Trading levels picked up on the JSE US dollar market on Friday, with six times the volume trading on Thursday and leading to a rise in the market advanced by 1.72 points to 190.80.
Market activity resulted in six securities changing hands, up from three on Thursday. The market closed with the prices of three stocks advancing and none declining. Trading ended with 955,873 shares for US$89,015 changing hands, in contrast to 154,355 shares for US$13,028 from the trading five securities on Thursday.
The market closed with the PE ratio of the market at an average of 13.3 times 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital Holdings traded 503,686 shares and rose half a cent to close at 10 US cents, Proven Investments gained half of a cent in trading 37,127 shares and closed at 23 US cents. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 3 cents in exchanging 29,163 units to close at 15.98 US cents and Trans Jamaican Highway ended at 0.99 US cents, after picking up one-tenth of a cent with 370,595 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% Preference Share traded 7,500 units at US$2 and JMMB Group 6% exchanged 7,802 stock units in closing at US$1.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.