AS Bryden 6% preferred share ended trading with 882,362 stocks or 73 percent of the overall volume of stocks that were exchanged on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, The market closed with the volume of stocks traded, rising 57 percent with a 1,963 percent jump in value compared to Friday, following an exchange of 10 securities, similar to Friday, and ended with prices of two rising, five declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,213,201 shares for US$898,871 after a sharp increase from 771,156 stock units at US$43,569 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 121,320 shares at US$89,887, up from 77,116 stock units at US$4,357 on Friday, with a month to date average of 140,909 units at US$92,241, closely aligned with 143,135 stock units at US$92,509 on the previous day and well above February, which ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.05 points to settle at 288.42. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 11. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share sank 0.01 of a cent to end at 3.19 US cents after an exchange of 129 shares, Proven Investments ended at 8 US cents with 546 stocks passing through the market, Sterling Investments dipped 0.05 of a cent in closing at 2.15 US cents after investors swapped 10,005 shares. 
Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.48 of one cent to close at 6.02 US cents with an exchange of 32,459 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents with 73,437 units being traded and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.14 of a cent to 4.71 US cents with an exchange of 213,985 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% slipped 1 cent to US$1.20 with investors trading 200 units, AS Bryden 6% declined by 5 cents to end at 95 US cents in switching ownership of 882,362 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10 with traders dealing in 7 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% advanced 5 cents to close at US$10.30 after a transfer of 71 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.