Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of shares changing hands declining 58 percent from Wednesday, and resulting in an even number of stocks rising as falling.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to six on Wednesday with prices of two rising, two declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.21 points to 198.11.
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.
Just 239,208 shares traded for US$17,234 compared to 566,302 units at US$17,194 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 34,173 units at US$2,462, down from 94,384 shares at US$2,866 previously and month to date averages 59,737 shares at US$2,783 versus 73,502 units at US$2,955 on Wednesday. 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 their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell half a cent in closing at 6.5 US cents after trading 43,957 shares, Margaritaville gained 3 cents to 15 US cents with one stock unit changing hands, Proven Investments ended unchanged at 22 US cents in switching ownership of 34,473 units. Sterling Investments finished at 2.1 US cents after 5 stocks crossed the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rallied 1.65 cents to close at 12.95 US cents with 41,717 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 14 US cents with an exchange of 1,855 stock units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.06 of a cent to end at 0.83 of a US cent after trading 117,200 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on Friday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising after trading tenfold and the value climbing fifty times trading on Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market and resulting in a mild slippage in the market index.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Thursday with prices of two rising, two declining and two ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 1.52 points to end at 201.06.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values averages 12.8. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
Overall, 1,856,215 shares traded, for US$329,297 compared to 165,073 units at US$6,369 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 309,369 units at US$54,883up from 23,582 shares at US$910 on Thursday and for the month to date an average of 85,682 shares at US$7,857 versus 69,113 units at US$4,373 on Thursday. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 0.38 od one cent to end at 6.55 US cents in trading 401,918 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.9 of a cents after ending at 23 US cents, with 1,295,052 units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined half a cent to close at 11.5 US cents, with 17,436 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended unchanged at 12 US cents in exchanging 965 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.03 of a cent in closing at 0.86 US cents in exchanging 136,086 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% advanced 4 cents to US$1.05 with an exchange of 4,758 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 18 percent with a 1,050 percent surge in the value of trades than on Monday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in declining stocks edging out those that rose.
Seven securities traded, compared to eight on Monday with two rising, three declining and two ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index popped 1.49 points to end at 203.73.
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, 689,580 shares traded, for US$151,286 compared to 842,964 units at US$13,152 on Monday.
Trading averaged 98,511 units at US$21,612, compared to 105,371 shares at US$1,644 on Monday and month to date averages 68,829 shares at US$4,908 versus 65,478 units at US$3,022 on Monday. 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 the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 0.59 of a cent to 6.3 US cents trading 1,083 shares, Margaritaville remained at 11.5 US cents as 56,639 stock units were swapped, Proven Investments climbed 1.22 cents in closing at 23.94 US cents after exchanging 598,780 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.3 of a cent before ending at 12.4 US cents and trading 10,437 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished at 14 US cents in exchanging 41 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 0.86 of one US cent with an exchange of 17,600 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% lost 4 cents in closing at US$1.01 in an exchange of 5,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.