The JSE US dollar Market closed trading on Wednesday with a lower volume and value of stocks crossing the market than on Tuesday.
Market activity led investors in exchanging four securities one more than on Tuesday and resulting in two rising, one declining and one closed unchanged. Trading resulted in 80,549 units with a value of US$15,796 changing hands, in contrast to 1,096,566 units for US$45,400 on Tuesday.
At the close, the market index rose 3.13 points to 192.58. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.2 times 2020 earnings.
In trading, First Rock Capital traded 2,245 shares to close unchanged at 9 US cents, Proven Investments exchanged 67,170 shares at 22.8 US cents after slipping 0.2 of a cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged just 1,000 units at 13 US cents and Trans Jamaican Highway rose 0.6 of a cent to end at 1 US cent, in trading 10,134 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The JSE US Market resulted in a lower number of companies trading on Tuesday that delivered a higher turnout of volume and value of stocks crossing through the market.
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.
Investors exchanged 95,096 units valued at just $15,597 in contrast to 1,253,326 shares valued US$240,737, on Thursday.
Investors exchanged 1,253,326 shares valued at US$240,737, in contrast to 1,171,339 units for US$270,439 on Wednesday.
Market activity resulted in three securities changing hands, with one stock rising and two declining as investors exchanged 1,171,339 shares with a value of US$270,439, in contrast to 785,696 units for US$170,640 on Tuesday.
Market activity resulted in five securities changing hands, with two stocks rising and three declining, resulting in 437,566 units with a value of US$61,748, in contrast to 36,380 units for US$5,752 on Friday.
Market activity resulted in four securities changing hands, with two stocks rising, with none declining and two left unchanged. Investors exchanged 1,628,728 units valued at $25,369, in contrast to just 990,048 units valued at $72,533 on Wednesday.