Trading remained subdued on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday as investors exchanged just over 100,000 stocks as market activity resulted in five securities changing hands, similar to Tuesday.
Traded ended with the prices of three stocks declining and two closing unchanged. Trading ended with 102,201 shares at US$28,100 changing hands, in contrast to 57,099 units at US$26,170 on Monday.
At the close, the market declined by 1.93 points to 186.86. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13 times IC Insider.com projected 2020 earnings.
At the close of market activity, First Rock Capital lost 1.15 cents in trading 8,000 stock units at 9.35 US cents, Margaritaville exchanged 1,106 units at 18 US cents, Proven Investments fell 1.44 cents after exchanging 74,433 units and closed at 23.46 US cents and Trans Jamaican Highway ended at 0.99 of a US cent, after trading 8,662 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 10,000 stock units and lost a fraction of a cent to close at 99 US cents.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
