The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with a 57 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a 45 percent decline in value from Wednesday, resulting in trading in seven securities, compared to seven on Wednesday with prices of one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 238,919 shares for US$7,681, down from 552,161 units at US$14,011, on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 34,131 units at US$1,097 versus 78,880 shares at US$2,002 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 65,334 shares at US$2,587 compared with 74,070 units at US$3,004 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 32,077 units for US$3,201.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 2.43 points to wrap up trading at 224.19 to trade in negative territory for the year to date after being positive for most of the year to the end of May.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.3. The PE ratio is based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden remained at 22.49 US cents with a transfer of 5,477 shares, 
Margaritaville dropped 1.1 cents in closing at 8.88 US cents, with 2,501 units crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped 3 cents to end at 64 US cents with investors dealing in 10 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended trading at US$1.275 after an exchange of 54 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 13 US cents with investors swapping 590 shares and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.09 of a cent to close at 2.05 US cents with 230,168 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% fell 25 cents to US$10.05 as investors exchanged 119 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on JSE USD Market
Trading jumps on JSE USD market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended trading on Tuesday, with a 971 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands with Transjamaican Highway controlling the bulk of trading, as the value traded jumping 50 percent over Monday, resulting in activity 10 securities, compared to eight on Monday with prices of four rising, one declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,188,623 shares for US$36,705 compared to 110,971 units at US$24,393 on Monday.
Trading averaged 118,862 units at US$3,671 compared to 13,871 shares at US$3,049 on Monday, with a month to date average of 72,200 shares at US$3,394 up from May with an average of 32,077 units for US$3,201.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 0.03 points to end trading at 230.88.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.5. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price and projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden ended at 22 US cents after trading of 2,442 stocks, Margaritaville dropped 0.03 of a cent to 9.98 US cents, with 86 units crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at 61 US cents after a transfer of 898 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.50, with 155 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Proven Investments advanced 0.09 of a cent in closing at 13.08 US cents with investors dealing in 4,585 shares, Sterling Investments remained at 1.6 US cents after exchanging 3,200 stocks and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.12 cent in closing at 2.15 US cents after an exchange of 1,169,220 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share gained 1 cent to end at US$1.29 with 8,000 stock units clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share rose 45 cents to end at US$11.45 as investors exchanged 8 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10.30 in trading 29 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks mostly fell on the JSE USD market
Stocks pulled back in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with a 59 percent fall in the volume of stocks exchanged valued at 104 percent more than on Friday, resulting in trading in eight securities as was the case on Friday and ended with prices of one rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 110,971 shares for US$24,393 compared to 267,704 units at US$11,973 on Friday.
Trading averaged 13,871 units at US$3,049 versus 33,463 shares at US$1,497 on Friday, compared with May with an average of 32,077 units for US$3,201.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 8.50 points to wrap up trading at 230.85.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 61 US cents as investors exchanged 199 stock units, Productive Business Solutions sank 20 cents to US$1.50, with 274 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments shed 0.09 of a cent to 12.99 US cents after an exchange of 51,853 units. 
Sterling Investments ended at 1.6 US cents with investors swapping 31,900 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.54 of one cent to close at 8.71 US cents in trading 9,999 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.03 US cents with investors trading 11,068 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share ended at US$1.28, with 4,764 units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 27 cents to close at US$10.30 in trading 914 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Carib Assurance jumps 32% in ICTOP10
Caribbean Assurance Brokers is this week’s star performer, jumping 32 percent to $3.83, following the announcement of a 428 percent hike in dividend to 14.11 cents from just 2.67 cents last year, with the company reporting earnings of 47 cents per share for 2023, including a $17 million charge for doubtful debt, amounting to 6.5 cents per share which was reversed in the first quarter to March this year, but that did not prevent the first quarter results from falling compared with 2023.
Other stocks with notable price movements are tTech with a 13 percent rise to $2.45 followed by AMG Packaging, which climbed 6 percent to $3.25, while Access Financial and Edufocal rose 5 percent to $21 and 84 cents respectively.
In the Main Market, Berger Paints popped 6 percent to close at $8.50, JMMB Group rose 4 percent to $25.50, Palace Amusement fell 7 percent to close at $1 and Key Insurance slipped 4 percent to $230.
Dropping from the ICTOP10 is AMG Packaging which Dolla Financial replaces in the Junior Market. There are no changes to the Main Market list.
The Junior Market ICTOP10, , followed by Access Financial, with an 11 percent rise to $20. Edufocal dropped 11 percent to 80 cents, while Caribbean Assurance Brokers is down 9 percent to close at $2.90 and Caribbean Cream fell 7 percent to $3.90.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 14.2 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.8, just over half of the market, with an average of 13.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 296 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 207 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 96, with an average of 30 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 12 stocks, or 26 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 53, averaging 21, well above the market’s average. The average PE in the top half of the market is 18, possibly the lowest fair value measure for stocks.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. 
ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Stocks slipped on JSE USD Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market slipped moderately on Friday, following a 143 percent rise in the volume of stocks that changed hands, with a 52 percent lower value compared with Thursday, resulting in trading in eight securities, compared to six on Thursday with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 267,704 shares for US$11,973 compared to 110,239 units at US$24,984 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 33,463 units at US$1,497 versus 18,373 shares at US$4,164 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 32,077 shares at US$3,201 compared with 31,998 units at US$3,297 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.18 points to conclude trading at 239.35.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 10.01 US cents with 8 shares crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.70 in trading 23 stocks, Proven Investments popped 0.01 of a cent to 13.08 US cents, with 4,654 shares crossing the exchange. 
Sterling Investments rose 0.09 of a cent to close at 1.6 US cents with investors transferring 328 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended trading at 8.8 US cents with an exchange of 5,500 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.06 of a cent in closing at 2.04 US cents with an exchange of 256,571 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share remained at US$1.28 with 71 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% shed 36 cents to end at US$10.03 with traders dealing in 549 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises on the JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the value and volume of stocks changing hands rising 27 percent more than on Monday, resulting in trading in eight securities, similar to trading on Monday with prices of five stocks declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 380,494 shares for US$26,519 compared to 299,302 units at US$36,390 on Monday.
Trading averaged 47,562 units at US$3,315 versus 37,413 shares at US$4,549 on Monday, with a month to date average of 34,154 shares at US$3,131 compared with 33,260 units at US$3,119 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 1.77 points to conclude trading at 234.19.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.5. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, AS Bryden ended at 22 US cents with traders dealing in 304 stocks, Productive Business Solutions shed 5 cents to US$1.55 after 100 units passed through the market, Proven Investments sank 0.4 of one cent to close at 13 US cents as investors exchanged 79,601 shares.
Sterling Investments skidded 0.02 of a cent in closing at 1.58 US cents after 2,793 stocks changed hands, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.6 of one cent and ended at 8.8 US cents after an exchange of 9,405 shares and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.06 of a cent to finish at 2.08 US cents with 283,944 stocks clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 after an exchange of 4,297 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share ended at US$11 with investors transferring 50 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs on the JSE USD on Monday
The volume of stocks changing hands jumped 28 percent on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, following an 11 percent rise in value over Friday, resulting in the trading of eight securities, compared to seven on Friday with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 299,302 shares for US$36,390 compared with 233,466 stock units at US$32,685 on Friday.
Trading averaged 37,413 units at US$4,549 versus 33,352 shares at US$4,669 on Friday, with a month to date average of 33,260 shares at US$3,119 compared with 32,964 units at US$3,017 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 1.84 points to cease trading at 235.96.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AS Bryden lost 0.49 of a cent in ending at 22 US cents with 565 units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 0.58 of one cent to 4.7 US cents with investors dealing in 13,006 stocks, Margaritaville ended at 10.01 US cents after an exchange of 467 shares. 
Proven Investments dropped 0.41 of one cent in closing at 13.4 US cents with investors trading 76,631 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 1.6 US cents and closed after 18,761 shares changed hands and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.05 of a cent to close at 2.14 US cents with 173,748 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share remained at US$1.28 after trading of 16,024 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share fell 5 cents in closing at US$11 in switching ownership of 100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Three additions to ICTOP10
In a week of volatility in the Junior Market and a calmer Main Market, the Junior Market TOP10 has one new addition and the Main Market two after five Junior Market stocks posted notable moves and three in the Main Market.
Dropping from the ICTOP10 are Dolla Financial from the Junior Market and Lasco Manufacturing and Jamaica Broilers from the Main Market.
The Junior Market ICTOP10, AMG Packaging, climbed 12 percent to $3.25, followed by Access Financial, with an 11 percent rise to $20. Edufocal dropped 11 percent to 80 cents, while Caribbean Assurance Brokers is down 9 percent to close at $2.90 and Caribbean Cream fell 7 percent to $3.90.
In the Main Market, Pulse Investments popped 9 percent to close at $1.75, JMMB Group rose 4 percent to $24.51 while Berger Paints fell 6 percent to close at $8.
Lumber Depot is the only new listing for the Junior Market ICTOP10 for the week, this follows the announcement by the company of the purchase of a 35 percent interest in Atlantic Hardware. Earnings per share for the current fiscal year starting June, is projected at 35 cents by ICInsider.com. General Accident and VM Investments are new additions to the Main Market ICTOP10. VMI posted b first quarter results with gains from securities providing the bulk of the profits. Some of these gains are from the one off sale of its associate company. 
With the investing environment slowly improving, the company appears set to enjoy a profitable year, accordingly, ICInsider.com’s estimate is for earnings of 50 cents per share, which could be bettered if investments deliver more returns in the next three quarters.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 13.6 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.4, just over half of the market, with an average of 12.5.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 298 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 228 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 86, with an average of 29 and 19 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, or 24 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 43, averaging 21, well above the market’s average.
The average PE in the top half of the market is 17 and is possibly the lowest fair value measure for stocks, currently.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Trading picks up for JSE USD Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 15 percent with a 3 percent lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in trading in seven securities, similar to trading on Wednesday with prices of two rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 233,466 shares for US$32,685 compared to 276,289 units at US$33,572 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 33,352 units at US$4,669 versus 39,470 shares at US$4,796 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 32,964 shares at US$3,017 compared with 32,938 units at US$2,906 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.81 points to culminate at 237.80.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AS Bryden remained at 22.49 US cents after 40,144 stocks passed through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 61 US cents after an exchange of 95 units, Proven Investments dipped 0.01 of a cent to finish at 13.81 US cents, with 2,926 shares crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 1.7 cents and ended at 9.4 US cents with a transfer of 100,001 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.09 US cents with investors swapping 81,455 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share rose 1 cent to close at US$1.28 in switching ownership of 4,537 units and JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 with investors trading 4,308 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on JSE USD Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended trading on Monday, with a 65 percent decline in the volume of stocks exchanged having a 72 percent lower value than on Friday, after trading in five securities, similar to Friday and ended with prices of four rising, one declining leaving none unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 98,295 shares for US$9,105 compared to 280,988 units at US$32,878 on Friday.
Trading averaged 19,659 units at US$1,821 versus 56,198 shares at US$6,576 on Friday, with a month to date average of 34,445 shares at US$2,994 compared with 35,336 units at US$3,065 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.51 points to end at 238.56.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville rose 0.2 of a cent to 10.01 US cents after exchanging 97 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 1 cent to 61 US cents after 14 shares were traded, Proven Investments dropped 0.01 of a cent to close at 13.08 US cents after 12,602 stock units were exchanged. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 1.52 cents to end at 10 US cents, with 76,442 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.05 of a cent in closing at 2.1 US cents after an exchange of 9,140 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.