Trading picks up on JSE USD Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 15 percent as 174 percent more funds went after stocks than on Monday, resulting in nine trading compared to seven on Monday, with none rising, two declining and seven ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.06 points to end at 224.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years closing by the up to the end of  August 2023.
Overall, 144,543 shares traded for US$18,342 compared to 125,525 units at US$6,699 on Monday.
Trading averaged 16,060 units at US$2,038, compared to 17,932 shares at US$957 on Monday, with a month to date average of 103,864 shares at US$4,263 versus 110,796 units at US$4,439 on the previous day. March averaged 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and none closed with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended unchanged at 7.9 US cents, with 2,240 shares traded, Margaritaville finished at 16 US cents in exchanging 246 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.26 after one share crossed the market. Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.19 after 43units changed hands, Proven Investments ended at 25 US cents while exchanging 65,131 stocks, Sterling Investments lost 0.12 of a cent in ending at 2.1 US cents after trading 5,210 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share finished at 12.9 US cents with an exchange of 7,183 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.01 of a cent in closing at 14.69 US cents after trading 500 units and Transjamaican Highway ended unchanged at 1.06 US cents with 63,989 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gains for JSE USD market

Investors traded 41 percent fewer shares with a 37 percent higher value in Monday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market compared to market activity on Friday, resulting in slightly more stocks rising than falling.
A total of seven securities traded, compared to six on Friday with three rising, two declining and two ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.28 points to end at 224.77.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending, to the end of August 2023.
Overall, 125,525 shares traded, for US$6,699 compared to 213,719 units at US$4,901 on Friday. Trading averaged 17,932 units at US$957, compared to 35,620 shares at US$817 on Friday, with month to date average of 110,796 shares at US$4,439 versus 116,871 units at US$4,666 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 0.05 of a cent to 7.9 US cents, with 674 shares clearing the market, Margaritaville remained at 16 US cents after exchanging 201 stock units, Productive Business Solutions ended unchanged at US$1.19 while exchanging 10 stocks. Proven Investments rose 0.02 of a cent to 25 US cents with the swapping of 21,924 units, Sterling Investments rallied 0.21 cents to 2.22 US cents in trading 3,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share popped 0.1 of a cent in ending at 12.9 US cents in switching ownership of 14 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.05 of a cent to close at 1.06 US cents in trading 99,702 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading falls on JSE USD Market

Trading on Friday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 66 percent with a 77 percent lower value than Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks declining than rising.
A total of six securities were traded, down from 10 on Thursday, with one rising, three declining and two unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.49 points to end at 223.49. Overall, 213,719 shares traded for US$4,901 compared to 627,113 units at US$21,458 on Thursday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year closing at the end of August 2023.
Trading averaged 35,620 units at US$817, compared to 62,711 shares at US$2,146 on Thursday, with month to date average of 116,871 shares at US$4,666 versus 121,698 units at US$4,895 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended at 7.95 US cents after exchanging 136 shares, Margaritaville ended at 16 US cents with an exchange of 683 units, Proven Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to 24.98 US cents, with 115 stock units crossing the market. Sterling Investments fell 0.22 of a cent to end at 2.01 US cents, closed at 55,791 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.1 of a cent in ending at 12.8 US cents crossing the market 16,994 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.1 o one cent to end at 1.11 US cents with the swapping of 140,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading picks up for JSE USD Market

On Thursday, a sharp bounce in the trading ended with the volume of stocks changing hands surging 1,334 percent as the value traded rose 12 percent higher than Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks trading than Wednesday. 
A total of 10 securities were traded, compared to seven on Wednesday, with two rising, three fell and five ended unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index fell 3.97 points to end at 221.00. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, ending up to the close in August 2023.
Overall, 627,113 shares were traded, for US$21,458, up from 43,738 units at US$19,092 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 62,711 units at US$2,146, compared to 6,248 shares at US$2,727 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 121,698 shares at US$4,895 versus 128,180 units at US$5,197 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended unchanged at 7.95 US cents in exchanging 24 shares, Margaritaville remained at 16 US cents while exchanging 781 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy finished at US$1.26 after trading one stock. Productive Business Solutions finished at US$1.19 trading one unit, Proven Investments gained 0.99 of a cent in closing at 24.99 US cents after finishing trading of 30,121 stock units, Sterling Investments declined 0.01 of a cent in ending at 2.23 US cents after exchanging 3,068 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share popped 0.01 of a cent in closing at 12.9 US cents after 4,109 stocks changed hands and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.1 of a cent to end at 1.01 US cents, with 581,490 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investments preference share remained at US$1.999 in an exchange of 18 stock units and JMMB Group 6% preference share shed 14 cents to close at US$1 with 7,500 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big jump in JSE USD market trade

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading surging 2,380 percent over Thursday’s level with a 361 percent greater value, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
A total of 10 securities traded, up from seven on Thursday, with three rising, one declining and six ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 3.51 points to end at 224.94.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending to the end of August 2023.
A total of 4,110,461 shares were traded, for US$49,816 compared to 165,771 units at US$10,795 on Thursday.
Thursday. Trading averaged 411,046 units at US$4,982, compared to 23,682 shares at US$1,542 on Thursday, with month to date average of 138,341 shares at US$5,403 versus 101,489 units at US$5,460 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
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 USD share finished at 7.95 US cents after trading 387 shares, Margaritaville ended unchanged at 16 US cents after exchanging 2,022 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.26 after trading just one unit. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.19 in an exchange of two units, Proven Investments fell 0.01 of a cent in closing at 24.99 US cents after exchanging 6,944 stock units, Sterling Investments rallied 0.24 of a cent to 2.24 US cents in clearing the market with 7,830 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 0.44 of one cent in closing at 12.89 US cents with 16,836 shares changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 14.7 US cents with an exchange of 182 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.13 of a cent to close at 1.11 US cents with the swapping of 4,075,625 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% finished at US$1.1385 in trading 632 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on JSE USD market

Trading on Thursday ended with the volume and the value of stocks changing hands declining 28 percent and 80 percent, respectively, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, compared to Wednesday and resulted in an even number of stocks rising than falling.
Seven securities were traded versus six on Wednesday, with one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.20 points to end at 221.43.
The PE ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio incorporates  ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial year ending up to August 2023.
Overall, 165,771 shares traded for US$10,795 down from 230,992 units at US$54,610 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 23,682 units at US$1,542, compared to 38,499 shares at US$9,102 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 101,489 shares at US$5,460 versus 109,618 units at US$5,869 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share remained at 7.95 US cents with an exchange 1,238 shares, Margaritaville finished at 16 US cents in trading 124 units, Productive Business Solutions ended unchanged at US$1.19 while exchanging 653 stock units. Proven Investments rose 1 cent to close at 25 US cents with 13,416 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments declined 0.25 of a cent to end at 2 US cents with 33,169 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.4 of a cent in ending at 12.45 US cents after an exchange of 41,171 shares and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.07 of a cent to 0.98 of a US cent after trading 76,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Stocks fall on the JSE USD market

Trading on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 253 percent as 451 percent more funds entered the market than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in six securities trading, compared to eight on Monday with one rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 1.43 points to end at 221.80.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7 based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial year ending, up to August 2023.
A total of 994,124 shares were traded, for US$93,195 compared to 281,548 units at  US$16,917 on Monday. Trading averaged 165,687 units at US$15,533, compared to 35,194 shares at US$2,115 on Monday, with a month to date average of 116,613 shares at US$5,551 versus 111,260 units at US$4,463 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville remained at 16 US cents with the swapping of 60 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.29 of a cent to close at 24.71 US cents with 291,088 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments declined 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.27 US cents in switching ownership of 171,082 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.1 of a cent after ending at 12.85 US cents while exchanging 101,766 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.07 of a cent in closing at 1.09 US cents, 429,590 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended unchanged at US$2.03 after exchanging 538 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on the JSE USD Market drops

Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of shares changing hands declining 80 percent with 58 percent less value than on Friday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
A total of eight securities traded, up from seven on Friday, with three rising, one declining and four ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.62 points to end at 223.53.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. The PE ratio is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending August 2022 and August 2023.
Overall, 281,548 shares traded for US$16,917 compared to 1,417,291 units at US$40,251 on Friday.
Trading averaged 35,194 units at US$2,115 compared to 202,470 shares at US$5,750 on Friday, with a month to date average of 111,260 shares at US$4,463 versus 124,207 units at US$4,862 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share finished at 7.6 US cents with an exchange of 1,081 shares, Margaritaville remained at 16 US cents in exchanging 341 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended unchanged at US$1.26, with 200 stocks crossing the exchange. Proven Investments lost 0.95 cents ending at 25 US cents, with 44,294 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments advanced 0.28 cents to end at 2.28 US cents, with the swapping of 67,175 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share finished at 12.95 US cents in trading 18,257 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 2.65 cents to close at 14.7 US cents, with 200 units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.02 cents to end at 1.02 US cents in an exchange of 150,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading picks up for JSE USD Market

Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Thursday, with the volume of shares changing hands rising 38 percent above that on Wednesday after funds passing through the market fell 42 percent and resulted in an even number of stocks rising than falling.
Compared to five on Wednesday, 10 securities were traded, with three rising, three declining and four ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rallied 6.94 points to end at 223.52, up 14 percent for the year to date.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 8.7 uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending in August 2023.
Overall,1,319,482 shares traded, for US$45,994 versus 955,092 units at US$79,200 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 131,948 units at US$4,599, down from 191,018 shares at US$15,840 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 110,511 shares at US$4,707 compared to 103,366 units at US$4,743 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share declined 0.35 of a cent in ending at 7.6 US cents after trading 30,005 shares, Margaritaville ended at 16 US cents while exchanging 270 stock units, Productive Business Solutions increased 13.5 cents in closing at US$1.19 after exchanging 134 units. Proven Investments dropped 0.94 of a cent to close at 26 US cents, with 1,058 stocks crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments gained 0.15 of a cent to end at 2.15 US cents in trading 824 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained at 12.95 US cents with an exchange of 250,400 stocks. Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.14 of a cent in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of 1.1 US cents with 1,036,531 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share fell 1.9 cents to US$1.98 in trading 101 units, JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$2.03 after 70 stocks crossed the market and JMMB Group 6% ended at 99.02 US cents in switching ownership of 89 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Slippage for JSE USD Market index

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands jumping  123 percent after  114 percent more funds chased stocks than was the case on Monday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling at the close.
A total of eight securities traded, compared to 11 on Monday with three rising, one declining and four ending unchanged with the JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipping 1.17 points to end at 208.95. At the close, 1,052,626 shares traded for US$36,044 up from 472,349 units at US$16,867 on Monday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9 using ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with current financial year ending, up to August 2023.
Trading averaged 131,578 units at US$4,506, compared to 42,941 shares at US$1,533 on Monday, with the month to date average of 85,835 shares at US$2,523 versus 64,309 units at US$1,591 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended at 7.9 US cents trading 26 shares, Margaritaville finished at 16 US cents, with just three stock units crossing the market, Proven Investments rallied 0.15 of a cent in ending at 25 US cents after exchanging 51,904 units. Sterling Investments ended unchanged at 2 US cents after 401,615 stocks changed hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share climbed 0.25 of a cent to close at 12.95 US cents while exchanging 71,465 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 1.96 cents to 13.04 US cents after trading 7,086 shares and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.03 of a cent to 0.93 of a US cent in an exchange of 520,327 stocks.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investments preference share remained at US$1.999 after an exchange of 200 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.