Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday with an 89 percent decline in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 51 percent lower than on Thursday and resulting in six securities being traded, as was the case on Thursday and ended with two rising, one falling and three ending unchanged.
A total of 118,609 shares were traded for US$17,580 compared with 1,054,854 units at US$35,623 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 19,768 units at US$2,930 compared with 175,809 shares at US$5,937 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 46,419 shares at US$2,877 compared to 49,555 units at US$2,870 on the previous day. July ended with an average of 95,306 units for US$2,965.
The US Denominated Equities Index added 0.14 points to finish at 242.40.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.1. The PE ratio is calculated 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 none with a lower offer.
At the close, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.80 after an exchange of 4 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.3 of a cent to close at 14.5 US cents after 52,992 stock units passed through the market, 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 10 US cents closed with an exchange of 1,400 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.05 of a cent in closing at 1.65 US cents with investors exchanging 62,160 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$1.95, with investors transferring 1,600 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share rose 50 cents and ended at US$12.50 after a transfer of 453 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on JSE USD Market
August 11, 2023 by
