Trading up on JSE USD market

Trading on Friday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 88 percent but with a 49 percent fall in value compared to Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market.
A total of five securities traded down from seven on Thursday with one rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.81 points to end at 203.99.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 1,211,422 shares traded for US$27,433 compared to 643,585 units at US$54,243 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 242,284 units at US$5,487 compared to 91,941 shares at US$7,749 on Thursday and month to date an average of 96,300 shares at US$4,371 versus 81,988 units at US$4,261 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock closed trading with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share climbed 0.1 of a cent in ending at 7 US cents after an exchange of 263,740 shares, Proven Investments ended at 22.95 US cents trading 4,554 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share slipped 1.04 cents to 11.89 US cents after 1,000 units changed hands and Transjamaican Highway dropped half of a cent to 0.8 of a US cent while exchanging 942,124 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended unchanged at US$2.09 with four shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.