Volume spike value flat on JSE USD market

Trading on Thursday ended with the volume of shares changing hands dropping 57 percent below Wednesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
Similar to Wednesday, seven securities traded, with three rising, two declining and two ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.08 points to end at 199.44.
A total of 89,324 shares changed hands for US$17,497, down from 209,206 units at US$17,560 on Wednesday.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.1. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasted done by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Trading averaged 12,761 units at US$2,500, compared to  29,887 shares at US$2,509 on Wednesday and month to date averages 59,935 at US$6,689 compared to 66,165 units at US$7,243 on Wednesday. October ended with an average of 48,646 units for US$4,160.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
In trading, First Rock Capital US share lost 0.99 of a cents to close at 6.01 US cents after trading 17,153 shares, Proven Investments rallied 0.07 cents to 22.63 US cents after exchanging 33,707 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.85 of a cent in closing at 12.12 US cents while trading 34,288 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.1 of a cent to end at 16.1 US cents with the swapping of 38 stock units and Transjamaican Highway edged 0.01 of a cent higher to 0.89 US cents with ten shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share ended unchanged at US$1.90, trading 95 units and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.05 after exchanging 4,033 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.