Winning stocks lead JSE USD Market higher

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with a 183 percent rise in the volume of stocks exchanged after a 50 percent drop in US dollars inflows compared with Thursday, resulting in trading in eight securities, up from four on Thursday with prices of four rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 83,304 shares for US$2,577 compared to 29,463 units at US$5,112 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 10,413 units at US$322 versus 7,366 shares at US$1,278 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 56,108 shares at US$3,878 compared with 59,402 units at US$4,135 on the previous day and February with an average of 46,765 units for US$6,084.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 1.68 points to end the day at 250.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied 0.39 of a cent in closing at 22.4 US cents after trading of 1,400 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share closed at 4.99 US cents after 7,200 stocks were traded, Margaritaville increased 0.99 of one cent to end at 11 US cents, with 452 shares crossing the exchange. Proven Investments remained at 15.99 US cents with investors swapping 321 stock units, Sterling Investments fell 0.01 of a cent and ended at 1.69 US cents with a transfer of 65 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 8.7 US cents with 3,327 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.03 of a cent in closing at 2.19 US cents in an exchange of 70,538 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 40 cents and ended at US$10.80 with traders dealing in one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.