Trading on Monday, ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market with 11 securities traded, up from six on Friday with three rising, two declining and six ending unchanged but the volume of shares changing hands declined 24 percent after the value of stocks traded climbed 66 percent higher than on Friday.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 4.61 points to end at 210.12.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8 based on 202-23 earnings. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending, up to August 2023.
A total of 472,349 shares traded at US$16,867 compared to 620,900 units at US$10,173 on Friday.
Trading averaged 42,941 units at US$1,533 compared to 103,483 shares at US$1,695 on Friday, with month to date average of 64,309 shares at US$1,591. 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 7.9 US cents in switching ownership of 14,006 shares, Margaritaville remained at 16 US cents after an exchange of 18 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy finished at US$1.26 in trading 12 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 1.81 cents to close at 24.85 US cents with 34,520 units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained at 12.7 US cents in exchanging 4,147 units.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.92 of a cent to end at 15 US cents after 66 shares changed hands and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.03 of a cent ending at 0.9 of one US cent after trading 417,975 stock units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share gained 2.9 cents in closing at US$1.999 with the swapping of one stock unit, JMMB Group 5.5% ended unchanged at US$2, with 1,251 units changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$2.03 after trading one share and JMMB Group 6% rose 6.98 cents to end at US$1.06 with an exchange of 352 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 1.34 points to end at 205.51.
Margaritaville ended at 16 US cents, with 2,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments dropped 2.46 cents to 23.04 US cents after trading 15,349 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.04 of a cent to 15.92 US cents after 500 stocks changed hands and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.93 of one US cent after trading 588,947 units.
A total of 10 securities traded, compared to five on Tuesday, with five rising, three declining and two ending unchanged, leading the JSE US Denominated Equities Index to climb 4.66 points and land at 208.53.
Proven Investments rose 1.48 cents to close at 24.8 US cents as investors grabbed 1,042,844 stock units, Sterling Investments lost 0.17 of a cent to 2 US cents in an exchange of 2,500 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share climbed 0.59 of a cent to 12.7 US cents in switching ownership of 5,388 stocks. Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.02 cents to end at 0.9 US cents in trading 67,530 units,
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 0.33 points to end at 203.87.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share lost 0.7 of a cent to end at 7.23 US cents after trading 9,537 shares, Proven Investments ended at 23.32 US cents in exchanging 8,547 units, Sterling Investments fell 0.12 of a cent in closing at 2.17 US cents, with 4,270 stocks crossing the exchange. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.78 of one cent to 12.11 US cents, trading 10,818 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.88 of a US cent in switching ownership of 199,973 units.
A total of seven securities traded, up from eight on Friday, with two rising, one slipping and four ending unchanged, leading the JSE US Denominated Equities Index to fall 2.09 points to 203.54.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share lost 0.02 of a cent in closing at 7.93 US cents after an exchange of 2,998 shares, Margaritaville remained at 16 US cents after exchanging 30 stock units, Proven Investments ended unchanged at 23.32 US cents in exchanging 16,534 units. Sterling Investments popped 0.02 cents to close at 2.29 US cents in trading 6,688 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share finished at 12.89 US cents with 42,006 units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway finished at 0.88 of one US cents after exchanging 116,483 stocks.
Margaritaville dropped 2.5 cents to close at 16 US cents in trading 148 stocks, Productive Business Solutions increased 15.19 cents to end at US$1.19 in trading 83 units. Proven Investments shed 0.38 of a cent in ending at 23.02 US cents, with 6,238 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments advanced 0.27 of a cent in closing at 2.27 US cents in an exchange of 12,991 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.01 of a cent to end at 12.89 US cents after trading 360 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share climbed 2.46 cents in closing at 15.96 US cents with 1,118 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway finished at 0.89 US cents with an exchange of 5,000 shares.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index fell 2.24 points to end at 202.37.
Margaritaville dropped 1.45 cents in closing at 18.5 US cents, with 500 stock units clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions gained 1.81 cents to end at US$1.038 after trading 47 stocks. Proven Investments popped 0.37 of a cent in ending at 23.4 US cents in exchanging 101,001 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share slipped 0.04 of one cent to 12.9 US cents, with 9,133 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway ended unchanged at 0.89 of a US cent after trading 42,667 stock units.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.18 points to end at 204.98.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share popped 0.01 of a cent to 8.5 US cents, with 50 shares changing hands, Margaritaville increased 1.95 cents in ending at 19.95 US cents in exchanging 11 units, Proven Investments ended at 23.4 US cents trading 89,381 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rose 0.45 cents to close at 12.95 US cents after 9,415 stock units crossed the exchange and Transjamaican Highway ended unchanged at 0.88 of a US cent in an exchange of 44,335 shares.
Margaritaville remained at 18 US cents while exchanging 137 stock units, Proven Investments ended unchanged at 23.4 US cents after an exchange of 49,424 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 2.93 cents to close at 13.06 US cents, with 2,100 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.02 of a cent to 0.88 of a US cent in switching ownership of 278 stocks.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 0.99 of a cent to close at 7.5 US cents with 1,161 shares clearing the market, Margaritaville remained at 18 US cents in an exchange of 1,306 units, Proven Investments declined 0.42 of a cent in closing at 23.4 US cents after trading 178,456 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.45 of a cent to 12.5 US cents in trading 1,463 stocks and Transjamaican Highway finished at 0.9 US cents with the swapping of 28,700 units.