Trading jumps on JSE US dollar market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks exchanged jumping 1,627 percent more valued 335 percent more than on Monday, resulting in 11 securities trading, down from 14 on Monday with two rising, three declining and six ending unchanged.
Overall, 1,000,947 shares were traded for US$41,599, up from 57,945 units at US$9,558 on Monday. Trading averaged 90,995 units at US$3,782, versus 4,139 shares at US$683 on Monday, with a month to date average of 53,049 shares at US$7,517 versus 50,781 units at US$7,740 on the previous trading day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 10.38 points to end at 203.76.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 8. The PE ratio incorporates ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4 US cents with investors transferring 98,237 shares, Margaritaville remained at 14.99 US cents after trading 168 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed 30 cents to US$1, with 23 stocks crossing the exchange. Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.28 as investors exchanged 1,997 stock units, Proven Investments lost 1.4 cents to end at 20 US cents after exchanging 48,430 shares, Sterling Investments rallied 0.01 of a cent to 2.1 US cents in switching ownership of 701 stock units. Sygnus Credit InvestmentsUSD share increased 1.02 cents in closing at 13 US cents, with 162,373 units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 12.45 US cents, with 101 stocks changing hands, Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.14 of a cent to end at 0.81 of one US cent in trading 688,908 stocks.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.85 with the swapping of two units and JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1.0at after trading seven shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.