Volume falls on JSE USD market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 64 percent, but valued 286 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in 11 securities changing hands, compared to seven on Wednesday with three rising, four declining and four closed unchanged.
A total of 143,667 shares were traded, for US$24,695 compared to 403,042 units at US$6,401 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 13,061 units at US$2,245, versus 57,577 shares at US$914 on Wednesday. August ended with an average of 53,206 units for US$7,288.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index climbed 8.22 points to end at 213.78.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.3. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended unchanged at 4 US cents with a transfer of 115,000 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.10, with one stock changing hands, Productive Business Solutions dipped 0.15 of a cent to end at US$1.321, with 3 stock units clearing the market. Proven Investments advanced 2 cents to 22 US cents after a transfer of 307 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2.09 US cents in exchanging 411 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share ended at 13.23 US cents after an exchange of 10 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share popped 0.9 of a cent in ending at 13 US cents while exchanging 374 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.01 of one cent to close at 12.44 US cents with investors transferring 69 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.1 of a cent to end at 0.9 of a US cent with 16,486 stocks in crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% lost 10 cents in closing at US$1.80, with 11,000 units changing hands and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.10 with an exchange of 6 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.