Stocks closed lower on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, leading the market to close with a loss of 15.8 percent, to be by far the worst performing market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The volume of stocks traded rose 96 percent, with a 211 percent greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in an exchange of 11 securities, compared with nine on Tuesday with prices of three rising, three declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,016,016 shares for US$116,202 compared to 1,030,885 stock units at US$37,357 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 183,274 shares at US$10,564 compared to 114,543 stock units at US$4,151 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 75,710 units at US$4,415 compared with 67,976 stock units at US$3,973 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 1.47 points to end at 212.16. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. 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, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.2 of a cent and ended at 3 US cents with investors swapping 101 shares, Margaritaville remained at 6.8 US cents in an exchange of 449 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 31.22 US cents and closed with 22 stocks being traded. Productive Business Solutions popped 3 cents in closing at US$1, with 770 shares clearing the market, 
Proven Investments shed 0.01 of one cent to end at 9.99 US cents in switching ownership of 307,608 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents in trading 26,750 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.08 of a cent to 6.58 US cents in an exchange of 11,945 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.25 of a cent to 3 US cents with traders dealing in 1,647,211 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2, with 11,036 stocks changing hands. JMMB Group US8.5% declined 15 cents to finish at US$1.05 with a transfer of 10,100 units and AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 after an exchange of 24 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.