Trading on Monday ended with the market declining after trading 76 percent fewer shares than on Friday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
Similar to Friday, trading ended on Monday, with five securities and the price of one rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index fell 3.42 points to 199.86. The average PE Ratio ended at 13.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 495,631 shares, for US$31,968 compared to 282,032 units at US$65,501 on Friday.
Trading averaged 99,126 units at US$6,394, in contrast to 56,406 shares at US$13,100 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 70,717 units at US$14,054 in contrast to 69,425 units at US$14,402 on Friday. 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, Margaritaville rose 0.1 of a cent to end at 10 US cents in exchanging 950 shares, Proven Investments closed at 24.99 US cents with an exchange of 110,963 units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.98 US cents in trading 100 units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.48 of a cent to end at 14.02 US cents with an exchange of 6,271 shares and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.1 of a cent to end at 0.86 US cents, with 377,347 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, similar to Thursday and ended with no stock rising, two declining and three remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, five securities changed hands, compared to six on Tuesday, with prices of two rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 8.90 US cents trading 7,103 shares, Productive Business Solutions rose 9.15 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of US$1, with the swapping of 145,306 stocks, Proven Investments closed at 24 US cents in exchanging 37,603 units. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.96 cents to close at 13.92 US cents trading 15,779 stock units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.03 of a cent to end at 0.93 of a US cent, after an exchange of 302,164 units.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital remained at 9 US cents trading 11,088 shares, Productive Business Solutions rose 11.85 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of 90.85 US cents in an exchange of 153 units, Proven Investments was unchanged at 25 US cents, after 4,020 stock units crossed the exchange. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.87 of a cent to close at 14.89 US cents in switching ownership of 1,176 units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.93 of a US cent with 219,519 stocks changing hands.
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.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, up from three on Thursday, ending with three stocks rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close four securities changed hands, similar to Thursday and ended with the price of one stock rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close of trading, First Rock Capital Holdings gained 0.05 of a cent to close at 8.8 US cents with 14,966 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solutions closed at 79 US cents trading 855 shares, Proven Investments remained at 26.99 US cents with 922 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1.2 cents to close at 15 US cents after 7,900 units changed hands.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands at the close, similar to Monday and ended with two stocks rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close of trading, First Rock Capital Investment closed at 8 US cents, with 15,354 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solutions closed at 79 US cents with an exchange of 901 units, Proven Investments gained 0.01 of a cent to end at 27 US cents trading 50,934 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.5 US cents to close at 16.49 US cents in exchanging 26,469 stocks and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.91 of a US cent after 496,297 stock units changing hands.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
