Trading ended mixed on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 170 percent more value than on Tuesday, resulting from an exchange of eight securities, compared with seven on Tuesday, with three rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 236,264 shares for US$117,366 compared to 885,137 stock units at US$43,488 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 29,533 shares at US$14,671 compared to 126,448 stock units at US$6,213 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 65,710 units at US$3,854 compared with 68,007 stock units at US$3,167 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 1.02 points to close at 199.63. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages eight. 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, Margaritaville remained at 6.8 US cents, with 10 shares crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 4.79 cents to end at 36.73 US cents, with investors trading 13 stock units, Proven Investments ended at 9 US cents after an exchange of 18,217 shares. 
Sterling Investments climbed 0.15 of a cent to close at 1.9 US cents with 9,600 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.08 of a cent and ended at 6.58 US cents with investors swapping 1,815 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5.7 US cents in an exchange of 997 stocks and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.06 of one cent to 2.94 US cents, with 194,671 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% shed 2 cents in closing at US$10 after an exchange of 10,941 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.