More stocks gained than declined in trading on Friday, at the close of Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, with the volume and value of shares changing hands declined by 85 percent from Thursday levels.
A total of eight securities traded, compared to seven on Thursday with four rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.02 points to end at 206.49.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 80,700 shares traded, for US$9,877 in contrast to 530,161 units at US$65,425 on Thursday. Trading averaged 10,088 units at US$1,235, compared to 75,737 shares at US$9,346 on Thursday with month to date average of 59,884 shares at US$5,057 versus 67,545 units at US$5,645 on the preceding day. February ended with an average of 87,719 units for US$9,318.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share increased 0.35 of a cent in ending at 8.3 US cents 44,143 shares changing hands, 
Margaritaville advanced 1.1 cents to end at 17 US cents while exchanging 818 stock units, Productive Business Solutions popped 1 cent in closing at US$1.02, with 748 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments dropped 0.18 of a cent to 23.82 US cents in trading 27 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share lost 0.02 of a cent to close at 12.97 US cents, with 31,193 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished at 16 US cents with an exchange of 58 units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.88 of a US cent and closed with 2,273 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% climbed 10 cents to end at US$1.10 trading 1,440 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains into the weekend for JSE USD stocks
Trading volume jumps on JSE USD Market
The volume of shares changing hands on Monday jumped 283 percent more than on Friday with the value dropping 58 percent lower at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market resulting in slightly more stocks rising than falling.
A total of 11 securities were traded, up from seven on Friday with four rising, three declining and four ended firm. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.00 points to end at 205.98.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 1,705,073 shares traded, for US$27,762 compared to 444,902 units at US$66,249 on Friday. Trading averaged 155,007 units at US$2,524, compared to 63,557 shares at US$9,464 on Friday and month to date an average of 87,719 shares at US$9,318 versus 82,196 units at US$9,876 on the prior trading day. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share gained 1 cent to end at 8 US cents, with 1,569 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville lost 1 cent after ending at 20 US cents, with 33 stocks, changing hands MPC Caribbean Clean Energy finished at US$1.26, with 2 units crossing the market. 
Productive Business Solutions fell 9 cents to close at US$1.01 after exchanging 27 stock units, Proven Investments climbed 0.97 of a cent in closing at 24 US cents after trading 54,252 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2.1 US cents after the swapping of 832 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.01 of a cent to 12.94 US cents after exchanging 2,867 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.08 of a cent to end at 0.95 of one US cent in exchanging 1,645,477 shares.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share ended unchanged at US$1.999 in switching ownership of 4 shares, JMMB Group 5.75% advanced 5 cents ending at US$2.09 after one stock unit crossed the exchange and JMMB Group 6% ended unchanged at US$1.10 after trading 9 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All round gains for JSE USD stocks
The volume of shares changing hands surged 472 percent and the value ballooned 937 percent higher on Thursday than Wednesday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in a pickup in the market index as advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones by a big margin.
Seven securities traded similar to Wednesday with five rising, one declining and one ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index climbed 6.27 points to end at 209.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 717,581 shares traded for US$690,333, up from 125,545 units at US$66,575 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 102,512 units at US$98,619, compared to 17,935 shares at US$9,511 on Wednesday and month to date an average of 83,223 shares at US$9,899 versus 82,098 units at US$4,723 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 one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share climbed 1.45 cents 8.95 US cents after trading 4,700 shares, 
Productive Business Solutions popped 10 cents to US$1.10 in switching ownership of 612,721 stocks, Proven Investments gained 0.01 of a cent in closing at 23.01 US cents after exchanging 24,954 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share increased 0.15 of a cent to 12.95 US cents after finishing with 56,457 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.99 of a cent to close at 13.99 US cents while exchanging 11,480 stock units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.88 of a US cent with the swapping of 6,686 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% fell 6 cents to US$2.04 in an exchange of 583 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market falls
Trading on Tuesday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 47 percent, with 23 percent less value than on Monday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks declining than rising.
A total of nine securities traded, down from 11 on Monday with one rising, four declining and four ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 1.90 points to end at 203.77.
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, 146,802 shares traded for US$35,811 compared to 279,179 units at US$46,660 on Monday.
Trading averaged 16,311 units at US$3,979, compared to 25,380 shares at US$4,242 on Monday and month to date averages 86,072 shares at US$4,427 versus 92,110 units at US$4,465 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 ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share remained at 7.5 US cents while exchanging 1,490 shares, 
Margaritaville finished at 20 US cents, with 353 stocks changing hands, Productive Business Solutions dropped 9 cents to end at US$1 after 26 units crossed the market. Proven Investments inched 0.01 cents higher in closing at 23 US cents after trading 39,728 stock units, Sterling Investments shed 0.01 cents to end at 2.37 US cents trading 3,939 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 12.83 US cents with an exchange of 4,301 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 cents to 0.87 US cents in switching ownership of 84,153 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$2.09 in trading 11,180 units and JMMB Group 6% declined 10.9 cents to end at 99.1 US cents after exchanging 1,632 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surged on the JSE USD market
Trading surged sharply on Tuesday, with the volume of shares changing hands rising jumping 622 percent and the value surging 1045 percent higher than on Monday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in the JSE US Denominated Equities Index rising 6.34 points to 207.71 as more stocks gained than lost.
A total of seven securities traded, compared to five on Monday with three rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 2,950,219 shares traded for US$79,057 up from 408,637 units at US$6,903 on Monday. Trading averaged 421,460 units at US$11,294, compared to 81,727 shares at US$1,381 on Monday and month to date averages 128,701 shares at US$4,864 versus 95,106 units at US$4,126 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 ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share climbed 1.94 cents ending at 8.94 US cents, with 43 shares crossing the market, 
Proven Investments rallied 1.55 cents in closing at 24.5 US cents after an exchange of 182,629 stocks, Sterling Investments dropped 0.28 cents to close at 2.02 US cents with 33,137 stock units crossing the exchange. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 0.99 of a cent to 12.88 US cents, with 4,287 units changing hands, Transjamaican Highway lost 0.04 of a cent to end at 0.85 US cents trading 2,724,937 stock units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.999 with an exchange of 525 shares and JMMB Group 5.75% ended unchanged at US$2.09 trading 4,661 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Surging volume for JSEUSD Market
Trading ended on Monday, with the volume of shares changing hands surging 1,210 percent with 416 percent higher than on Friday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in three stocks falling to one rising.
Four securities changed hands, down from eight on Friday with prices of one rising and three declining and resulting in the JSE US Denominated Equities Index losing 2.88 points to end at 198.93.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
Overall, 2,476,312 shares traded, for US$55,475 compared to 188,974 units at US$10,744 on Friday.
Trading averaged 619,078 units at US$13,869, compared to 23,622 shares at US$1,343 on Friday and month to date an average of 91,572 shares at US$7,142 versus 74,418 units at US$6,924 on Friday. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Productive Business Solution shed 1 cent to US$1 after 99 shares changed hands, Proven Investments lost 1.95 cents in closing at 21 US cents after exchanging 151,817 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.95 of a cent after ending at 12 US cents crossing the exchange 12,542 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.12 of a cent to close at 0.95 of one US cents in switching ownership of 2,311,854 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading on JSE USD Market
Trading on Friday ended with the volume of shares changing hands being marginally more with a sharper drop in value than on Thursday, at close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, after eight securities changed hands, compared to seven on Thursday with two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 1.74 points to end at 201.81.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.4. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
A total of 188,974 shares traded for US$10,744 compared to 185,440 units at US$13,723 on Thursday. Trading averaged 23,622 units at US$1,343, compared to 26,491 shares at US$1,960 on Thursday with the month to date averaging 74,418 shares at US$6,924 versus 77,951 units at US$7,312 on the previous day. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share increased 0.01 of one cent in closing at 7 US cents in an exchange of 63,061 shares, Margaritaville lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 12 US cents with an exchange of 1,700 units, 
Productive Business Solutions shed 9 cents to US$1.01, with 531 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments rallied 0.2 of a cent to close at 22.95 US cents after trading 16,075 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 12.95 US cents, with 2,332 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.83 US cents after exchanging 104,700 units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share finished at US$1.999 after exchanging 125 stocks and JMMB Group 6% dropped 13 cents in ending at US$1.02 after trading 450 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Plunge in JSE USD market index
Trading on Wednesday ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market with the volume of shares changing hands surging 17,386 percent after pulling in 34,486 percent more funds than on Tuesday and resulting in a 14.07 points plunge in the US Denominated Equities Index to 201.50 as no stock rose for the day.
Five securities, traded against six on Tuesday, with none rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.1. The PE ratios use earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
A total of 15,364,161 units traded at US$3,329,669 compared to 87,866 shares traded for US$9,627 on Wednesday. Trading ended with an average of 3,072,832 shares at US$665,934, compared to 14,644 units at US$1,605 on the previous day and the month to date averages 446,786 shares at US$71,142 compared to 324,073 shares at US$43,348 on Tuesday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than their last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share dipped 0.46 of a cent to close at 6.5 US cents in an exchange of 1000,000 shares, Productivity Solutions traded one stock unit at $1.10 after losing 23 cents, Proven Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to end at 22.99 US cents after trading 14,208,137 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended at 12.9 US cents, with 10,006 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway finished trading at 0.84 of one US cent, with 146,017 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mixed trading for JSE USD stocks
Trading on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 91 percent, but with 77 percent lower value than on Friday, as the final week of the year for the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, commenced activity, resulting in more stocks declining than those rising.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Friday with prices of two rising, three declining and one left unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.21 points to end at 213.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 198,530 shares traded for US$3,666 compared to 103,747 units at US$16,128 on Friday. Trading averaged 33,088 units at US$611, versus 14,821 shares at US$2,304 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 342,455 shares at US$45,828 versus 361,994 units at US$48,684 on Friday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share dropped 0.01 of a cent to close at 6.95 US cents, with 40 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solutions declined 0.4 of a cent in closing at US$1.33 in trading one unit, Proven Investments rose half a cent to end at 23 US cents in exchanging 5,734 stocks. Sterling Investments finished at 2.1 US cents after trading 100 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.85 of a cent to 12.05 US cents in an exchange of 7,156 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.14 of one cent to end at 0.85 of a US cent trading 185,499 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
No stock lost value on the JSE USD market Friday
Trading on Friday ended with the volume of shares traded dropping 66 percent with a marginal change in the value of funds changing hands than on Thursday on the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in no stocks declining.
Seven securities traded, compared to six on Thursday, with prices of four rising, none declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.73 points to end at 210.81.
A total of 103,747 shares traded with a value of US$16,128 versus 303,241 units at US$16,780 on Thursday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com’s earnings forecasts for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Trading averaged 14,821 units at US$2,304, against 50,540 shares at US$2,797 on Thursday and month to date an average of 361,994 shares at US$48,684 compared to 389,610 units at US$52,373 on Thursday. November trading averaged 79,766 shares for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rallied 0.96 of a cent to 6.96 US cents after switching ownership of 296 shares, 
Margaritaville ended at 9.5 US cents trading 63,000 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.08, with five stock units crossing the market. Sterling Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to 2.1 US cents, with 1,830 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 0.3 of a cent to 12.9 US cents while exchanging 35,917 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% finished unchanged at 98 US cents in exchanging 199 shares and JMMB Group 5.75% increased 8 cents to US$2.10 after trading 2,500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
