Trading soared on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the market closing lower, following a 318 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 591 percent greater value than on Monday, resulting in an exchange of seven securities, compared with five on Monday. Three stocks closed higher, two declined and two ended unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 885,137 shares for US$43,488 compared to 211,797 stock units at US$6,297 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 126,448 shares at US$6,213 compared to 42,359 stock units at US$1,259 on Monday, with a month to date average of 68,007 units at US$3,167 compared with 64,569 stock units at US$2,988 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 5.58 points to 198.61, down by 21.2 percent for the year to date. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock 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 7.9. 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 trading, Productive Business Solutions slipped 15 cents to 80 US cents in switching ownership of 32 shares,
Sterling Investments gained 0.06 of one cent to close at 1.75 US cents after trading of 812 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.5 US cents after 8,356 shares were traded and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.08 of a cent and ended at 3 US cents with investors trading 861,937 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 1.63 cents to finish at US$1.16, with 13,884 stocks crossing the market, AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 with an exchange of 7 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% rallied 0.99 of a cent to US$10.90, with 109 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with a total of 15,816,768 shares being traded for $12,897,980 after the volume climbed from 11,654,091 units at $13,548,315 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. The PE ratios in this report are compiled by ICInsider.com for the fiscal year ending on or around August 2026.
Fontana rallied 17 cents to finish at $7.97 with investors trading 10,155 units, Future Energy sank 17 cents to end at $2.71 after a transfer of 79,829 stocks. Honey Bun advanced 13 cents to $7.18 as investors exchanged 2,594 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to close at 89 cents with 143,116 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance fell 21 cents to close at $15.89 after trading of 85 stocks. JFP rose 7 cents to end at 57 cents after 38,272 stock units passed through the market, Knutsford Express gained 20 cents to finish at $10.70 in an exchange of 5,231 stock units, Limners and Bards popped 15 cents and ended at $1.15 with investors swapping 22,598 shares. Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 5,200 units and Regency Petroleum slipped 13 cents to finish at $4.10 with investors trading 12,078 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 29,472 shares for US$2,193 after plunging from 1,149,523 stock units at US$39,558 on Monday.
Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents, after investors exchanged 6,045 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.07 of a cent to end at 6.88 US cents with 1,464 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share sank 0.75 of one cent in closing at 5.03 US cents after trading of 381 stocks was completed and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.12 of one cent to close at 3 US cents after closing with an exchange of 672 units.
The market closed with trading of 331,499 shares 363 percent more than 71,638 stock units for $2,761,359, with a jump of 129 percent more than $1,203,967 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $62.50, in transferring a mere 128 shares, Angostura Holdings climbed 80 cents to $12 as investors exchanged 1,775 units, Ansa McAl dipped $1 and ended at 52 weeks low of $40 with traders exchanging 930 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased by $1.45 to finish at a 52 weeks high of $25 with 303 shares crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 4 cents to $8.30 with investors trading 174 stock units, First Citizens Group popped $1 to end at $33 after an exchange of 12,481 shares. GraceKennedy rallied 2 cents to $3.51 with investors dealing in 17,837 stock units, Guardian Media remained at 73 cents with 11 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group rose 3 cents to end at 79 cents, with investors trading 3,066 units. Massy Holdings advanced 15 cents to finish at $3.60 with an exchange of 225,610 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55, after the market as cleared of 178 units, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after an exchange of 20,000 stocks. 
One Caribbean Media skidded 44 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.33, in trading 475 stock units, Prestige Holdings lost 57 cents and ended at $13 after investors transferred 934 shares, Republic Financial dropped 44 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $105 with dealings in 5,333 units. Scotiabank fell $1 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $46 with an exchange of 958 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 15 cents to finish at $2.80 with 251 stock units passing through the market and Unilever Caribbean gained $2.32 to end at $18.35 with traders switching ownership of 41,055 shares.
Data released by the country’s security force up to the 8th of November, shows the number of murders falling from 979 to the 8th of November last year, to 571 this year, a drop of 408 murders, up to the 8th of November, at a rate of just over an average of 1.75 murders per day.
In October, this year just 263,000 passengers passed through Sangster International Airport, a sharp fall from 319,200 last year. Passenger traffic dropped to 121.400 at the Norman Manley Airport compared with 139,600 in 2024.
The market closed with an exchange of 179,556 shares worth US$84,417, compared with 208,255 stocks at US$6,331 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments lost 0.25 of a cent in closing at 1.75 US cents with an exchange of 22,646 units. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.51 of a cent to finish at 7.77 US cents with a mere 16 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share slipped 0.69 of a cent and ended at 5.12 US cents with investors trading 18,409 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of one cent to close at 2.61 US cents in an exchange of 106,755 shares.
ICInsider.com projects turnout around 50 percent, with 46 percent the most likely outcome. In 2016, some 289,000 or 16 percent of the 1,824,412 registered voters cast their votes by 11:30 am and at 3 PM, 728,670 votes were polled, accounting for 39.94 percent of the votes cast, with a final tally of 882,389 for a 48.4 percent outcome.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation fell 34 cents to end at $1.50 with a transfer of 101,689 stock units. JFP declined 9 cents in closing at 54 cents after 232,903 shares passed through the exchange. Knutsford Express rallied 29 cents and ended at $14.26 in switching ownership of 75,368 units, Lasco Financial gained 18 cents to finish at $1.95 with investors trading 53,438 stocks. Limners and Bards rose 22 cents and ended at $1.12 in an exchange of 8,191 stock units, Lumber Depot sank 9 cents to $2.61 with traders dealing in 15,278 shares, Mailpac Group climbed 9 cents to close at $2.59 after a transfer of 1,289,686 stocks. Medical Disposables skidded 48 cents to finish at $1.32 in trading 4,999,626 units, Regency Petroleum increased 20 cents to end at $4.50, with 1,388,178 stock units crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 10 cents in closing at $1.10 with an exchange of 160,586 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,890,272 shares for $7,648,881 compared with 3,820,279 units at $8,170,504 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation dropped 24 cents to close at $1.77 in trading 15,059 units. JFP advanced 8 cents in closing at 57 cents after an exchange of 9,000 stocks, Limners and Bards climbed 10 cents to end at $1.10 with investors trading 2,244 units, Lumber Depot gained 21 cents to finish at $2.73 in an exchange of 1,000 shares. Mailpac Group popped 7 cents and ended at $2.47, after it closed with an exchange of 71,635 stock units, Main Event shed 24 cents to $8.55 after trading in 1,859 shares, Medical Disposables sank 10 cents to close at $1.50 with a transfer of 2,500 units. Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 9 cents to finish at $1.58 with investors clearing 2,782,628 stocks in the market and Tropical Battery slipped 8 cents to end at $1.71 with an exchange of 28,414 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.