Trading drops on JSE USD market

Trading on Thursday ended with the volume and the value of stocks changing hands declining 28 percent and 80 percent, respectively, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, compared to Wednesday and resulted in an even number of stocks rising than falling.
Seven securities were traded versus six on Wednesday, with one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.20 points to end at 221.43.
The PE ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio incorporates  ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial year ending up to August 2023.
Overall, 165,771 shares traded for US$10,795 down from 230,992 units at US$54,610 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 23,682 units at US$1,542, compared to 38,499 shares at US$9,102 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 101,489 shares at US$5,460 versus 109,618 units at US$5,869 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share remained at 7.95 US cents with an exchange 1,238 shares, Margaritaville finished at 16 US cents in trading 124 units, Productive Business Solutions ended unchanged at US$1.19 while exchanging 653 stock units. Proven Investments rose 1 cent to close at 25 US cents with 13,416 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments declined 0.25 of a cent to end at 2 US cents with 33,169 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.4 of a cent in ending at 12.45 US cents after an exchange of 41,171 shares and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.07 of a cent to 0.98 of a US cent after trading 76,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.