Trading drops on the JSE US dollar market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 56 percent valued 78 percent less than the value on Tuesday and resulting in six securities being traded, compared to seven on Tuesday, with one rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
Overall, 368,630 shares were traded, for US$6,490 compared to 830,053 units at US$28,943 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 61,438 units at US$1,082, versus 118,579 shares at US$4,135 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 77,132 shares at US$4,813 compared with 78,103 units at US$5,044 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 1.95 points to close at 225.90.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at 57 US cents after 635 units passed through the market, Proven Investments ended at 15 US cents with investors trading 318 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.7 US cents with investors exchanging 15,000 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.29 of a cent to close at 9 US cents with a transfer of 450 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.13 of a cent and ended at 1.6 US cents with investors exchanging 352,217 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share ended at US$11.50, with 10 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.