The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 578 percent with a 17 percent lower value than on Thursday, following an exchange of eight securities, compared with nine on Thursday, with prices of three rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 588,868 shares for US$28,215 compared with 86,897 stock units at US$33,792 on Thursday. Trading ended with an average of 73,609 shares at US$3,527 compared with 9,655 stock units for US$3,755 on Thursday and an average of 121,441 units for US$6,732 for April.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 4.26 points to finish at 260.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10. 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 first day of a new month, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 2.99 US cents after a transfer of 400 shares, Margaritaville ended at 7 US cents with traders dealing in 7 units, Productive Business Solutions sank 4 cents to US$1.20 in switching ownership of 16 shares. 
Proven Investments skidded 0.78 of a cent to finish at 6.21 US cents with investors dealing in 55,908 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.49 of a cent and ended at 5.99 US cents following trading of 48,633 stocks and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.06 of a cent to close at 4.49 US cents as investors exchanged 483,827 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% slipped 2 cents to US$1.10, with 50 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 1 cent to close at US$9.98. with investors swapping 27 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.