The Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar Market closed on Friday, with a 160 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with 155 percent more value than on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 10 securities, compared with seven on Thursday with prices of three rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 423,400 shares for US$25,911 compared to 162,743 stocks at US$10,161 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 42,340 shares at US$2,591 compared to 23,249 stocks at US$1,452 on Thursday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 165,279 units at US$82,881 compared to 177,332 stock units at US$90,753 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 625,703 units for US$203,999.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 5.39 points to end at 284.40. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 12. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE 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, AS Bryden ended at 17 US cents following an exchange of 43 stock units, Margaritaville remained at 6 US cents, with 7 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solutions dipped 8 cents to 92 US cents in an exchange of 204 units. Proven Investments fell 0.16 of a cent to close at 6.6 US cents with investors swapping 6,800 stocks, 
Quantas Advantage advanced 0.01 of one cent to end at 9.62 US cents after an exchange of 2,506 units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with one share clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.55 US cents and closed with an exchange of 23,364 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.41 of a cent to finish at 5 US cents with 20,000 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.42 of one cent and ended at a record closing high of 6.34 US cents in switching ownership of 370,456 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% declined 4 cents to end at US$1.20 after an exchange of 19 stock units.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction
The market closed with the trading of 12,846,746 shares with a value of $102,917,764, with a slight fall from 13,213,833 stock units worth $105,706,728 on Thursday.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 44 cents to finish at $68.01 after an exchange of 7,088 stock units, Berger Paints declined by 50 cents and ended at $5 with 9,444 shares clearing the market, Carreras rallied 89 cents to close at $30.89 with an exchange of 89,884 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.50 in closing at $44.50, with trading of 176 units, General Accident rose 40 cents to $9 with a transfer of 6,896 stocks, GraceKennedy lost $4.47 to end trading at $71.53, with 29,253 units crossing the market. Guardian Holdings gained $1.01 in closing at $354 with investors trading 1,632 shares, Kingston Properties rose 58 cents to $10.48, with 300 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 42 cents to close at $6.60 after trading of 20,443 shares. Margaritaville fell $2.50 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $8.50 as investors exchanged 300 stock units, Massy Holdings advanced 51 cents to end at $72.01 in switching ownership of 585 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped 44 cents to finish at $5.54, with 1,859 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial climbed $1 and ended at $72.90 after 154,295 shares were exchanged, 
Proven Investments slipped 48 cents to $9.82 with investors dealing in 23,144 units, Quantas Advantage skidded 80 cents in closing at an all-time low of $14.45 after an exchange of 14,198 stocks. Scotia Group declined by 94 cents to $57.06 with investors swapping 26,745 stock units, Seprod skidded $1.50 to close at $73 after 9,674 shares passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 60 cents to finish at $9.35 and closed with 1,001,538 stock units changing hands.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 542,431 shares with a value of $8,068,103, up sharply from 161,797 stocks for $1,211,364 on Thursday.
AS Bryden lost 10 cents and ended at $1.40 after an exchange of 2,500 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with a transfer of 403,152 units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $15, with 6 shares clearing the market. First Citizens Group rose by 65 cents to $39.80 in an exchange of 40,333 stock units, GraceKennedy dipped 20 cents in closing at $3.70 after 1,216 stock units passed through the market, Guardian Media advanced 4 cents to end at 85 cents after a transfer of one share. JMMB Group ended trading of 100 shares at 81 cents, Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to finish at $3.65 with investors trading 3,081 units, National Enterprises remained at $4.75 after 30,326 stock units passed through the market. National Flour Mills increased 3 cents to $1.60 after an exchange of 1,001 shares, NCB Financial slipped 44 cents and ended at $2.81, with 5 shares changing hands, Point Lisas shed 35 cents and ended at $6.75 after the trading of 70 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings climbed $1.30 to end at $11.80, with 64 units crossing the market, Republic Financial ended at $109 following an exchange of 16,217 shares, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 after closing with an exchange of 28,854 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 33 cents to $10.15 as investors exchanged 14,997 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 1 cent to finish at $4.11 after trading of 501 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 161,797 shares for $1,211,364, up from 55,734 stock units at $435,470 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with trading of 68,107 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15 following 37 shares crossing the market, First Citizens Group popped 14 cents to finish at $39.15 in switching ownership of 4,891 stock units. GraceKennedy remained at $3.90 with a mere one unit clearing the market, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.41 following trading of 41 stock units, JMMB Group closed at 81 cents with investors swapping 2,890 shares. Massy Holdings advanced 6 cents to close at $3.70 after the trading of 25,182 stock units, Medcorp ended at $43.75 with 106 units changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $4.75 with an exchange of 11,646 stocks. National Flour Mills stopped at $1.57 with 12,327 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial finished at $3.25 in trading 3 stock units, Point Lisas rose 10 cents in closing at $7.10 after an exchange of 3,487 units. Republic Financial fell $1 to $109 with investors trading 332 stocks, 
Scotiabank remained at $45.50 after an exchange of 3,403 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 2 cents to end at $10.48 with a transfer of 980 shares. Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents to close at $1.80 in an exchange of 10,246 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 20 cents in closing at $15.20 with 900 stocks crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.10 after a transfer of 9,055 shares.
The market closed with trading of 55,734 shares for $435,470 after plunging from 512,264 stock units at $4,112,913 on Tuesday.
AS Bryden remained at $1.40 with 10,768 stock units crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended after 15,777 shares were swapped at $7.60, Endeavour Holdings closed at $15 after an exchange of 1,801 stock units. First Citizens Group slipped 70 cents to close at $39.01 with 2,524 shares changing hands, GraceKennedy gained 19 cents to close at $3.90 in switching ownership of 113 stocks, Guardian Holdings popped 16 cents to finish at $16.41 with investors dealing in 209 shares. Guardian Media ended at 81 cents with 1,231 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group settled at 81 cents in trading 2 units, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to close at $3.64 with 6,273 stocks clearing the market. National Enterprises increased 4 cents to $4.75 with an exchange of 8,205 shares, NCB Financial rallied 9 cents in closing at $3.25 with traders dealing in 2,865 stock units, Point Lisas advanced 35 cents to finish at $7 with investors swapping 100 units. Prestige Holdings shed $1.90 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $10.50 after a transfer of 50 stocks, 
Republic Financial popped $1 to $110 with an exchange of 497 shares, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 in an exchange of 49 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 39 cents to $10.50 after the trading of 609 units, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to $1.85 in an exchange of a mere one stock unit, Unilever Caribbean dropped 20 cents in closing at $15 with 885 shares crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.10 after an exchange of 3,599 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 512,264 shares worth $4,112,913 after jumping from 213,097 stock units at $1,392,789 on Monday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.60 with investors trading 15,290 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15.00 after investors swapped 8 shares. Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4 with trading of 300 stock units, First Citizens Group rallied 21 cents to $39.71 after a transfer of 5,338 units, GraceKennedy rose 2 cents to $3.71 following trading of 9,935 shares. Guardian Holdings lost 20 cents to close at $16.25 after an exchange of 13,122 units, Guardian Media gained 6 cents to end at 81 cents with investors dealing in 31 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 81 cents in an exchange of 100 stock units. Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to $3.65 with investors trading 176,789 shares, National Enterprises remained at $4.71 with an exchange of 251,210 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.57 with 1,259 units changing hands. NCB Financial remained at $3.16 as investors exchanged 1,192 stock units, Prestige Holdings increased 40 cents to finish at $12.40 with a transfer of 5 shares, 
Republic Financial advanced 40 cents to $109with investors swapping 9,026 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $45.50 in switching ownership of 4,568 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 4 cents to $10.11 with 1,156 stock units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.20 with 7,098 shares passing through the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.10 with 10 stock units clearing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 222,238 shares for US$21,598 after tumbling from 3,291,527 stock units at US$2,445,825 on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 5.89 US cents with investors swapping 1,066 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share and ended at 4.5 US cents with traders dealing in 252 shares and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.11 of a cent to close at a record high of 5.61 US cents with an exchange of 161,359 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 213,097 shares for $1,392,789 after tumbling from 445,301 stock units at $4,965,030 on Friday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.40 after trading of 67 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 in an exchange of 107,320 stock units, First Citizens Group lost 50 cents and slipped to $39.50 with investors trading 399 units, GraceKennedy remained at $3.69 after a transfer of 98,471 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.45 with investors swapping 9 shares, JMMB Group advanced 3 cents to 81 cents with a transfer of 1,008 stock units, Massy Holdings gained 4 cents and ended at $3.64 with 26 shares being traded. National Enterprises dipped 4 cents in closing at $4.71 in an exchange of 667 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.57 with trading of a mere one unit, One Caribbean Media fell 30 cents to close at $2 after a transfer of two stock units. Point Lisas declined 35 cents to $6.65 after trading of 76 shares, 
Prestige Holdings closed at $12 after 57 stock units changed hands, Republic Financial rose 35 cents to end at $108.60 in trading 1,394 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with 130 stock units passing through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.15 with an exchange of 1,871 shares, Unilever Caribbean shed 27 cents to finish at $15.20 with 641 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco rallied 20 cents and ended at $4.10 after investors exchanged 495 units.Closing prices are the prices of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 445,301 shares for $4,965,030 after an increase from 133,001 stocks at $1,719,041 on Thursday.
Endeavour Holdings skidded $1 to end at $14 with 8 stocks changing hands, Eric Solis Marketing closd at $4 after an exchange of 9 stocks, First Citizens Group gained 75 cents to end at $40 with 25,347 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy rose 4 cents in closing at $3.69 in an exchange of 37 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost 30 cents to end at $16.45 with 21 units passing through the market, JMMB Group remained at 78 cents with 234 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 with a transfer of 30,106 shares, National Enterprises climbed 4 cents to finish at $4.75 with investors swapping 1,243 stocks, National Flour Mills slipped 18 cents and ended at $1.57 after a transfer of 186 units. NCB Financial increased 36 cents to end at $3.16 with investors trading 8 stock units, One Caribbean Media advanced 10 cents in closing at a 52 week high of $2.30 in an exchange of 7,480 shares, Point Lisas declined 10 cents to close at $7 with a transfer of 600 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings rose $1 to $12 after investors exchanged 46 shares, Republic Financial remained at $108.25 in trading 833 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 following trading of 20,196 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 14 cents to close at $10.15 with investors dealing in 5,923 units, Trinidad Cement shed 9 cents to end at $1.80 with 21,500 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean increased 56 cents to finish at $15.47 in an exchange of 27,813 stock units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 1 cent to $3.90 with investors trading 1,100 shares.
Investors exchanged 395,609 shares worth US$80,018 after climbing from 334,610 stock units at US$19,892 on Wednesday.
Proven Investments gained 0.04 of a cent to end at 6.79 US cents with 43,387 shares crossing the market. Quantas Advantage ended at 13 US cents with investors trading 1,839 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with 5 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.89 US cents with investors dealing in 5 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.18 of a cent and ended at a record 5.4 US cents after an exchange of 243,204 units.