Trading rises on JSE USD Market but prices slip

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 1,962 percent and valued 206 percent higher than on Thursday and resulted in seven securities trading, compared to seven on Thursday with none rising, two declining and five ending unchanged.
Overall, 318,483 shares were traded for US$4,336 compared to 15,447 units at US$1,416 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 45,498 shares at US$619 compared with 2,207 stocks at US$202 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 42,593 shares at US$2,021 compared to 42,410 units at US$2,109 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 48,604 units for US$4,865.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.65 points to close at 248.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages  9.8. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville remained at 12.5 US cents while trading 8,228 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 58 US cents, with 400 units crossing the market, Proven Investments remained at 19 US cents with 15 stocks clearing the exchange. Sterling Investments lost 0.11 of a cent in ending at 1.89 US cents in an exchange of 5,400 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 0.1 of a cent in closing at 8.4 US cents with a transfer of 1,850 stock units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.94 of one US cent, with 302,588 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share remained at US$1.15 in switching ownership of 2 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.