The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange inched higher on Tuesday, with the volume and value of stocks traded falling by 56 percent and 53 percent, respectively, on Monday, resulting from an exchange of nine securities, down from seven on Monday, with prices of three rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 608,576 shares for US$30,667, after falling from 1,393,066 stock units at US$65,908 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 67,620 shares at US$3,407, with a decline from 199,009 stocks at US$9,415 on Monday, with a month to date average of 99,360 units at US$6,950, down from 101,400 stock units at US$7,178 on the previous day and higher than January, with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 6.14 points to close trading at 276.17. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine an appropriate stock value, averages 10.3. 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, AS Bryden climbed 3.75 cents to finish at 25 US cents with a mere one share crossing the exchange, First Rock Real Estate USD share increased 0.09 of one cent to 3.39 US cents with investors swapping 2,489 stocks, Margaritaville remained at 8.05 US cents in an exchange of 249 shares. Proven Investments fell 0.6 of one cent to close at 8 US cents with 44,200 stock units crossing the market, 
Sterling Investments slipped 0.47 of a cent to 2 US cents after an exchange of 4,989 units, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.69 of a cent in closing at 6 US cents with a transfer of 50,000 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 0.02 of a cent to 5.25 US cents after an exchange of 99 shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.21 of one cent to finish at 4.71 US cents after trading of 506,469 stocks.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10.10 with 80 units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Proven Investments advanced 0.6 of one cent to close at 8.6 US cents with investors dealing in 8,355 units. Sterling Investments popped 0.27 of one cent to end at a 52 weeks high of 2.47 US cents after trading 15,804 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.19 of one cent to end at 6.69 US cents with 2,300 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share slipped 0.93 of one cent in closing at 5.27 US cents as investors exchanged 142 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.29 of one cent to 4.5 US cents with 1,365,316 units clearing the market.
Trading ended with an exchange of 858,377 shares for US$45,278, after tumbling from 3,562,272 stock units at US$167,176 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.5 of a cent to finish at 6.5 US cents with trading of 2,057 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share sank 0.03 of a cent to end at 6.2 US cents with 300 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.11 of one cent to 4.79 US cents in an exchange of 826,639 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,562,272 shares worth US$167,176, up sharply from 500,438 units at US$23,300 on Tuesday.
Sterling Investments advanced 0.21 of one cent and ended at 2.2 US cents after an exchange of 57,001 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.02 of one cent to end at 6 US cents with 51,532 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.14 of one cent to close at 6.23 US cents in an exchange of 500 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.21 of a cent to a record high of 4.9 US cents with 3,444,945 stocks clearing the market.
Proven Investments popped 0.49 of a cent in closing at 8.5 US cents with traders switching ownership of 2,460 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with 3,398 shares passing over the market. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.02 US cents, following trading of 5,628 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.09 cents to close at 6.09 US cents, with 260 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.12 of a cent to 4.69 US cents, with investors trading 488,089 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of only 188,429 shares for US$15,799 after dropping from 765,285 stock units at US$51,760 on Friday.
Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 150 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.88 of one cent to end at 6.02 US cents with 30,000 units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 1.09 cents to finish at 5 US cents in an exchange of 129 stocks and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.17 of a cent and ended at 4.57 US cents with 93,213 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with an exchange of 765,285 shares for US$51,760 compared to 668,102 stock units at US$40,675 on Thursday.
Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1, after 20 shares changed hands. Proven Investments dipped 1.08 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 7.8 US cents in switching ownership of 417,743 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents, with 1,850 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.05 of one cent to finish at a 52 weeks low of 6.9 US cents following an exchange of 205,331 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended at 4.4 US cents after 139,941 stock units passed through the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 668,102 shares for US$40,675 down from 702,385 units with a value of US$64,328 on Wednesday.
Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with investors trading 6 shares. Proven Investments advanced 0.88 of one cent to 8.88 US cents with 277,186 stocks clearing the market, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 1,600 units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.86 of one cent to finish at 6.95 US cents with traders dealing in 46,886 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.23 of a cent and ended at 4.4 US cents with 341,876 units crossing the market.
The market closed with 11,655,439 shares trading worth $101,650,621 after sliding from 15,264,024 stock units at $150,066,974 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 197,550 shares at $1,722,892, after declining from 242,286 stock units at $2,382,015 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 228,163 stock units at $1,841,376 compared to 232,383 shares at $1,857,709 on Tuesday and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.49 million shares for 47.1 percent of total volume, followed by Tropical Battery, ended with 1.26 million units for 10.9 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Producers, with 873,884 stocks for 7.5 percent of the volume traded.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments shed 74 cents to finish at $13.10 trading 24,712 units, Scotia Group dropped $1.15 to end at $50.10 with a transfer of 98,843 stocks. Seprod dropped $2.14 to close at $78.86 with 5,431 stock units crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta advanced 47 cents to close at $6.50 in trading 199 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state
The market closed with an exchange of 702,385 shares for US$64,328 after rallying from 331,797 stock units at US$24,284 on Tuesday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.79 of one cent to end at 6.09 US cents after an exchange of 8,465 shares and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.08 of a cent in closing at 4.17 US cents in trading 401,503 stock units.