The JSE USD market falls back to earth

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands dropping sharply from Thursday’s robust level, with a 96 percent fall while the value plunged 99 percent, resulting in the trading of five securities, compared to seven on Wednesday with prices of two rising, none declining and three ending unchanged.
A total of 826,627 shares were exchanged for US$14,407 down sharply from 22,289,394 units at US$1,286,713 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 165,325 units at US$2,881, versus 3,184,199 shares at US$183,816 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 249,102 shares at US$14,204 compared with 252,426 units at US$14,653 on the previous day, up from October with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.35 points to conclude trading at 227.86, but ended the month marginally higher than in October.
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 and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville gained 0.21 of a cent and ended at 14 US cents with a transfer of just one stock unit, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 57 US cents after investors exchange 1,185 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 15 US cents after closing with an 686 shares passing through the exchange.  Sterling Investments ended at 1.6 US cents in switching ownership of 38,562 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.13 of a cent to 1.69 US cents with 786,193 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.