Trading pushed the US Dollar Market up 5.5 percent on Monday and 15.8 percent for the year to date on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded soaring by 1,077 percent as the value surged 410 percent over trading on Friday. The boost in activity resulted in trading in nine securities compared with eight on Friday, with prices of four rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,464,856 shares for US$94,977, up solidly from 209,447 stock units at US$18,620 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 273,873 shares at US$10,553 after rising from 26,181 stock units at US$2,327 on Friday, with a month to date average of 54,284 units at US$9,483 up from 37,247 stock units at US$9,400 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 75,710 units for US$4,415.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 12.78 points to wrap up trading at 245.59. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. 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 of the market, AS Bryden gained 4.57 cents to finish at 22 US cents with 1,016 shares crossing the exchange, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 after a transfer of 5 units, Proven Investments slipped 1.3 cents in closing at 8.54 US cents in trading 884 stocks. 
Sterling Investments sank 0.05 of one cent and ended at 1.95 US cents with 979 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.15 of a cent to close at 6.8 US cents with an exchange of 76,862 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share climbed 0.04 of a cent to end at 6.23 US cents with 321 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.34 of a cent in closing at a record high of 3.84 US cents in an exchange of 2,384,593 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 with traders dealing in 4 stocks and JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.20 after an exchange of 192 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.