Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands dived 98 percent valued 96 percent less than on Monday, resulting from trading in five securities, compared to seven on Monday with three rising, two declining and no ending unchanged.
Overall, 14,818 shares were traded, for US$1,462 compared to 647,665 units at US$35,342 on Monday.
Trading averaged 2,964 units at US$292, versus 92,524 shares at US$5,049 on Monday, with a month to date average of 33,485 shares at US$2,181 compared with 36,116 units at US$2,343, previously. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 2.31 points to finish at 225.68.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Proven Investments gained 0.1 of a cent to close at 15.1 US cents with 3,800 stocks clearing the market,
Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.22 of a cent to 8.9 US cents in trading 711 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.39 cents to end at 8.62 US cents. with 1,104 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.03 of a cent to end at 1.7 US cents with traders dealing in 9,153 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share shed 90 cents in closing at US$11.50 as investors exchanged 50 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunges on JSE USD Market
Trading jumps on JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands jumping 412 percent, with a value 963 percent more than on Friday, resulting from trading in seven securities similar to Friday and ended, with one rising, five declining and one ending unchanged.
A total of 647,665 shares were traded, for US$35,342 compared with 126,524 units at US$3,325 on Friday.
Trading on Monday averaged 92,524 units at US$5,049 compared with 18,075 shares at US$475 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 36,116 shares at US$2,343 compared with 28,374 units at US$1,972 on the previous trading day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 0.10 points to conclude trading at 223.37.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.50 with a transfer of 712 shares,
Proven Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to 15 US cents with stakeholders trading 154,948 shares, Sterling Investments fell 0.09 of a cent in closing at 1.69 US cents after a transfer of 59,523 units. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.32 of one cent to close at 8.68 US cents with traders dealing in 3,001 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.11 of a cent and ended at 1.73 US cents in an exchange of 428,095 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% lost 5 cents to end at US$1.95 with investors transferring 1,358 stock units and JMMB Group 6% shed 1 cent and ended at US$1.01, with 28 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market declines into the Weekend
Trading fell back on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Friday, compared with Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining by 59 percent and the value 37 percent lower, resulting in the trading of five securities, compared to four on Thursday with one rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 126,524 shares were traded for US$3,325 compared to 308,440 units at US$5,303 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 18,075 units at US$475, versus 77,110 shares at US$1,326 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 28,374 shares at US$1,972 compared with 30,013 units at US$2,210 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 4.00 points to end at 224.49.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Productive Business Solutions ended at US1.50 with 48 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments popped 0.3 of a cent to close at 1.78 US cents while exchanging 358 units, Sygnus Credit Investments inched 0.28 of a cent higher in closing at 7.23 US cents after 3,000 shares passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.01 of a cent to end at 1.62 US cents after trading 1112,820 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions ended at US12.40, with 11 shares passing through the market
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surge for JSE USD Market
Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with a 323 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands, with the value surging 873 percent more than on Tuesday and resulting in trading of eight securities, compared to four on Tuesday with one rising, two declining and five ending unchanged and resulted in the US Denominated Equities Index dipped 4.69 points to end at 227.16.
Overall, 443,134 shares were traded for US$59,410 compared to 104,786 units at US$6,106 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 55,392 units at US$7,426, versus 26,197 shares at US$1,526 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 25,303 shares at US$2,299 compared with 17,781 units at US$1,017 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 0.13 of a cent to end at 4.24 US cents in trading 5,999 stock units, Margaritaville ended at 12 US cents after 3,000 shares passed through the market,
Productive Business Solutions dipped 10 cents to close at US$1.50 while exchanging 1,000 units. Proven Investments lost 0.99 of one cent in closing at 15.01 US cents, with 353,620 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended unchanged at 9 US cents after an exchange of 19,609 shares, Transjamaican Highway ended at 1.7 US cents with shareholders swapping 59,203 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 in an exchange of 597 units and JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1.02, with 106 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market inched higher
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining by 30 percent, valued 92 percent more than on Monday and resulted in four securities changing hands, compared to five on Monday with two rising and two declining.
Overall, 104,786 shares were traded, for US$6,106 compared to 148,704 units at US$3,173 on Monday.
Trading averaged 26,197 units at US$1,526, versus 29,741 shares at US$635 on Monday, with a month to date average of 17,781 shares at US$1,017 compared with 16,578 units at US$944 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.46 points to finish at 231.85.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville dropped 0.98 of one cent and ended at 12 US cents after a transfer of 6,669 units, Proven Investments popped 0.01 of a cent to 16 US cents in trading 21,020 stocks and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.05 of a cent to close at 1.7 US cents, with 76,467 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% fell 3 cents in closing at US$1.02 in an exchange of 630 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, 106,705,122 shares were traded for $248,485,563 compared to 6,345,906 stock units at $88,810,985 on Monday.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 1.07 million units for 1 percent of total volume.
General Accident lost 44 cents to close at $4.56 in trading a mere 200 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed 47 cents to $412.50 with investors trading 44 stock units, Jamaica Producers increased $1.15 to end at $22.15 as 256,471 shares passed through the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 65 cents to $9.10 with investors dealing in 1,545 stocks. Kingston Wharves rallied $2.29 to end at $28.79 in an exchange of 3,294 units, Pan Jamaica dropped $1 in closing at $46 with traders dealing in 7,497 stocks, Supreme Ventures gained 45 cents and ended at $26 after an exchange of 18,990 units. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 45 cents to close at $11.45 after 7,403 stocks changed hands, Victoria Mutual Investments declined 37 cents to $2.62 while exchanging 101,363 shares and Wisynco Group fell 98 cents in closing at $19.50 in switching ownership of 119,452 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 49 cents and ended at $5.99 as investors exchanged 628 shares and JMMB Group 7% preference share climbed 40 cents to close at $2.40 after a transfer of 521 stock units.
The market closed with the volume of stocks traded declining 44 percent and the value 22 percent less than Friday, with trading of 55 securities compared with 57 on Friday, and ended with prices of 12 rising, 30 declining and 13 ending unchanged, but Berger Paints closed at 52 weeks’ lows, but AS Bryden traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $33.64 and an intraday low of $28.99, while Key Insurance traded at an intraday low of $2.10.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,334.48 points to end at 350,357.91, the JSE Main Index climbed 733.38 points to 315,732.62 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.45 points to settle at 69.19.
NCB Financial jumped $6.51 in closing at $73.50 after the trading of 223,653 stock units, Proven Investments climbed 69 cents and ended at $23.72 with investors transferring 2,148 units, Sagicor Group dropped 95 cents to end at $42, with 33,342 shares changing hands. Scotia Group skidded 50 cents to close at $34 after an exchange of 463,033 units, Seprod fell $1.95 to $75.05, with 2,878 stocks crossing the exchange, Stanley Motta lost 35 cents to end at $5.45 with investors dealing in 2,119 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.64 in closing at $9.36, with an exchange of 153 shares and Wisynco Group popped 48 cents to close at $20.48 with 32,732 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share shed 43 cents and ended at $5.50, with 1,410 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $8 to $42 with traders dealing in 1,260 stock units and JMMB Group 7% preference share dipped 45 cents and ended at $2 as investors exchanged 685 shares.
The day closed with rising stocks beating out those declining, with trading in 57 securities, a similar number compared with Thursday and resulted in prices of 23 rising, 19 declining and 15 ending unchanged as the volume of stocks traded rose 52 percent but with a marginally higher value.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,420.45 points to close at 328.954.78,
Kingston Wharves lost $1.21 to finish at $17.58, with 3,029,633 stock units crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy jumped $12.13 to $93 after an exchange of 102 shares, Margaritaville popped $1.57 in closing at $17.58 after 284 stocks passed through the market. NCB Financial popped $1.99 and ended at $66.99 in switching ownership of 35,941 units, Pan Jamaica shed $2.50 to close at $47 with shareholders swapping 1,057 stocks, Seprod slipped $1 to $77 in an exchange of 12,345 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 60 cents in closing at $11.90 after investors traded 3000 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Fund dropped $0.87 in closing at $11.00 with just 24 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group ended with investors trading 55,638 shares and lost 55 cents in closing at $20.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $8 to close at $50, with investors dealing in 1,495 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share popped $10.20 to end at $112.20, with 231 stocks changing hands.
A total of 7,516,087 shares were traded for $111,267,823 versus 12,287,636 units at $53,452,673 on Wednesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 930.59 points to settle at 349,141.60, the JSE Main Index skidded 521.94 points to close at 313,565.25 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.43 points to end at 68.84.
Mayberry Investments advanced 80 cents to end at $7.90 with an exchange of 52,843 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $7.36 in closing at $80.87 after 24 stocks passed through the market, NCB Financial dipped $1.99 and ended at $65 in switching ownership of 16,490 units. Pan Jamaica skidded 95 cents to close at $49.50 with shareholders swapping 72,815 stocks and Seprod rallied $3 to $78 in an exchange of 928,228 shares.
JMMB Group 7% preference share increased 45 cents to $2.45 with investors transferring 59 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share popped $1 to end at $102, with three stocks changing hands.
A total of 12,287,636 shares were traded for $53,452,673 down from 17,113,084 units at $207,420,352 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Mayberry Investments dipped 90 cents in closing at $7.10 after investors traded 4,434 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded $1.66 to $73.51 with an exchange of 33 units, NCB Financial increased $1.99 in closing at $66.99, with 47,222 stocks clearing the market. Pan Jamaica advanced $2.95 to close at $50.45 with investors transferring 11,414 units, Proven Investments lost 73 cents and ended at $23 after 1,859 stocks passed through the market, Sagicor Group gained $1 to end at $43 with traders dealing in 7,726 shares. Seprod fell $4.99 to $75 after an exchange of 18,465 stock units and Stanley Motta popped 58 cents to end at $5.78 after trading 5,481 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $7.35 in closing at $41.65 after exchanging 47 stocks and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $100 and ended at $2800 with investors dealing in 1 unit.