Stocks mostly rallied on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday resulting from trading in seven securities, compared to eight on Tuesday with five rising, one declining and one ending unchanged with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 82 percent valued 86 percent less than on Tuesday.
A total of 246,487 shares were traded at US$10,039 compared to 1,397,026 units at US$71,601 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 35,212 shares at US$1,434, down from 174,628 units at US$8,950 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 60,736 stock units at US$5,476 compared with 63,926 units at US$5,981 on the previous day. Trading in August averages 57,291 units for US$4,251.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 4.15 points to conclude trading at 244.57.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.3. 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 two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 1.4 cents to 6.7 US cents, with 84,833 shares changing hands, Proven Investments increased 0.2 of a cent to close at 15 US cents with traders dealing in 2,610 stock units. 
Sterling Investments ended at 1.92 US cents with investors trading in 1,046 units, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.1 of a cent in closing at 9.1 US cents with a transfer of 26,288 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 1.5 cents to end at 10 US cents with 62 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.11 of one cent to close at 1.69 US cents with an exchange of 131,637 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% shed 0.12 of a cent to end at US$1.0788 after trading 11 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE USD Market
Guardian & ISP big JSE winners Wednesday
Guardian Holdings jumped $28.80 and the Junior Market ISP Finance surged $10.20, while Caribbean Cement recovered $4.84 lost on Tuesday and Barita Investments fell $1.88 and Massy Holdings $1 on a day of low trading and declines in most market indices.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,259.01 points to end at 329,392.48, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 107.59 points to close at 350,523.65, the JSE Main Index lost 1,264.18 points to end at 316,046.21, the Junior Market Index slipped 8.68 points to 3,768.86, while the JSE USD Market Index rallied 4.15 points to 244.57.
At the close, a total of 8,767,985 shares were traded in all three markets, compared with 9,714,042 stock units on Tuesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets ended at just $40 million, down from $67.7 million on Tuesday. Trading on the JSE USD market rose above that on Tuesday and ended with investors trading 246,487 shares for US$10,039 from 1,397,026 units at US$71,601 on Tuesday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 19.9 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.1 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with companies grouped by industry, for easy comparison between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Guardian climbs TT$1, Scotia 99 cents
Guardian Holdings rallied $1 followed by Scotiabank with a 99 cents rise in trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, a day when the volume of stocks traded climbed 128 percent, with the value 136 percent more than on Tuesday and resulting in 23 securities trading compared with 17 on Tuesday, with prices of five stocks rising, six declining and 12 ending unchanged.
Investors traded 336,364 shares for $4,389,046 compared to 147,835 stock units at $1,859,999 on Tuesday.
An average of 14,625 units were traded at $190,828 compared to 8,696 shares at $109,412 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,288 shares at $144,664, up from 10,793 units at $137,814 on the previous day. The average trade for August amounts to 14,526 shares at $195,195.
The Composite Index dipped 0.90 points to 1,203.28, the All T&T Index shed 1.75 points to 1,834.30, the SME Index remained at 66.38 and the Cross-Listed Index closed firm at 73.91.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $67 after investors ended trading 95 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $20.05 after an exchange of 290 units, Ansa McAl remained at $54.05, with 194 stocks crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.20 as investors exchanged 49,822 stock units. First Citizens closed at $49.01 with stakeholders trading 846 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 with 20,000 stock units being traded, 
GraceKennedy closd at $3.27 in an exchange of 1,600 units, Guardian Holdings rallied $1 to close at $20 with 12 stocks changing hands. Guardian Media ended at $2 in switching owners of 127 stocks, JMMB Group popped 1 cent in closing at $1.35 after 193,158 stock units passed through the market, L.J. Williams B share gained 5 cents and ended at $2.55 with traders dealing in 10 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $4.79 after 7,623 shares changed hands. National Enterprises skidded 14 cents to close at $3.59 after a transfer of 500 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.53 with a transfer of 230 units, NCB Financial closed at $3 with shareholders swapping 15,871 shares, One Caribbean Media dipped 15 cents to $3.60 while exchanging 4,410 stock units. 
Point Lisas fell 33 cents to $3.07 with investors trading 1,085 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 12 cents to end at $7.86 after 1,391 stocks changed hands, Republic Financial shed 25 cents to end at $125, with 8,835 shares changing hands, Scotiabank climbed 99 cents in closing at $73, with 3,370 units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 50 cents and ended at $13.50 after 26,580 units passed through the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.99 after exchanging 20 stock units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 19 cents to $10.31 with investors dealing in 295 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Carib Cement drops $4.85
Barita Investments and Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained over $1 but sharp declines in Caribbean Cement, down $4.85, Kingston Wharves falling $3.16, Jamaica Producers losing $1.35 and Pan Jamaica skidding $1 pressured the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday. 
Trading activity dropped sharply, with a 41 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with 55 percent lower value than Monday, resulting from trading in 53 securities compared with 54 on Monday, with 18 rising, 20 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,365,366 shares were traded for $60,054,838 versus 9,156,436 units at $134,445,305 on Monday.
Trading averaged 101,233 shares at $1,133,110 versus 169,564 shares at $2,489,728 on Monday and month to date, an average of 137,507 units at $1,211,952 compared to 142,462 units at $1,222,721, the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.57 million shares for 29.2 percent of total volume followed by Carreras with 1.40 million units for 26.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 469,969 units for 8.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,710.4 points to close at 350,631.24, JSE Main Index skidded 526.78 points to 317,310.39 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.27 points to 70.42.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.3 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PEs are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments popped $2.14 and ended at $78.20 after investors ended trading 46,794 shares, Berger Paints declined 59 cents to $7.15 in an exchange of 1,292 units, Caribbean Cement dropped $4.85 to $45.15 while exchanging 14,426 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $2 in closing at $37 with stakeholders trading 16,143 stock units. 
Jamaica Producers fell $1.35 to $18.70 with 5,350 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 50 cents to $10.15, with 19,583 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed $1 to end at $28.50 after 34,852 stock units were traded, Kingston Properties rose 80 cents and ended at $7.40 in trading 10,000 stocks. Kingston Wharves dropped $3.16 to close at $26.80 after a transfer of 5,313 shares, Pan Jamaica dipped $1 in closing at $45 in an exchange of 2,716 stock units, Sagicor Group skidded 50 cents in closing at $44.50, with 155,542 units changing hands, Scotia Group rallied 40 cents and ended at $33.90 after an exchange of 119,374 stocks after the group reported nine month’s profit up 74 percent, to $12.8 billion. Seprod increased 90 cents to end at $69.90 after 963 stocks passed through the market, 
Stanley Motta advanced 59 cents to $5.34 with investors dealing in 100 units and Sygnus Credit Investments increased 30 cents to close at $11.30, with 58,391 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Transjamaican hikes JSE USD trading
Transjamaican Highway with 969,738 shares traded, pushed the volume of stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market sharply higher on Tuesday levels as 366 percent more shares were traded with a 51 percent lower value than on Monday and resulted in eight securities being traded, compared to nine on Monday with the price one rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.
Transjamaican Highway
A total of 1,397,026 shares were traded at US$71,601 compared to 299,650 units at US$146,763 on Monday.
Trading averaged 174,628 shares at US$8,950 compared to 33,294 units at US$16,307 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 63,926 stock units at US$5,981 compared with 45,476 shares at US$5,486, the previous day. August ended with an average of 57,291 units for US$4,251.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 4.39 points to end trading at 240.42.
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 four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 0.1 of a cent and ended at 5.3 US cents with a transfer of 67,591 shares, Margaritaville ended at 11.49 US cents as investors traded 1,678 stock units, Proven Investments dropped 0.15 of a cent to close at 14.8 US cents in an exchange of 320,429 units, Sterling Investments remained at 1.92 US cents with investors exchanging 407 stock units. 
Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.09 of a cent to end at 9 US cents in an exchange of 30,671 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share declined 1.5 cents and ended at 8.5 US cents, with 6,399 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.11 of a cent to end at 1.58 US cents with investors trading 969,738 shares.
In the preference section, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share ended at US$12 after 113 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading for Junior Market
Trading closed with 15 rising, 15 declining and 10 closing unchanged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following an 18 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded
declining with a 25 percent lower value than Monday following trading of 40 securities the same number as Monday as the Junior Market Index inched 2.32 points higher to end at 3,777.54.
Investors traded 2,941,650 shares for just $6,618,990, from 3,594,328 units at $8,871,607 on Monday.
Trading averaged 73,541 shares at $165,475, compared to 89,858 units at $221,790 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 116,481 shares at $290,019 compared with 122,572 stock units at $307,685 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 183,001 units at $460,354.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 712,487 shares for 24.2 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 480,690 units for 16.3 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 276,854 units for 9.4 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.4. 
The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with projected earnings done by ICInsider.com’s for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power rose 11 cents to close at $2.50, with 126,017 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 51 cents in closing at $4.06, with 4,000 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove shed 44 cents to end at $16.06 in an exchange of 833 stock units, EduFocal dipped 15 cents and ended at $1.25 with investors transferring 480,690 units. Express Catering slipped 35 cents to $4.50 with investors dealing in 270 stock units, Fontana fell 8 cents to $10.51 in an exchange of 48,278 units, 
Future Energy Source advanced 9 cents to close at $3.40, with investors trading 124,589 stocks, GWest Corporation increased 9 cents and ended at 97 cents, with 87 shares crossing the market. Honey Bun popped 7 cents to end at $6.60 after 2,547 shares passed through the exchange, Indies Pharma declined 15 cents in closing at $3 with stakeholders exchanging 538 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied $2.74 to close at $11.25 after 359 units passed through the market, Limners and Bards dropped 15 cents and ended at $1.75 after closing with 207,912 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot climbed 9 cents in closing at $2 with a transfer of 6,352 stock units, Main Event skidded $1.25 to $15.50 with shareholders swapping 3,850 units, 
Medical Disposables popped 22 cents to end at $4.24 as investors exchanged 1,177 stocks and Paramount Trading rose 18 cents to end at $1.98 after a transfer of 3,033 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big fall in prices pressure the JSE on Tuesday
Knutsford Express, Barita Investments and Eppley Caribbean Property Fund all gained over $1 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday while there were sharp declines in Caribbean Cement down $4.85, Kingston Wharves, with a fall of $3.16, Jamaica Producers, down $1.35, the Junior Market listed Main Event shed $1.25 and Pan Jamaica fell $1 and helped to pressure the market at the end of trading as the overall market moved sideways on Tuesday with no clear market direction.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 470.27 points to close at 330,651.49, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,710.44 points to finish at 350,631.24, the JSE Main Index skidded 526.78 points to end at 317,310.39, the Junior Market Index popped 2.32 points to 3,777.54, while the JSE USD Market Index dipped 4.28 points to finish at 240.42.
At the close, 9,714,042 shares were traded in all three markets, compared with 13,050,414 stock units on Monday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounts to $67.7 million, up from $143 million on Monday. Trading on the JSE USD market rose above that on Monday and ended with investors exchanging 1,397,026 shares for US$71,601 from 299,650 units at US$146,763 on Monday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 19.4 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.1 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with companies grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Trading drop prices rise on TTSE
An 18 percent fall in the value of stocks trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, ended with a 22 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded compared to Monday and resulted in 17 securities trading compared with 21 on Monday, with prices of seven rising, four declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 147,835 shares at $1,859,999, down from 189,857 stocks at $2,257,685 on Monday.
Trading on Tuesday averaged 8,696 shares at $109,412 compared to 9,041 units at $107,509 on Monday. Trading for the month to date, averages 10,793 shares at $137,814 compared to 11,051 units at $141,315 on the previous day. The average trade for August amounts to 14,526 shares at $195,195.
The Composite Index climbed 5.45 points to 1,204.18, the All T&T Index rose 9.17 points to finish at 1,836.05, the SME Index remained at 66.38 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.21 points to finish at 73.91.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl advanced $1.05 and ended at $54.05 after 16,443 shares were traded, First Citizens Group rose 1 cent to close trading of 3,547 stocks at $49.01, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 in an exchange of 6,372 stock units, GraceKennedy dropped 3 cents in closing at $3.27 with 6,900 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings remained at $19 after 2,200 stocks were traded. JMMB Group rose 6 cents to $1.34 with traders dealing in 103 stock units, L.J. Williams B share skidded 6 cents to $2.50 in switching ownership of 835 shares, Massy Holdings gained 14 cents in closing at $4.79 after 4,857 units passed through the market, National Enterprises ended at $3.73, with 98,725 stocks changing hands.
One Caribbean Media fell 7 cents to close at $3.75 with shareholders swapping 1,012 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.40 after an exchange of just 5 units, Prestige Holdings irose 5 cents to $7.98 with 423 stock units traded, Republic Financial remained at $125.25, with 940 shares crossing the market. Scotiabank shed 49 cents to end at $72.01 as investors exchanged 1,708 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $13 with investors trading 3,432 stock units, Unilever Caribbean popped 9 cents in closing at $11.99 in trading 285 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 40 cents to $10.50 with a transfer of 48 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on JSE Main Market
Trading activity climbed sharply relative to that on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with a 74 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded and 149 percent climb in value, with trading in 54 securities compared with 57 on Friday, with prices of 19 rising, 27 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 9,156,436 shares at $134,445,305, up from 5,259,080 units at $54,075,283 on Friday.
Trading averaged 169,564 shares at $2,489,728 that jumped sharply above the 92,265 units for $948,689 on Friday, and month to date, an average of 142,462 units at $1,222,721, compared with 138,081 units at $1,017,876 on the previous trading day. Trading in August averaged 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 3.50 million shares for 38.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.97 million units for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.11 million units for 12.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 672.31 points to 352,341.68, the JSE Main Index declined 2,517.03 points to finish at 317,837.17 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.42 points to settle at 70.69.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped $2.90 to end at $76.06 with a transfer of 56,959 shares, Caribbean Cement dipped 30 cents to $50 with shareholders swapping 2,760 stocks, First Rock Real Estate shed 59 cents to close at $7.80 while exchanging 10,002 units, GraceKennedy skidded 30 cents in closing at $70.20 with stakeholders trading 70,580 stocks. 
Guardian Holdings shed $34.80 to $401.20, with 182 units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to $31 with an exchange of 66,931 shares, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.44 to end at $20.05 after 2,766 stocks changed hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 35 cents in closing at $9.65 with trading of 17,938 stock units. JMMB Group fell $2.20 and ended at $27.50, with 43,366 stock units clearing the market, Kingston Properties, lost 72 cents to $6.60, with 5,350 units crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves advanced $3.39 to $29.96 with investors dealing in 3,501,338 shares, Massy Holdings dipped $4.20 to close at $96 with 4,965 stocks being traded. NCB Financial skidded $1.50 in closing at $68.50 after trading 18,481 shares, Pan Jamaica popped $3 to end at $46 with investors transferring 878 units, Pulse Investments rallied 31 cents and ended at $2.51 and closed after trading in 16,227 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 49 cents to $45, with 9,649 stock units crossing the market. 
Seprod dropped $1.10 and ended at $69 in trading 17,450 shares, Stanley Motta declined 46 cents in closing at $4.75 with traders dealing in 30,730 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 30 cents to close at $11 after an exchange of 71,631 stocks and Wisynco Group increased 60 cents to end at $18 after exchanging 122,891 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on the JSE USD Market
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 2.23 points higher to 244.81 at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, following a 51 percent rise in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 612 percent more than on Friday and resulted in trading of nine securities compared to five on Friday, with six rising and three ending unchanged.
A total of 299,650 shares were exchanged for US$146,763 compared with 198,322 units at US$20,612 on Friday.
Trading on Monday averaged 33,294 shares for US$16,307 compared to 39,664 units at US$4,122 on Friday, with a month to date average of 45,476 stock units at US$5,486 compared to 48,287 units at US$2,989 on the previous trading day. August ended with an average of 57,291 units for US$4,251.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 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 one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 1.2 cents to 5.2 US cents after exchanging 1,889 shares, Margaritaville ended at 11.49 US cents with shareholders swapping 135 stocks, Proven Investments climbed 0.15 of one cent in closing at 14.95 US cents with investors trading 159,347 stocks. 
Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.09 of a cent to end at 9.09 US cents with 17,623 units being traded, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.5 cents to close at 10 US cents with a transfer of 79 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.01 of a cent to end at 1.69 US cents in an exchange of 59,759 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share added 10 cents in closing at US$1.50 after an exchange of 10 stocks, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$1.95 trading 60,596 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share ended at US$12 with investors dealing in 212 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
