The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Monday, with only five securities exchanged, down from eight on Friday, with prices of three rising, one declining, and one ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined by 57 percent with a 89 percent lower value than on Friday.
The market closed with an exchange of 157,534 shares for US$7,569, down from 366,672 shares at US$71,333 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 31,507 shares at US$1,514, down from 45,834 stock units at US$8,917 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 47,355 units at US$3,952 after slipping from 49,441 stock units at US$4,272 on the previous day and May, with an average of 180,903 units for US$8,607. The US Denominated Equities Index popped 1.59 points to finish at 235.92. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 7.5. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026. At the close of trading, Proven Investments rose 0.02 of one cent to 6.09 US cents with investors dealing in 979 shares, 
Sterling Investments rallied 0.02 of one cent to 2 US cents, with 742 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.3 of one cent in closing at 5.6 US cents with investors swapping 1,800 shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.08 of a cent to finish at 4.68 US cents with 153,926 stock units crossing the exchange. In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.06 with investors trading 87 stock units.
Prices of stocks traded are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.