Trading jumped sharply on Wednesday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market with the volume of stocks traded rising 611 percent higher and the value surging 6,323 percent over trading on Tuesday, resulting in seven securities trading, compared to four on Tuesday with two rising, three declining and two unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 3.42 points to end at 215.97.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending, up to August 2023.
A total of 1,086,150 shares traded for US$718,478 versus 152,805 units at US$11,186 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 155,164 units at US$102,640, compared to 38,201 shares at US$2,797 on Tuesday, with month to date average of 80,746 shares at US$10,105 versus 75,922 units at US$4,107 on the previous day. May ended with an average of 47,916 units for US$3,528.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share remained at 7.49 US cents, with 2,290 shares crossing the exchange, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1.38 with an exchange of 7 stock units, Productive Business Solutions shed 1 cent to close at US$1.14, with 612,721 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments advanced 0.88 of one cent to close at 25.9 US cents after 54,605 units changed hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.03 of a cent to end at 12.94 US cents in an exchange of 13,056 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.05 of a cent to end at 1 US cent after exchanging 402,835 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% dropped 4 cents to close at US$1.01, with 636 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surge for JSE USD market
June 22, 2022 by
