Trading dropped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with an 89 percent fall in volume at a 70 percent lower value than on Wednesday and similar to trading on Wednesday, nine securities an exchange, with prices of two rising, four declining and three ending unchanged, with the market just eking out a minor gain in closing out the month with gains of 25 percent for the year to date.
The market closed with an exchange of 86,897 shares for US$33,792, down from 757,093 stock units at US$111,640 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 9,655 shares at US$3,755, down from 84,121 stock units at US$12,404 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 121,441 units at US$6,732, well aligned with 127,290 stock units at US$6,888 on the previous day and well lower than March, with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 0.37 points to wrap up trading at 264.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. 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 remained at 2.99 US cents, following trading of 1,898 shares, Proven Investments dipped 0.01 of one cent to 6.99 US cents after an exchange of 1,541 units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents, with 149 shares crossing the market. 
Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.5 of a cent and ended at 5.5 US cents as investors exchanged 22,267 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell by 0.08 of one cent to end at 4.43 US cents after a transfer of 58,185 stocks.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% popped 2 cents to close at US$1.12 with investors trading 50 units. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% gained 65 cents to close at US$10.65 after an exchange of 2,500 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% remained at US$10 with investors dealing in 99 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% sank 3 cents in closing at US$9.97 in an exchange of 208 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.