The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, with 90 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, resulting from a 56 percent decline in value compared with Wednesday, following an exchange of 11 securities, compared with nine on Wednesday with prices of four rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 246,904 shares for US$54,386, down from 2,443,294 stock units at US$123,451 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 22,446 shares at US$4,944, well off from 271,477 stock units at US$13,717 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 134,510 units at US$8,892 compared with March that ended with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 7.17 points to close at 271.12. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none 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, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.24 of one cent and ended at 2.76 US cents with 14,633 shares changing hands, Margaritaville lost 0.1 of a cent to end at 6.9 US cents with traders dealing in 8,288 stock units, Productive Business Solutions popped 4.99 cents in closing at US$1.02, with 134 shares crossing the market. Proven Investments declined 0.57 of one cent to finish at 7.99 US cents with an exchange of 6,578 stocks, 
Sterling Investments remained at 1.98 US cents, with 4,990 units clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.37 US cents with investors dealing in 1,560 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents in an exchange of 312 stock units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.02 of a cent in closing at 4.67 US cents with investors trading 174,984 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% rose 3.85 cents and ended at US$1.24 after an exchange of 35,368 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$11 with investors trading 55 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rallied 10 cents to end at US$10 in switching ownership of 2 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 18,875,786 shares and ending with a value of $172,618,714, in comparison with 19,892,430 stocks at $135,267,009 on Wednesday.
At the close, AS Bryden slipped $1.70 in closing at $27.60, after 3,657 shares passed through the market, Barita Investments sank 49 cents to $69.30 in an exchange of 1,015 stock units, Berger Paints dipped 68 cents to close at $5.02 with investors trading 8,296 stocks. Caribbean Cement fell $3.49 to end at $104.50 with an exchange of 31,195 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $2.70 and ended at $44.70, with 5,943 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings climbed $4.95 to finish at $329.95 with a transfer of 275 shares. Jamaica Producers increased $1.24 to $23.74 after an exchange of 9 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 69 cents to finish at $12.21 in trading 7,755 stocks, JMMB Group gained 60 cents and ended at $17.10 after a transfer of 13,776 stock units. Kingston Properties rose $1.30 to close at $13.80, with 6,014 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves shed $1.85 in closing at $35.50 with investors dealing in 18,689 stock units, Margaritaville declined 81 cents to end at $11.19 after an exchange of 4,951 stocks. Massy Holdings advanced 93 cents in closing at $72.43 after trading of 1,777 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 42 cents to $7.10 in an exchange of 52 shares, NCB Financial lost $1.92 to finish at $43 with investors swapping 443,847 stock units. 
Pan Jamaica skidded 75 cents and ended at $48.25, with 2,143 units crossing the market, Proven Investments popped 42 cents to close at $14.27 in switching ownership of 691 stocks, Seprod sank 75 cents to end at $81, with 502 shares clearing the market. Stanley Motta shed 46 cents in closing at $6.53 as investors exchanged 155 stocks, Supreme Ventures sank 48 cents to a 52 weeks closing low of $14.49 and closed with an exchange of 3,228,392 units and Wisynco Group advanced 50 cents and ended at $22 with investors trading 72,364 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to a 52 weeks low of $10.88 after a transfer of a mere one stock unit, Ansa McAl ended at $37.26 with trading in 33 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 in an exchange of 640 units, Endeavour Holdings shed 5 cents to end at $18.35 with investors trading 44 stocks, First Citizens Group sank 25 cents to end at $33.75 trading 6,995 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $3.38 after traders exchanged 17,617 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.15 with investors trading 462 stocks, Guardian Media at 68 cents with 250 units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group gained 1 cent and ended at 82 cents with investors swapping 2,527 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 9 cents to close at $3.40 with 61,048 units crossing the market, Medcorp ended at $44 with investors trading just one share. National Enterprises rose 11 cents to $3.68 with 66,341 stock units passing through the market, 
NCB Financial rallied 29 cents to end at $2.26, in an exchange of 37 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40 with 1,271 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial increased 22 cents to finish at $106.30 with an exchange of 20,136 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 2 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $8.04 following trading of 15,720 units. Trinidad Cement climbed 9 cents to $1.70 with 10 shares clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with a transfer of 5,964 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 37 cents in closing at $2.82 after an exchange of 30,777 stock units.
The market closed with 19,892,430 shares trading for $135,267,009, down from with 50,208,689 stock units at $552,584,464 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments popped 49 cents to end at $69.79 with investors trading 3,754 shares, Eppley slipped $1.50 to end at $35.50 with 1,744 stocks crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.50 to $42 after trading in 100 shares. GraceKennedy increased 40 cents to finish at $70.40 in an exchange of 13,772 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $8 and ended at $325 with 275 stock units clearing the market, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to close at $22.50 after a transfer of 46,873 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 80 cents to $12.90 in trading 4,684 stock units, JMMB Group sank 75 cents to close at $16.50 with 26,205 stocks passing through the market, Kingston Properties declined $1.87 in closing at $12.50 as investors exchanged 3,862 units. Margaritaville shed $1.08 to end at $12 with 121 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 95 cents and ended at $71.50 after an exchange of 2,657 shares, 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 77 cents to finish at $6.68 with investors trading 47,572 stock units. NCB Financial gained $1.41 to $44.92 after an exchange of 23,608 units, Pan Jamaica skidded $4.50 to close at $49 with a transfer of 545 shares, Proven Investments dipped 65 cents in closing at $13.85 with 3,508 units crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.14 to end at $11 following trading of 1,148 stock units, Seprod sank $1.55 to finish at $81.75 in an exchange of 1,940 stock units, Supreme Ventures skidded $1.91 and ended at $14.97 with traders dealing in 913,790 shares and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to $21.50 with 99,191 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of a mere 122,148 shares at $591,498, after tumbling from 718,662 stock units at $3,201,832 on Tuesday.
AS Bryden lost 1 cent to finish at $1.39 with investors dealing in 1,974 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 9 cents and ended at $8.29 after an exchange of 100 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with investors swapping 14 shares. First Citizens Group shed 46 cents to $34, with 2,424 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy rose 3 cents to end at $3.38 with investors trading 248 units, Guardian Holdings advanced 5 cents to $15.15 after an exchange of 90 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 81 cents with 227 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.49 with investors switching ownership of 22,066 units, National Enterprises climbed 33 cents and ended at $3.57 after a transfer of 1,199 stocks. National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 with investors trading a mere one share, One Caribbean Media increased 20 cents and ended at $1.50 in an exchange of 5 shares, Point Lisas rallied 50 cents to close at $7 with 17 stock units crossing the market. 
Republic Financial dropped 12 cents to finish at $106.08 with a transfer of 232 units, Scotiabank rose 35 cents in closing at $45.50 as investors exchanged 786 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 14 cents to end at $8.04 in trading 4,148 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with 1,810 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.45 after trading of 84,213 stocks.
The market closed with 50,208,689 shares trading worth $552,584,464 compared with 17,475,201 stock units at $99,709,568 on Monday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 424.09 points to close at 408,845.09, but the JSE Main Index dropped by 1,132.37 points to end at 346,079.71 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.86 points to close at 63.27. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Kingston Properties rose $1.84 to $14.37, with trading of 11,124 stocks, Margaritaville popped $1.55 to $13.08 in an exchange of 262 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 70 cents to finish at $7.45 after trading of 2,065 stock units. NCB Financial fell 48 cents and ended at $43.51 after trading of 1,466,953 shares, Pan Jamaica slipped 49 cents to end at $53.50 with traders dealing in 577,922 stock units, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to close at $42, with 403,446 units crossing the exchange. Seprod increased $1.30 to $83.30 with investors trading 18,384 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 79 cents in closing at $6.99, after 322,446 units crossed the market, Supreme Ventures increased 88 cents and ended at $16.88 in trading 6,059,999 stocks and West Indies Petroleum sank 45 cents to close at $10.85 after a transfer of 9,481 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 718,662 shares valued $3,201,832, down sharply from 4,254,206 stock units at $16,345,008 on Friday.
Ansa McAl ended at $37.01 with 257 stocks passing through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank shed $1 to close at $24.50 with dealing in 1,000 shares, AS Bryden fell 6 cents to end at $1.40 while trading 1,397 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 9 cents to finish at $8.20, with an exchange of 120 shares. Endeavour Holdings dipped 4 cents to $18.40 after an exchange of 8 units, Eric Solis Marketing lost 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks loss of $3.90 following trading of 98 stocks, First Citizens Group declined 19 cents in closing at $34.46 in an exchange of 4,250 stock units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.35, with 41,110 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to finish at $15.10 with investors dealing in 569 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 2 cents and ended at 81 cents after it closed with an exchange of 2,934 units. Massy Holdings popped 13 cents to $3.49, with 526,565 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises dropped 36 cents in closing at $3.24 as investors exchanged 1,475 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50, with 3,511 stocks cleared from the market. 
Point Lisas shed 50 cents and ended at $6.50 with an exchange of 10,879 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40, with 16 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial advanced 95 cents to finish at $106.20 with investors trading 3,345 shares. Scotiabank lost 35 cents to $45.15 in switching ownership of 261 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 14 cents to finish at $7.90, with 34,994 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement sank 9 cents and ended at $1.61 with a transfer of 2,210 units. Unilever Caribbean declined 70 cents to close at $14 after an exchange of 5,963 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45 with investors trading 77,237 shares.
The market closed with 17,475,201 shares being traded at $99,709,568 compared to 16,647,376 stock units at $126,834,342 on Friday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Massy Holdings rose 84 cents to $72.84 in switching ownership of 1,101 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 70 cents to end at $6.75 after an exchange of 1,891 stocks, Pan Jamaica advanced $1.19 to finish trading of 125,558 units at $53.99. Portland JSX gained 51 cents to $9 in an exchange of 5 stock units, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents to finish at $41.50, with 19,809 shares crossing the market, Seprod popped $4.50 and ended at $82 with a transfer of 27,822 stock units and Sterling Investments slipped 54 cents to close at $2.96 after it closed with an exchange of 1,003,568 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The volume of stocks traded rose by a mere 4 percent, more importantly, the value dropped 39 percent lower compared to Thursday, with trading ending in 58 securities, as is the case on Friday, resulting in prices of 25 rising, 16 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Kingston Properties increased $1.42 to a 52 weeks high of $12, with 18,335 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.50 to $37.50 in an exchange of 7,345 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 50 cents in closing at $6.70 with investors swapping 11,791 units. Massy Holdings sank 90 cents and ended at $72 after a transfer of 1,898 shares, Pan Jamaica rose $3.81 to close at $52.80 in trading of 84,176 units, Proven Investments climbed $2.23 to finish at $14.50 and closed after 251,228 stocks were traded. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 72 cents and ended at $9.87 after an exchange of 1,757 stock units, Seprod dropped $1 to $77.50, with 105,260 shares crossing the market, Sterling Investments popped 40 cents to finish at $3.50 with investors trading 446,788 stocks. Supreme Ventures shed $1.15 to close at $16.05, with 3,397,677 units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 40 cents to end at $10.90 as investors exchanged 200 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 203,979 shares for US$7,961, down from 558,299 units at US$24,736 on Thursday.
Productive Business Solutions slipped 24.99 cents to close at 97 US cents, with 105 units changing hands, Proven Investments advanced 0.19 of a cent and ended at 8 US cents with traders dealing in 7,265 stocks, Sterling Investments rose 0.02 of a cent to end at 2 US cents, after 72,314 units passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.06 of one cent to finish at 6.4 US cents with investors swapping 100 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents, with 8,764 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.07 of one cent to close at 4.41 US cents with investors dealing in 114,651 stock units.