Trading rises for JSE USD market on Monday

Trading picked up markedly on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar market on Monday, with the volume of shares changing hands rising1,151 percent, after 385 percent more funds came into the market than on Friday and resulting in declining stocks edging out those that gained.
Overall, eight securities traded, compared to five on Friday, with two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.56 points to end at 199.49.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.4. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 104,164 shares traded for US$7,020, up from 8,329 units at US$1,447 on Friday.
Trading averaged 13,021 units at US$877 compared to 1,666 shares at US$289 on Friday and month to date averages, well ahead of trading over the past two days, with 50,802 shares at US$5,614 versus 55,452 units at US$6,197 on Friday. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital US share finished unchanged at 6.99 US cents with investors switching ownership of 20,652 shares, Margaritaville popped 0.45 of a cent to 9.45 US cents with 15,122 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments dropped 0.03 of a cent to end at 23.88 US cents with 13,407 units traded. Sygnus Credit Investments JMD stock shed 1.59 cents to close at 13 US cents with a transfer of 27 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD stock slipped 0.06 of a cent to settle at 12.44 US cents with 3,916 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 0.1 of a cent to settle at 16 US cents with 154 units traded and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.88 US cents with 50,816 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% ended unchanged at US$1.05 with 70 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.