The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 97 percent, with a 94 percent lower value than on Monday. Trading resulted in an exchange of seven securities, compared with 10 on Monday, with prices of two rising, four declining and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 29,472 shares for US$2,193 after plunging from 1,149,523 stock units at US$39,558 on Monday.
Trading averaged 4,210 shares at US$313 falling steeply from 114,952 stock units at US$3,956 on Monday, with a month to date average of 53,708 units at US$2,365, closely aligned to 61,583 stock units at US$2,691 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 3.19 points to conclude trading at 205.27. 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 8.6. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com computes earnings used for this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped 5.1 cents to finish at 28.9 US cents, with traders dealing in a mere one share, Proven Investments sank 0.5 of a cent and ended at 8.5 US cents, with 20,894 units crossing the market, 
Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents, after investors exchanged 6,045 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.07 of a cent to end at 6.88 US cents with 1,464 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share sank 0.75 of one cent in closing at 5.03 US cents after trading of 381 stocks was completed and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.12 of one cent to close at 3 US cents after closing with an exchange of 672 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% popped 17 cents to US$9.90, after the trading of 15 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.