Trading activity expanded on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with Transjamaican Highway snatching 99 percent of the value of stocks traded. The market closed with 152 percent more shares changing hands with 127 percent more value than on Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of five securities, compared with four on Wednesday, with prices of one rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 895,151 shares for US$41,146 up from 355,844 stock units at US$18,142 on Wednesday. Trading ended with an average of 179,030 shares at US$8,229 compared to 88,961 stocks at US$4,535 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 248,818 units at US$11,383 after falling from 253,803 stock units at US$11,609 on the preceding day and up from an average of 121,441 units for US$6,732 for April.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 1.60 points to close trading at 272.79. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2.99 US cents with investors trading 160 shares, Proven Investments climbed 0.01 of one cent to 7 US cents after swapping of 6,487 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents in trading 890 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.01 of a cent to end at 5.99 US cents with 33 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.39 of a cent to 4.24 US cents with investors dealing in 887,581 units.
Prices of stocks traded are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.