Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 79 percent valued 46 percent lower than on Monday, resulting from trading activity in nine securities, the same as on Monday with prices of three rising, five declining and one ending unchanged.
A total of 41,840 shares were traded for US$1,885 compared with 194,605 units at US$3,511 on Monday.
Trading averaged 4,649 units at US$209, versus 21,623 shares at US$390 on Monday, with a month to date average of 13,136 shares at US$300 compared with trading in April with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 11.00 points to finish at 225.30.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.5. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded stock price divided by earnings per share projected by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 1.04 cents and ended at 6.2 US cents, with 387 shares crossing the exchange, Margaritaville dipped 0.08 of a cent in closing at 11.4 US cents with 400 units clearing the market, 
Productive Business Solutions dropped 14.99 cents to close at US$1.75, with one stock trading. Proven Investments fell 0.96 cents to 16.44 US cents in an exchange of 5,606 stock units, Sterling Investments fell 0.28 of a cent to end at 1.61 US cents in swapping 25,175 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments increased by 0.01 of a cent in closing at 9.06 US cents after investors ended trading 1,123 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 1.82 cents to close at 10.34 US cents after a transfer of 518 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.01 of a cent in ending at 1.12 US cents with investors transferring 8,531 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 after trading 99 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
