Trading on Thursday ended with the USD market declining after traded sunk with 51 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday, resulting in rising stocks edging out those that declined.
Six securities changed hands, similar to Wednesday, with prices of two rising, one declining and three closing unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index fell 0.59 points to end at 194.59. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 12.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 165,898 shares traded for US$10,920 versus 336,261 units at US$10,167 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 27,650 units at US$1,820, versus 56,044 shares at US$1,694 on Wednesday. Month to date trading averages 78,048 units at US$4,206 in contrast to 81,042 units at US$4,348 on Thursday. May ended with an average of 138,035 units for US$17,391.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, 
First Rock Capital rose 0.79 of a cent to 8 US cents with an exchange of 8,364 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents in swapping of 57,398 shares, Proven Investments dropped 0.84 of a cent to 25.01 US cents with 10,663 shares traded. Sterling Investments closed at 2 US cents with a transfer of 25,502 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 1 cent to 15 US cents, with 8,631 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.85 of a US cent after 55,340 stock units crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Seven securities traded, up from four on Thursday with prices of two rising, four declining and one remaining unchanged.
0.85 of a cent to close at 9 US cents after exchanging 100,000 stocks, Proven Investments declined 0.45 of a cent to 25.5 US cents in exchanging 30,050 stock units. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents in exchanging 24,905 units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.19 of a cent to close at 14.8 US cents, in trading just one unit, Transjamaican Highway gained 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.87 of a US cent in an exchange of 19,650 stocks.
Five securities traded on Tuesday, similar to Monday, with prices of three stocks rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged. The JSE USD Equity Index rose 0.76 points to close at 198.43.
At the close, First Rock Capital gained 0.3 of a cent to finish at 9 US cents, trading 15,710 shares, Margaritaville rose 0.12 of a cent to 8.15 US cents with an exchange of 2,305 units, Proven Investments remained at 25.99 US cents with 36,850 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments lost 0.04 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with 386,182 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway added 0.02 of a cent to finish at 0.88 US cents with 52,615 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, 200 shares of First Rock Capital traded at 9 US cents, Margaritaville shed 0.97 of a cent to close at 8.03 US cents with an exchange of 53,643 stock units, Proven Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to close at 25.98 US cents while exchanging 8,690 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.2 of a cent to 15.2 US cents after 20,278 shares crossed the exchange.
Similar to Tuesday with six securities changed hands on Wednesday, with two stocks rising and four declining.
Margaritaville shed 1 cent to finish at 9 US cents with an exchange of 190,152 stock units, Proven Investments slipped 0.09 of a cent to end at 26 US cents with 6,662 stocks traded. Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.29 of a cent to 15.3 US cents with a transfer of 643 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to 0.85 US cents with 349,856 units crossing the exchange.
At the close, six securities changed hands, similar to Monday, two gained, three declined and one finished unchanged.
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.
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.
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.
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.