Winning stocks lead JSE USD Market

Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market Thursday, with 12 securities traded, up from nine on Wednesday, with four rising, two declining and six ending unchanged, with the volume of stocks traded rising 48 percent and 196 percent greater value than on Wednesday.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.40 points to end at 194.73.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Overall, 703,183 shares were traded for US$76,534, up from 475,460 units at US$25,818 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 58,599 units at US$6,378 compared to 52,829 shares at US$2,869 on Wednesday, with month to date average of 29,943 shares at US$5,526 versus 24,305 units at US$5,359 on the previous day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 5.1 US cents, with 430,350 shares changing hands, Margaritaville popped 0.98 of one cent to close at 14.98 US cents in switching ownership of 2,537 stocks, Productive Business Solutions finished at US$1 with 1,901 units crossing the exchange. Proven Investments rallied 0.94 of a cent in closing at 22.95 US cents after exchanging 2,000 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after 8,092 shares crossed the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share increased 0.89 of one cent and ended at 12 US cents with 888 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1.89 cents to 10.61 US cents after exchanging 501 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent in closing at 0.87 of one cent US cents after trading 228,441 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share ended unchanged at US$1.15, with 12 units crossing the market. Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.85 in an exchange of 5 stock units, JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$1.7425, with 28,323 shares clearing the market and JMMB Group 6% climbed 6 cents to close at US$1.10 in trading 133 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.