Trading picks up on the JSE USD Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 137 percent valued 215 percent more than on Friday, resulting in six securities trading on both Monday and Friday, with two rising, four declining on Monday.
Overall, 89,619 shares were traded, for US$7,899 up from 37,877 units at US$2,504 on Friday.
Trading averaged 14,937 units at US$1,316, versus 6,313 shares at US$417 on Friday, with a month to date average of 10,625 shares at US$867 compared to November with an average of 249,102 units for US$14,204.
The US Denominated Equities Index dropped 2.72 points to close at 224.13.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. 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 two with lower offers.
At the close, Proven Investments lost 0.8 of a cent to close at 12.8 US cents after 3,327 stocks passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.29 of one cent to 9 US cents with investors transferring 30,840 units and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.01 of a cent to end at 1.7 US cents, with 55,050 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share fell 22.5 cents in closing at US$1.275 with an exchange of 71 stock units, JMMB Group 5.75% popped 6 cents and ended at US$1.80 after closing with an exchange of 14 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share shed 1 cent to US$11.50, with 317 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.