Trading plunged on JSE USD Market on Friday

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 86 percent valued 2 percent more than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of six securities, similar to that on Thursday and ended with one rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 31,673 shares were traded, for US$7,572 compared to 218,678 units at US$7,411 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 5,279 units at US$1,262, versus 36,446 shares at US$1,235 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 49,625 shares at US$4,551 compared with 51,979 units at US$4,725 on the previous day. September ended with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 0.42 points to end at 226.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. 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 between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped 2 cents to end at 54 US cents with 100 units being traded, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.55 with investors dealing in 155 stocks, Proven Investments fell 0.1 of a cent and ended at 14.5 US cents after 7,336 shares passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.3 of a cent in closing at 8.7 US cents with an exchange of 3,334 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent to close at 1.65 US cents, with 17,937 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2 as investors exchanged 2,811 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.