Productive Business Solutions climbed nearly 17 percent on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, the only ordinary stock gaining in the market that hit a new 2026 high, with the market gaining 27.3 percent for the year to date, for a record close. Transjamaican Highway captured just over 1 million shares or 96 percent of the volume traded, marginally more than the end of the previous week. Investors exchanged 11 securities, compared with nine on Friday with prices of two rising, three declining and six ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,043,254 shares for US$46,472, rising from 1,015,936 stock units at US$43,957 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 94,841 shares at US$4,225 after slipping from 112,882 stock units at US$4,884 on Friday, compared with January, ending with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 5.17 points to conclude trading at 270.17. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. 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 ended at 25 US cents with 200 shares changing hands, Margaritaville remained at 7 US cents with investors dealing in 10 stock units, Productive Business Solutions climbed 14.31 cents to 99.31 US cents with traders switching ownership of 30 shares. 
Proven Investments ended at 8.99 US cents with investors trading 136 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after a transfer of 1,300 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell by 0.91 of a cent to close at 6.06 US cents with investors swapping 35,671 stocks and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.3 of a cent to 4.2 US cents in an exchange of 1,005,813 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.20 with traders dealing in 17 shares, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% fell 20 cents to US$10.80 after swapping 62 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rose 68 cents to end at US$10, with an exchange of 5 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10 following trading of 10 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed after trading 24,529,732 shares with a value of $118,203,561, after a decline from 26,835,604 stock units at $357,812,042 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.83 to end at $7.99 after a transfer of 136,908 shares, Scotia Group rose $1.46 and ended at $51.21 after the trading of 23,498 stocks, Seprod gained $5.98 to finish at $83.98 with 80,620 units crossing the exchange. West Indies Petroleum fell $1.65 to $10.55, with traders dealing in 209,310 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $22.99 after an exchange of 32,362 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Productive Business Solutions skidded 15 cents to finish at 85 US cents after trading 11 stocks. Proven Investments remained at 8.99 US cents with a transfer of 350 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with investors swapping 995 units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.97 of one cent to 6.97 US cents after an exchange of 1,312 shares and Transjamaican rallied 0.04 of one cent to close at a record high of 4.5 US cents with 1,010,168 units changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 315,832 shares worth $4,259,116 compared to 550,388 stock units at $2,673,363 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $24.22 with 300 shares clearing the market, AS Bryden remained at $1.68 after trading of 300 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 51 cents to close at $8.27 after an exchange of 11 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $40 after swapping 1,323 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.45 with traders switching ownership of 19 units, Guardian Holdings skidded 3 cents to end at $15.25 with 20,784 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group slipped 3 cents in closing at 80 cents after an exchange of 10,090 shares, Massy Holdings fell 4 cents and ended at $3.31 with 48,231 stocks changing hands, Medcorp ended at $47 with a transfer of 12 units. National Enterprises remained at $2.42 with 31,291 stock units crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 with investors trading 102,890 shares, NCB Financial popped 22 cents to close at $2.15 after an exchange of 37 stock units. One Caribbean Media declined 19 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.35 in trading of 34,406 units,
Republic Financial gained 50 cents to finish at $105.50 with an exchange of 30,343 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $48.50 with 277 shares passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 50 cents in closing at $5.80 in an exchange of 33,251 stocks, Trinidad Cement shed 20 cents to close at $1.74 with traders dealing in 761 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.24 as investors exchanged 364 stock units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 15 cents and ended at $2.60 after a transfer of 121 shares.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,856.23 points to 402,575.60, the JSE Main Index slipped a mere 38.98 points to close at 345,816.24, while at the same time the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.85 points to close at 63.65.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden popped $2.90 to end at $34.10 with 199 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.05 to $107 with investors trading 18,047 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped by just 35 cents and ended at $46.80 with 419 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy fell 35 cents to finish at $70.25 in an exchange of 39,490 stock units, Guardian Holdings rose by $5 to $365 with 9,145 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group climbed 49 cents to close at $17.99 with 338,664 shares crossing the exchange. Kingston Properties increased 35 cents to $9.70 after a transfer of 201,764 stocks, Kingston Wharves slipped $2 to close at $35 as investors exchanged 7,471 units, Margaritaville lost $1.76 to finish at $11.66 with 1,015 stock units crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $3 and ended at $41 with an exchange of three shares, 138 Student Living dropped 40 centsto $3.08 with 23,750 units clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 88 cents to end at $6.16 with investors swapping 16,837 stocks. 
Scotia Group declined $1.46 to $49.75 after an exchange of 98,922 stock units, Seprod fell $1.98 to close at $78 with investors dealing in 4,160 shares, Supreme Ventures advanced 45 cents to end at $17 in an exchange of 193,449 stock units. West Indies Petroleum popped 68 cents in closing at $12.20, with investors trading 133,676 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 69 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $22.49 after switching ownership of 323,607 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Proven Investments rallied 0.89 of a cent to end at 8.99 US cents with 2,784,383 stock units being traded, Sterling Investments rose 0.14 of a cent to finish at 1.99 US cents with traders dealing in 40 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.97 of one cent and ended at 6 US cents as investors exchanged 136,000 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.93 of a cent to 5.3 US cents with 660 units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.17 of one cent in closing at a new all-time high of 4.46 US cents with investors trading 359,628 stock units.In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% advanced 50 cents to end at US$11 in an exchange of 4 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 with investors swapping 310 units.
The market closed with trading of 550,388 shares worth $2,673,363, increasing from 214,118 stock units at $1,054,008 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank skidded $4.28 to end at a 52 weeks low of $24.22 with investors dealing in 413 units, AS Bryden remained at $1.68 with 760 stocks crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 51 cents to end at $7.76 with investors swapping 135 units. First Citizens Group shed $2 in closing at $40 after an exchange of 18,866 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.45 with 100 shares clearing the market, Guardian Holdings fell 1 cent to close at $15.28 with investors trading 6,532 stock units. Guardian Media dropped 6 cents to finish at 62 cents with 1,050 shares changing hands, JMMB Group remained at 83 cents after an exchange of 75 stock units, Massy Holdings fell 8 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.35 with investors dealing in 51,128 stocks. Medcorp advanced 75 cents to $47 with 20 units passing through the market, National Enterprises rose 8 cents to finish at $2.42 with an exchange of 65,000 shares, National Flour Mills slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.50 with 124,571 stocks crossing the market. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 with investors exchanging 190,126 units, 
Point Lisas ended at $5.09 with 15 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.25 in an exchange of 61 shares. Republic Financial dipped 50 cents to $105 with investors trading 3,342 stocks, Scotiabank declined $1.50 to finish at $48.50 after a transfer of 3,629 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 80 cents and ended at $5.30 in trading 52,110 stock units. Trinidad Cement gained 20 cents to end at $1.94 in an exchange of 10 shares, Unilever Caribbean dropped just 1 cent in closing at $15.24 with a transfer of 5 stock units and West Indian Tobacco popped 15 cents to close at $2.45 as investors exchanged 32,105 units.
The market closed after 27,431,284 shares were traded at $355,623,563 compared to 18,449,174 stock units at $119,913,464 on Tuesday.
the highest close since late October in 2022, the JSE Main Index jumped by a solid 3,888.79 points to end at 345,855.22 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.71 points to end at 64.50. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Jamaica Producers climbed $1.29 to end at $24.99 with a transfer of 192,372 stock units, Kingston Wharves dipped 39 cents to $37, with investors swapping 4,183 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 99 cents to $74.99 after an exchange of 291,626 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained $1.13 and ended at $8.14 in trading 3,433 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $6.20 to $38 with a mere 5 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial sank $1.20 to end at $43 with investors dealing in 136,848 stock units. Proven Investments dropped $1.17 in closing at $14.02 with 2,411 shares clearing the market and Scotia Group fell 79 cents to finish at $51.21 with traders dealing in 77,179 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 214,118 shares for $1,054,008 after increasing from 455,744 stock units at $2,139,497 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.50 with traders dealing in 4 shares, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to close at $1.68 in an exchange of 131 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 16 cents to end at $8.27 with investors swapping 68 shares. First Citizens Group rallied $1.60 to $42 after an exchange of 1,439 units, GraceKennedy rallied 8 cents to finish at $3.45 trading 8,150 units, Guardian Holdings popped 3 cents and ended at $15.29 an exchange of 77 stocks. Guardian Media ended at 68 cents with 100 units passing through the market, JMMB Group remained at 83 cents with investors trading 70 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 2 cents to close at $3.43 with dealers switching ownership of 21,502 shares. National Enterprises advanced 18 cents to $2.34 with 5,597 stock units crossing the market, National Flour Mills increased 7 cents and ended at $1.58 with a transfer of 50 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 with investors dealing in 45,440 stocks. One Caribbean Media gained 18 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.54 with 50 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $5.09 in trading 400 stock units, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $12.25 with 250 shares clearing the market. Republic Financial rose 5 cents to $105.50 after an exchange of 296 units, Scotiabank rallied 50 cents to end at $50 with 756 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 14 cents in closing at $6.10 with investors trading 113,008 stock units and West Indian Tobacco sank 30 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $2.30 after an exchange of 16,702 shares.
Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with investors dealing in 119 shares. Proven Investments lost 0.39 of one cent to finish at 8.41 US cents in an exchange of 5,280 units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.9 US cents with 6,860 stock units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.1 of a cent in closing at a record high of 4.1 US cents with a transfer of 1,157,047 shares.