Trading rises but prices fall on JSE USD Market

The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market slipped back at the end of trading on Wednesday, following a 15 percent rise in the volume of stocks changing hands carrying a valued that was 50 percent more than on Tuesday, resulting in trading of six securities , compared to five on Tuesday with one r ising, four declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 228,802 shares were traded, for US$5,310 up from 198,410 units at US$3,547 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 38,134 units at US$885, versus 39,682 shares at US$709 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 24,118 shares at US$837 compared with 19,171 units at US$821 on the previous day, down sharply from November with an average of 249,102 units for US$14,204.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 1.45 points to lock up trading at 226.16.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.2. 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 four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville dipped 1.21 cents in closing at 11.04 US cents with investors transferring 1,532 stock units, Productive Business Solutions advanced 10.77 cents to US$1.6577 after an exchange of just one unit, Proven Investments lost 1.65 cents to end at 13 US cents with investors dealing in 9,389 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 9 US cents in an exchange of 724 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1.6 cents and ended at 6.6 US cents, with 6,113 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.12 of a cent to 1.6 US cents with a transfer of 211,043 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.