Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended with 70 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with Transjamaican Highway, the operator of Highway 2000 capturing 99 percent of all shares traded on Friday and resulted in the exchange of six securities, down from 10 on Thursday with prices of two rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 369,303 shares for US$12,397, but an increase above the 217,386 stocks traded at US$11,618 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 61,551 shares at US$2,066, significantly over 21,739 stocks at US$1,162 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 37,859 units at US$1,713 compared with 35,126 shares at US$1,673 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 261,717 units for US$10,686.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 1.18 points to close at 247.02. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Productive Business Solutions shed 4.6 cents and ended at US$1.38 with traders clearing 23 shares in the market, Proven Investments ended at 10.99 US cents after a transfer of 76 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents as investors exchanged 2,404 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.07 of a cent to end at 2.56 US cents with sellers trading 366,346 stock units.
In the preference segment, AS Bryden remained at US$1 after an exchange of 170 units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% advanced US$1.20 to close at US$10 with investors trading 284 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 217,386 shares for US$11,618, falling from 264,864 stocks at US$21,126 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 8.01 US cents with traders dealing in 1,181 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 2.49 US cents with 126,110 stocks crossing the exchange.
The market closed with an exchange of 264,864 shares for US$21,126, just short of 289,631 stocks at US$8,296 on Tuesday.
Margaritaville climbed 0.13 of a cent to 8 US cents with traders transferring 121 stocks through the market, Productive Business Solutions rose 18.6 cents and ended at US$1.426 with investors swapping 13 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after a transfer of 15,781 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 1 cent to close at 6 US cents as investors exchanged 129,679 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.08 of one cent to finish at 2.48 US cents with 102,779 shares crossing the market.
The market ended with the volume of stocks traded declining by 6 percent, with a 14 percent lower value than on Monday, following an exchange of 289,631 shares for US$8,296, down from 309,324 stocks at US$9,698 on Monday.
Productive Business Solutions popped 1.6 cents to US$1.24 with investors swapping 404 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 10.99 US cents in an exchange of 845 units. Sterling Investments sank 0.14 of one cent to end at 2 US cents with 2,095 shares passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.02 of a cent and ended at 2.4 US cents with a transfer of 286,212 stock units.
Sterling Investments advanced 0.38 of a cent and ended at 2.14 US cents with traders dealing in 5,968 units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents after a transfer of 26,694 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 0.19 of one cent and ended at 8.01 US cents with 668 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.11 of one cent to 2.42 US cents after 248,237 shares were traded.
The market closed with an exchange of 99,850 shares for US$12,828 compared to 645,488 stocks at US$23,415 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents after 36,905 stock units crossed the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 0.65 of a cent to end at 8.2 US cents in an exchange of 393 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.07 of a cent to close at 2.53 US cents following trading of 47,348 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 645,488 shares for US$23,415, down from 6,757,426 stock units at US$185,982 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments sank 0.4 of a cent and ended at 2 US cents as investors exchanged 34,543 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.54 of one cent to end at 2.46 US cents with a transfer of 512,281 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 6,757,426 shares for US$186,982, up from 218,515 stock units at US$14,425 on Tuesday.
Productive Business Solutions slipped 1 cent to finish at US$1.44 with trading of 2,165 shares. Proven Investments remained at 11 US cents after an exchange of 141,810 stocks, Sterling Investments popped 0.44 of one cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 2.4 US cents with a transfer of 156,441 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.72 of one cent in closing at 3 US cents with investors dealing in 6,434,630 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,023,379 shares for US$89,468, up from 433,666 stock units at US$22,834 on Friday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 8.85 US cents with investors swapping 307 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.28 of a cent to end at 2.28 US cents after an exchange of 648,515 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 433,666 shares for US$22,834, down from 870,827 stocks at US$59,277 on Thursday.
Proven Investments rose 0.44 of one cent to close at 11 US cents in trading 111,964 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 1.96 US cents with a transfer of 2,540 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 8.8 US cents with investors swapping 28,186 stock units and Transjamaican Highway climbed just 0.18 of a cent to 2.56 US cents after an exchange of 286,032 units.