Stocks closed at a record high on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a gain of 28 percent for 2026, with Transjamaican Highway amassing 98 percent of the volume of stocks traded on Tuesday, following a rise in volume of 166 percent, with a 47 percent jump in value, compared to Monday. Trading resulted in an exchange of 12 securities, on Tuesday as it was on Monday with prices of five rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.
New record high for the JSE USD Market.
The market closed with an exchange of 500,438 shares valued at US$23,300 after increasing from 188,429 stock units at US$15,799 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 41,703 shares at US$1,942, after moving up from 15,702 stocks at US$1,317 on Monday, with a month to date average of 71,644 units at US$6,210 compared with 75,065 stock units at US$6,698 on the previous day and for January with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 7.47 points to close trading at a record high of 271.72, up 28 percent year to date and \erasing the previous high of 270.17 on February 2. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 9.9. 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 3 cents and ended at 25 US cents after an exchange of a mere three shares, Margaritaville remained at 8.05 US cents in an exchange of 100 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded 0.09 of one cent to close at 39 US cents with investors trading 383 units. Productive Business Solutions lost 14.86 cents to end at 85.14 US cents with 10 shares passing through the market, 
Proven Investments popped 0.49 of a cent in closing at 8.5 US cents with traders switching ownership of 2,460 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with 3,398 shares passing over the market. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.02 US cents, following trading of 5,628 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.09 cents to close at 6.09 US cents, with 260 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.12 of a cent to 4.69 US cents, with investors trading 488,089 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% slipped 1 cent in closing at US$1.15 after an exchange of 100 shares, AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 with investors dealing in 3 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% climbed 20 cents to US$10.20 with 4 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.