Trading picks up for JSE USD Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 155 percent and valued 385 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in six securities traded, which is similar to that on Wednesday with two rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 768,092 shares were exchanged for US$20,748 compared with 301,506 units at US$4,280 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 128,015 units at US$3,458, versus 50,251 shares at US$713 on Wednesday, with month to date average of 48,253 shares at US$2,396 compared with 37,618 units at US$2,255 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 48,604 units for US$4,865.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 1.15 points to end at 231.63.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.39 of a cent to 7.39 US cents after trading 1,010 shares, Proven Investments declined 0.46 of a cent to close at 18.53 US  after trading 1,780 stock units, Sterling Investments climbed 0.18 of a cent in closing at 1.99 US cents with an exchange of 9,531 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended at 9.51 US cents after investors exchanged 40,960 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.06 of a cent after ending at 0.9 of one US cent after a transfer of 709,811 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% fell 4 cents to end at US$1.97 with a transfer of 5,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.