Productive Business Solutions climbed nearly 17 percent on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, the only ordinary stock gaining in the market that hit a new 2026 high, with the market gaining 27.3 percent for the year to date, for a record close. Transjamaican Highway captured just over 1 million shares or 96 percent of the volume traded, marginally more than the end of the previous week. Investors exchanged 11 securities, compared with nine on Friday with prices of two rising, three declining and six ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,043,254 shares for US$46,472, rising from 1,015,936 stock units at US$43,957 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 94,841 shares at US$4,225 after slipping from 112,882 stock units at US$4,884 on Friday, compared with January, ending with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 5.17 points to conclude trading at 270.17. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none 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 of the market, AS Bryden ended at 25 US cents with 200 shares changing hands, Margaritaville remained at 7 US cents with investors dealing in 10 stock units, Productive Business Solutions climbed 14.31 cents to 99.31 US cents with traders switching ownership of 30 shares. 
Proven Investments ended at 8.99 US cents with investors trading 136 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after a transfer of 1,300 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell by 0.91 of a cent to close at 6.06 US cents with investors swapping 35,671 stocks and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.3 of a cent to 4.2 US cents in an exchange of 1,005,813 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.20 with traders dealing in 17 shares, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% fell 20 cents to US$10.80 after swapping 62 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rose 68 cents to end at US$10, with an exchange of 5 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10 following trading of 10 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.