The volume of stocks trading on Wednesday, jumped 689 percent over on Tuesday as the value traded surged 919 percent, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
At the close, 1,709,808 shares traded, for US$372,565 compared to 216,610 units at US$36,569 on Tuesday.
Eight securities traded, down from nine on Tuesday with prices of three stocks rising, two declining and three remaining unchanged.
JSE USD Equity Index gained 0.40 points to end at 201.65. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading averaged 213,726 units at US$46,571, up from 24,068 shares at US$4,063 on Tuesday. The average trade month to date is 69,785 units, at US$14,041 in contrast to 56,990 units at US$11,150 on Tuesday. February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 8.9 US cents in exchanging 112 shares, Margaritaville finished at 10 US cents, with 1,992 units changing hands, Proven Investments climbed 0.02 cents to 25 US cents after exchanging 1,325,417 units. 
Sterling Investments dipped 0.01 cent to 1.98 US cents swapping 3,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 14 US cents trading 40,000 units and Transjamaican Highway carved out a gain of 0.07 cents to close at 0.96 US cents in an exchange of 322,789 units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share rose 4 cents to US$2 after exchanging 196 shares and JMMB Group 5.75% dropped 3 US cents to end at US$2 with 16,302 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with nine securities changing hands, compared to five on Monday, with prices of two rising, four declining and three remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Proven Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to 24.98 US cents, with 10,059 units changing hands, Sterling Investments fell 0.01 of one cent to close at 1.99 US cents after exchanging 25,128 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 14 US cents in trading23,991 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 0.89 US cents with an exchange of134,525 stock units.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, similar to Friday and ended with two rising and three trading unchanged. The JSE USD Equity Index gained 1.18 points to end at 198.38.
At the close, First Rock Capital closed at 8.9 US cents while exchanging 19,012 shares, Margaritaville ended at 10 US cents with 6,500 stock units trading, Proven Investments gained 0.79 US cents in closing at 24.99 US cents in switching ownership of 220,030 units. Sygnus Credit Investments rose half a cent in closing at 14 US cents in 170,358 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway stayed at 0.9 of one US cents in owners switching 104,561 shares.
Trading ended with four active securities, compared to five on Wednesday and closed with the prices of two rising and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 8.5 US cents trading 1,800 shares, Margaritaville closed at 10 US cents with 78,783 units crossing the market, Proven Investments gained half a cent in closing at 23.5 US cents in an exchange of 6,280 shares and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.07 of one cent in ending at 0.92 of a US cent, with a transfer of 72,611 stocks.
At the close, First Rock Capital advanced 0.2 of a cent to close at 8.5 US cents trading 5,471 shares, Margaritaville fell 1 cent to 10 US cents after exchanging 109,300 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, with 38,827 stock units crossing the exchange. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.05 of a cent to close at 14 US cents with an exchange of 5,661 units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.05 of a cent in closing at 0.85 US cents with 68,245 stock units changing hands.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands at the close, compared to six on Thursday and ended with the prices of three stocks rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
The Jamaican dollar-based Sygnus Credit Investments gained 2.5 cents ending at 14.5 US cents in exchanging 400 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.84 of a cent to close at 15.04 US cents in trading 7,911 stocks and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.05 of a cent to close at 0.9 of a US cent with 230,224 stocks changing hands.
Proven Investments shed 1 cent in closing at 25 US cents in switching ownership of 10,040 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.03 of a cent to close at 15.88 US cents trading 744 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of a cent to close at O.95 of one US cent, with 148,775 stock units changing hands.
Seven securities changed hands, compared to four on Tuesday and ended with three stocks rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close of trading, First Rock Capital lost 0.78 of a cent to end at 8 US cents trading 148,485 stocks, Margaritaville closed at 11 US cents with an exchange of 14,000 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained 1 cent in closing at US$1.15, with 197 stock units crossing the market. Proven Investments declined 0.95 of a cent in closing at 26 US cents with 35,261 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments rose 0.2 of a cent to end at 2.3 US cents in exchanging 1,170 units, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.87 of a cent to close at 15.91 US cents, with 10,649 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.01 of a cent in closing at 0.97 US cents in trading 36,740 stocks.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.