The volume and value of stock trading on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, declining by 38 percent and 90 percent respectively below trades on Thursday and resulting in declining stocks edging out those rising.
A total of seven securities traded on Friday, similar to Thursday, with two rising, three slipping and two ending unchanged, leaving the JSE US Denominated Equities Index down 1.07 points to end at 207.98.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratios use ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 444,902 shares traded, for US$66,249 compared to 717,581 units at US$690,333 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 63,557 units at US$9,464, compared to 102,512 shares at US$98,619 on Thursday and month to date an average of 82,196 shares at US$9,876 versus 83,223 units at US$9,899 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 1.95 cents to 7 US cents while exchanging 146,823 shares, Margaritaville popped 1 cent to 21 US cents, with 1,350 stock units crossing the market, Proven Investments increased 0.02 of a cent to end at 23.03 US cents after 172,163 units were traded. Sterling Investments declined 0.2 of a cent to close at 2.1 US cents after exchanging 502 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 12.95 US cents in switching ownership of 117,132 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.01 of a cent in ending at 0.87 US cents after exchanging 6,928 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.10 with the swapping of a mere four shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on Thursday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 41 percent with 208 percent higher value than on Wednesday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in an even number of stocks rising than falling.
Seven securities traded, compared to nine on Wednesday with three rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 1.15 points to end at 95.59.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.4. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 32,516 shares traded, for US$25,678 compared to 55,392 units at US$8,332 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 4,645 units at US$3,668, compared to 6,155 shares at US$926 on Wednesday and month to date an average of 105,233 shares at US$4,342 versus 114,377 units at US$4,403 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share dropped 1.95 cents to 7 US cents with the swapping of 711 shares, Margaritaville advanced 1.4 cents to close at 19 US cents in switching ownership of one stock, Proven Investments popped 0.78 of a cent to 23 US cents in exchanging 40 units. Sterling Investments increased 0.33 of a cent to end at 2.35 US cents, with 262 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.04 of a cent in closing at 12.85 US cents with 400 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway ended unchanged at 0.89 US cents, with 5,600 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% shed 1 cent to close at US$1 in trading 25,502 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading ended on Monday with the volume of shares changing hands falling 66 percent with 75 percent less value than on Friday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
Similar to trading on Friday five securities traded, with two rising, one declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 2.62 points to 201.37.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.3. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial year end, up to August 2022.
Overall, 408,637 shares traded, for US$6,903 down from 1,211,422 units at US$27,433 on Friday. Trading averaged 81,727 units at US$1,381, compared to 242,284 shares at US$5,487 on prior trading day and month to date averaged 95,106 shares at US$4,126 versus 96,300 units at US$4,371 on Friday. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended at 7 US cents after trading 2,829 shares, Margaritaville shed 6 cents in ending at 18 US cents with 5,000 stocks clearing the market, Proven Investments remained at 22.95 US cents with an exchange of 10,870 units. Sterling Investments increased 0.05 of a cent to close at 2.3 US cents, with 12,991 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.09 of a cent to 0.89 US cents with 376,947 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.