Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands jumping 2,626 percent valued at 2,164 percent more than on Monday and resulting in the trading of eight securities, compared to three on Monday with three rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
Overall, 102,487 shares were traded, for US$9,725 compared to 3,759 units at US$430 on Monday.
Trading averaged 12,811 units at US$1,216, up from just 1,253 shares at a mere US$143 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 18,949 shares at US$1,604 compared with 20,276 units at US$1,688 on the previous day, well off November with an average of 249,102 units for US$14,204.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 1.87 points to 221.96.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.2. 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 three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville remained at 11 US cents with an exchange of 1,672 units, Proven Investments popped 0.45 of one cent and ended at 13.52 US cents with 51,684 stocks changing hands, 
Sterling Investments lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 1.58 US cents while trading 5 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 8.71 US cents after an exchange of 23,000 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.11 of a cent to close at 6.71 US cents, with 81 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway ended at 1.72 US cents while exchanging 25,969 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share rose 19.33 cents to end at US$1.4683 with investors transferring 70 stocks and JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 in an exchange of 6 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps for JSE USD Market
December 12, 2023 by
