, two declining and one unchanged. Trading ended with 48,474 shares with a value of US$4,762 changing hands, in contrast to 638,054 shares with a value of US$127,752 from the trading of six securities on Tuesday.
The market closed with the price of one declining and three remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 638,054 shares with a value of US$127,752 changing hands, in contrast to 1,287,024, shares with a value of US$713,238 on Monday.
Market activity resulted in six securities changing hands, similar to that on Friday. The market closed with the prices of four stocks rising, one declining and one remained unchanged. Trading ended with 1,287,024, shares with a value of US$713,238 changing hands, in contrast to 955,873 shares with a value of US$89,015 from the trading of six securities on Friday.
Market activity resulted in six securities changing hands, up from three on Thursday. The market closed with the prices of three stocks advancing and none declining. Trading ended with 955,873 shares for US$89,015 changing hands, in contrast to 154,355 shares for US$13,028 from the trading five securities on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in three securities changing hands, down from five on Wednesday. The market closed with the prices of two stocks advancing and one remained unchanged. Trading ended with 154,355 shares for US$13,028 changing hands, in contrast to 359,890 shares at US$61,624 from the trading of five securities on Wednesday.
Market activity resulted in five securities changing hands, compared to three on Tuesday. The market closed with the prices of one stock advancing, two declining and one remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 359,890 shares with a value of US$61,624 changing hands, in contrast to 649,264 shares with a value of US$121,654 from the trading of four securities on Tuesday.
Market activity resulted in only three securities changing hands, with the prices of all three declining. Trading ended with 649,264 shares with a value of US$121,654 changing hands, in contrast to 663,563 units for US$69,954 from trading of four securities on Monday.
Market activity resulted in four securities changing hands and ended with one declining and three closing unchanged. Investors traded 663,563 units valued at over US$69,954, in contrast to 105,523 units for US$10,755 on Friday.