Trading ended on Wednesday, with no declining stocks as the volume of shares changing hands declined by 8 percent less and the value jumped 87 percent higher than on Tuesday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar.
Compared to eight on Tuesday, seven securities trading on Wednesday, with prices of four rising and three ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index climbed 3.89 points to end at 199.52. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.3.
The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 209,206 shares traded for US$17,560 versus 228,601 units at US$9,366 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 29,887 shares at US$2,509, compared to 28,575 shares at US$1,171 on Tuesday and month to date, averaging 66,165 units at US$7,243 versus 71,686 units at US$7,963 on Tuesday. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share ended unchanged at 7 US cents with 800 shares changing hands, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents trading 166,768 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1.08 in trading two shares. Sterling Investments rallied 0.09 cents to 2.09 US cents in an exchange of 25,000 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share climbed 0.89 cents to 12.97 US cents after 15,000 units crossed the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 1 cent to end at 16 US cents after 67 stocks crossed through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.07 cents to 0.88 of a US cent after 1,569 stock units crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks rose on the JSE USD market
Trading plummets on JSE USD Market
Trading plummeted on Tuesday and ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining by 31 percent, with 72 percent less value than in trading on Monday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market that resulted in slightly more stocks falling than rising.
Similar to trading on Monday, Tuesday ended with eight securities changing hands, with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged, leaving the JSE US Denominated Equities Index with a loss of 2.10 points to end at 195.63.
A total of 228,601 shares changed hands for US$9,366 virsus 331,087 units at US$33,143 on Monday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.1. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Trading averaged 28,575 units at US$1,171, compared to 41,386 shares at US$4,143 on Monday and month to date averages 71,686 at US$7,963 versus 80,762 units at US$9,393 on Monday. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share remained unchanged at 7 US cents while exchanging 1,370 units,
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed 12 cents to end at US$1.08 after two stock units crossed the market, Productive Business Solutions climbed 14.7 cents to US$1.127 with the swapping of 239 units. Proven Investments fell 1.43 cents to 22.56 US cents with an exchange of 29,105 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share dropped 0.89 cents in closing at 12.08 US cents, with 2,508 stocks changing hands, Transjamaican Highway rose 0.02 of a cent to 0.81 of a US cent in switching ownership of 195,000 shares.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference shares remained at US$1.90 after trading 199 stock units and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.05, with 178 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Across the board fall for JSE US$ stocks
Trading dived sharply on Thursday, with investors exchanging 93 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday, with 97 pompared to six on Wednesday, trading ended with seven securities changing hands, with one rising and six declining.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.16 points to end at 194.93.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 99,799 shares traded for US$8,317, down from 1,508,978 units at US$273,924 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 14,257 units at US$1,188 versus 251,496 shares at US$45,654 on Wednesday and the month to date averages 117,547 at US$13,830 versus 162,736 units at US$19,360 on Wednesday. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital US fell 0.1 of a cent to 6.9 US cents with an exchange of 150 shares, Margaritaville dropped 0.45 of a cent to 9 US cents with 11,073 stock units passing through the market, Proven Investments lost 0.2 of a cent to end at 22.8 US cents with 27,763 units changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 0.09 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with 660 shares traded, Sygnus Credit Investments USD declined 0.01 of a cent to finish at 12.98 US cents with investors switching ownership of 3,504 stocks and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.04 of a cent to end at 0.84 US cents with 56,609 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% rose 3 cents to US$1.05 with 40 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sluggish trading for JSE US dollar market on Tuesday
Trading on Tuesday closed with the US dollar market declining as investors exchanged 83 percent fewer shares at 74 percent less the value than on Monday, resulting in falling stocks just nudging out those rising.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, the same number as on Monday, with prices of one rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index dropped 2.47 points to end at 192.43.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.1. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 162,849 shares traded for US$7,301 down from 931,949 units at US$28,540 on Monday. Trading averaged 32,570 units at US$1,460 compared to 186,390 shares at US$5,708 on Monday and the month to date averages 109,480 at US$3,584. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close of trading on Tuesday, First Rock Capital US lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 6.99 US cents with 7,199 shares changing hands, Margaritaville remained unchanged at 9.45 US cents with 3,415 stock units traded, Proven Investments rallied 0.09 of a cent to finish at 23.99 US cents with 20,736 units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD based stock settled at 12.99 US cents with a transfer of 5,791 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.05 of a cent to 0.75 US cents with 125,708 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big drop for JSE US dollar market – Thursday
Investors exchanged 470 percent more shares, having 125 percent more value on Thursday than on Wednesday, resulting in an even number of shares rising and falling, but landed the JSE US dollar market index in shredding 10.63 points to close at 184.93.
Nine securities traded, up from six on Wednesday, with stocks rising, declining and unchanged, sharing three each.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.7. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 154,268 shares traded for US$24,039 versus 27,048 units at US$10,676 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 17,141 units at US$2,671, compared to 4,508 shares at US$1,779 Wednesday and the month to date averages 46,415 at US$4,208, from 48,686 units at US$4,327 on Wednesday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital US lost 0.1 of a cent to end at 6.9 US cents with an exchange of 96,900 shares, 
Margaritaville advanced 0.45 of a cent to 9.45 US cents with 5,550 stock units changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied 20 cents to finish at US$1.20 with a transfer of 500 stocks. Productive Business Solutions fell 18 cents to 74 US cents with 5,503 units traded, Proven Investments gained 0.89 of a cent to close at 23 US cents with 39,836 shares passing through the market, Sterling Investments settled at 2.09 US cents with investors switching ownership of 200 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD remained at 16 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.87 of a US cent with 2,519 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2.02 with 1,260 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
US dollar index inches higher on Monday
Trading on Monday ended with the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar index advancing following a 10 percent decline in the volume of shares changing hands with 34 percent less value than on Friday and resulted in more stocks rising than falling.
Trading ended with nine securities changing hands, compared to eight on Friday, with four rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.85 points to end at 196.42. The PE Ratio, a measure that is used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.1. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending between this year and August 2022.
Overall, 42,740 shares traded for US$8,819 compared to 47,580 units at US$13,316 on Friday. Trading averaged 4,749 units at US$980 compared to 5,948 shares at US$1,665 on Friday and the month to date averages 52,038 at US$4,624 versus 56,518 units at US$4,969 on Friday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two ended with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share gained half of a cent to end at 7 US cents with an exchange of 8,445 shares, after the stock traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 6 cents. 
Margaritaville fell 0.4 of a cent to 9 US cents with 17,350 stocks passing through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1 with the 25 stock units changing hands. Proven Investments settled at 23 US cents with 3,612 units traded, Credit Investments USD share advanced 0.34 of a cent to finish at 12.99 US cents with investors switching ownership of 4,126 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD rose 0.45 of a cent to 16.3 US cents with a transfer of 386 shares and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.04 of a cent to close at 0.94 US cents with 3,697 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$1.50 with 99 stocks traded and JMMB Group 6% fell 3 cents to US$1.02 with 5,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE US dollar market falters on Friday
Trading ended with the index slipping 3.44 points to end at 194.57 despite 23 percent more shares being traded on Friday than Thursday as investors exchanged 87 percent more money on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market as declining stocks just edged out those rising.
Trading ended with eight securities changing hands, compared to five on Thursday, with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure that is used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending this year and up to July 2022.
Overall, 47,580 shares traded for US$13,316, versus 38,735 units at US$7,119 on Thursday. Trading averaged 5,948 units at US$1,665 compared to 7,747 shares at US$1,424 on Thursday and the month to date averages 56,518 at US$4,969 down from 61,168 units at US$5,273 on Thursday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share declined by half a cent to 6.5 US cents with 9,364 shares changing hands, 
Margaritaville rose 0.4 of a cent to end at 9.4 US cents with an exchange of 8 stocks, Proven Investments remained at 23 US cents with 20,095 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD settled at 12.65 US cents with investors switching ownership of 2,140 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 1.35 cents to close at 15.85 US cents with 11,599 shares traded and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.05 of a cent to 0.9 US cents with 351 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2.02 with a transfer of 39 stocks and JMMB Group 5.75% dropped 22.5 cents to US$1.50 with 3,984 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE US$ market loses ground on Tuesday
Trading picked up on the JSE US Dollar market on Tuesday as the volume of shares traded rose by 35 percent from Friday after a sharp rise in monies passing through the market, as investors exchanged 94 percent more funds than Friday, but the market activity resulted in declining stocks just outnumbering rising ones.
Nine securities traded, compared to seven on Friday, with prices of three rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 5.43 points to end at 190.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure that is used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.4. The PE ratio of each stock is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to July 2022.
Overall, 1,547,372 shares traded for US$81,033 compared to 1,143,039 units at US$41,711 on Friday. Trading averaged 171,930 units at US$9,004 compared to 163,291 shares at US$5,959 on Friday and the month to date averages 66,254 at US$5,420 versus 52,267 units at US$4,946 on Friday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share rose 0.35 of a cent to end at 7 US cents with investors switching ownership of 5,500 shares, Margaritaville fell half a cent to 9 US cents with 595,866 units traded, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1 with 38 stocks changing hands. Proven Investments dropped 1.6 cents to end at 23.11 US cents with 67,914 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.45 of a cent to settle at 13.45 US cents with a transfer of 25,100 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 0.5 of a cent to 14.5 US cents with 1 unit traded and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.16 of a cent to close at 0.81 of a US cent, with 852,781 stock unit crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% gained 22.5 cents to finish at US$1.725 with investors switching ownership of 14 stocks and JMMB Group 6% finished at US$1.04 with 158 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Transjamaican dominates trade on Thursday
Transjamaican Highway dominated the volume of stocks trading and accounted for 89 percent of the 224,378 shares trading on the US dollar market on Thursday, pushing the volume of shares exchanged by 1,907 percent higher than on Wednesday as the market closed with the index advancing despite declining securities dominating stocks traded.
Trading ended with eight securities changing hands, up from five on Wednesday with one rising, four declining and three closing unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rallied 1.20 points to 188.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 224,378 shares traded for a mere US$3,479, up from 11,180 units at US$1,080 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 28,047 units at US$435 compared to 2,236 shares at US$216 on Wednesday and the month to date averages 39,526 at US$4,830 versus 41,259 units at US$5,493 on Wednesday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with a bid higher than its last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share lost 0.07 of a cent to end at 6.93 US cents with 150 shares traded, Margaritaville settled at 9.5 US cents with six units changing hands, 
Productive Business Solutions fell half of a cent to finish at 73.5 US cents with an exchange of 400 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 1.5 cents to close at 23.1 US cents with investors swapping 3,931 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents with 19,000 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained unchanged at 13.47 US cents, with 846 units traded and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.83 US cents with 200,000 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% gained 2 cents to finish at US$1.04 with 45 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading volume bounced on Tuesday
The volume of shares traded soared by 1,258 percent as 1,032 percent more funds chased after stocks on Tuesday over Monday, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling at the close of the JSE USD market.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, up from five on Monday with an equal split of two between rising stocks and those declining and closing unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rallied 1.43 points to end at 185.24.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 176,358 shares traded for US$17,759 compared to just 12,988 units at US$1,569 on Monday. Trading averaged 29,393 units at US$2,960, compared to 2,598 shares at US$314 on Monday and month to date an average of 45,324 at US$6,043 in contrast to 47,600 units at US$6,484 on Monday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 7 US cents with an exchange of 12,674 shares, Margaritaville fell 0.49 of a cent to 9.5 US cents with 742 stocks traded,
Proven Investments rose 1.6 cents to 24.6 US cents with a transfer of 2,455 units. Sterling Investments gained 0.09 of a cent to close at 2.09 US cents with 17,131 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined by 2 cents to settle at 11 US cents with 142,800 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished unchanged at 14 US cents with 556 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
