Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed with a sharp fall in the number and value of shares changing hands as market activity resulted in three securities changing hands, similar to Friday.
The market closed with the prices of one stock advancing, one declining and one closing unchanged. Trading ended with 552,258 shares for US$125,657 changing hands, in contrast to 2,160,753 shares at US$452,039 from three securities on Friday.
At the close, the market climbed 6.27 points to 187.83. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.1 times IC Insider.com projected 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, Proven Investments closed with a loss of one cent at 22 US cents, with 548,229 shares changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 1.9 cents and exchanged a mere 29 units at 15 US cents and Trans Jamaican Highway was unchanged at 0.99 of a US cent after transferring 4,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dips on JSE US$ market
June 22, 2020 by