Trading gains for JSE USD Market


The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 53 percent with a 96 percent greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in the exchange of seven securities, up from six on Tuesday with prices of two rising, three declining and two ending unchanged. 

The market closed with an exchange of 227,093 shares for US$10,758 compared with 148,501 stocks at US$5,489 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 32,442 shares at US$1,537 compared to 24,750 stocks at US$915 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 441,916 units at US$11,594 less than 465,032 stocks at US$12,161 on the prior day and September with an average of 161,382 stock units at US$5,462. The US Denominated Equities Index sank 2.42 points to settle at 225.07. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers. The PE Ratio, one of the best known measures used to determine appropriate stock values, averages seven. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.

At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.84 of a cent to end at 3.98 US cents in trading just 3 stock units, Margaritaville sank 2 cents in closing at 8 US cents after 452 shares passed through the market, Proven Investments ended at 12 US cents as investors exchanged 60,640 stock units. Sterling Investments skidded 0.07 of one cent to close at 1.42 US cents in switching ownership of 1,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.3 of a cent and ended at 6.5 US cents after the trading of 7,595 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5 US cents with a transfer of 5,500 units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.11 of one cent to 2.03 US cents with 151,903 stocks crossing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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