More cash passed through the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, compared to Monday ended, but the volume of shares changing hands declined by 36 percent even as the value surged 465 percent higher and resulted in fewer securities trading at the close.
Just three securities traded, down from six on Monday, with stocks rising, falling and trading unchanged, sharing the honours equally, with one each.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 3.57 points to end at 196.70. The PE Ratio, a measure used in the computation of appropriate stock values, averages 12.3. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 81,192 shares traded for US$25,432 compared to 127,160 units at US$4,503 on Monday. Trading averaged 27,064 units at US$8,477, compared to 21,193 shares at US$751 on Monday and month to date an average of 211,071 shares at US$42,274 compared to 235,072 units at US$46,683 on Monday. 
November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
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, Proven Investments remained at 23 US cents, with 70,492 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share increased by 0.82 of a cent in closing at 12.82 US cents after trading 200 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% lost 14 cents to close at US$1.01 with an exchange of 10,500 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on JSE USD market
December 8, 2021 by
