Trading activity dropped sharply on Tuesday and ended with the volume of shares changing hands plunging 65 percent after trading ended, with far less funds than on Monday, at the close of the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
Trading ended with four securities changing hands, down from eight on Monday with the price of one stock rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 5.15 points to end at 187.04.
Overall, 17,249 shares traded, for US$3,749 compared to 49,101 units at US$9,065 on Monday. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading averaged 4,312 units at US$937 compared to 6,138 shares at US$1,133 on Monday, while the month to date averages 9,864 at US$1,422 versus 10,922 units at US$1,514 on Monday. 
August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last sale price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Proven Investments fell 1.69 cents to close at 22.01 US cents, with 17,094 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments popped 0.12 of a cent in ending at 2.12 US cents, just two stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share remained at 12.5 US cents trading 151 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.03 of a cent to 0.9 US cents in trading mere two units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
