Trading on the US Dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with the market declining as investors traded 58 percent fewer shares than on Monday, with a 92 percent fall in value and ended with slightly more stocks falling than rising.
At the close, six securities changed hands, similar to Monday, two gained, three declined and one finished unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.21 points to finish at 199.25. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock averages 12.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 484,422 shares traded at US$6,746 compared to 1,161,401 units at US$79,940 on Monday.
Trading averaged 80,737 units at US$1,124, in contrast to 193,567 shares at US$13,323 on Monday. Month to date trading averages 121,287 units at US$4,631 in contrast to 128,890 units at US$5,289 on Monday. May ended with an average of 138,035 units for US$17,391.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital slipped 0.35 of a cent to finish at 8.65 US cents with an exchange of 4,000 shares, 
Margaritaville advanced 1 cent to 10 US cents with 9,962 stock units changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 22 cents to US$1.15 with investors switching ownership of 310 units. Sygnus Credit Investments finished at 15.01 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.06 of a cent to settle at 0.86 US cents with 467,450 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% shed 7 cents to close at US$1.03 with 700 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, similar to Friday, with three rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
First Rock Capital ended trading of one share at 9 US cents, Margaritaville lost 0.9 of a cent to close at 9 US cents after 176,842 units crossed the market, Proven Investments gained 0.1 of a cent to end at 26.09 US cents, with 164,560 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments rose 0.09 of a cent in ending at 2.39 US cents after 814,150 stock units cleared the market and Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.29 of a cent to 15.01 US cents in trading 5,800 stock units.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate value of each stock, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Proven Investments declined 0.9 of a cent to end at 25 US cents with 50,282 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments rose 0.05 of a cent to 2.05 US cents with 24,297 stocks traded, Sygnus Credit Investments declined by 0.29 of a cent to 15.2 US cents with a transfer of 16,733 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.06 of a cent to land at 0.91 US cents with 40,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Seven securities traded, compared to six on Thursday, with two rising, three declining and two closing unchanged.
Margaritaville traded 110,700 units at 9 US cents, Proven Investments slipped 0.4 of a cent to 25.9 US cents with 43,825 stocks traded. Sterling Investments dropped 0.21 of a cent to settle at 2 US cents with 200,000 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.89 of a cent to close at 15.01 US cents with a transfer of 4,758,333 stock units and Transjamaican Highway added 0.02 of a cent to close at 0.86 of a US cent with 275,000 stocks crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Wednesday, with one stock rising, four declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 8.49 US cents in exchanging 10,088 stocks, Margaritaville fell half a cent to close at 9 US cents after an exchange of 345,474 stock units, Productive Business Solutions closed unchanghed at US$1.01, with the trading of 54 stock units. Proven Investments rose 0.3 of a cent to end at 26.3 US cents with an exchange of 435,121 units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.06 of a cent to close at 15.9 US cents after 43,172 stocks crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to 0.84 US cents while exchanging 200,000 units.
Seven securities changed hands, compared to eight on Tuesday, with one stock rising, five declining and one remaining unchanged.
Margaritaville lost 0.49 of a cent to end at 9.5 US cents while trading 2,000 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 95 US cents trading 307 units. Proven Investments declined half a cent to 26 US cents after exchanging 48,212 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.96 of a cent to 15.96 US cents, with 3,415 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.1 of a cent to 0.85 of a US cent with an exchange of 300,009 shares.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 1.95 points to end at 210.00. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Margaritaville rose 0.099 to settle at 9.99 US cents trading 50,021 stocks, Proven Investment rose 0.05 of a cent in closing at 26.5 US cents, with 7,356 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments gained 0.08 of a cent to end at 2.29 US cents in an exchange of 52,718 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.03 of a cent to close at 15 US cents after exchanging 51,507 shares and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.95 US cents with the swapping of 107,644 units.
Six securities changed hands, compared to four on Thursday with one stock rising, four declining and one closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending trading with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.5 of a cent to 9 US cents with an exchange of 86,049 shares, Margaritaville finished at 9 US cents with 2,214 units passing through the market, Proven Investments lost 0.35 of a cent to 26.1 US cents with 3,931 stock units traded. Sterling Investments closed at 2.29 US cents with 4 shares changing hands, gained 0.87 of a cent to settle at 15.95 US cents with investors switching ownership of 1 unit and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.01 of a cent to close 0.86 US cents with 24,032 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 9.5 US cents with 3,629 shares changing hands, Margaritaville finished at 9 US cents with 60,000 stocks clearing the market, Proven Investments advanced 0.45 of a cent in closing at 26.45 US cents and trading 77,422 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.43 of a cent to 15.08 US cents while trading 50,786 units and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.85 of a US cent after 1,146,752 shares passed through the market.
