The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed, following heightened trading on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 13 securities, compared to 12 on Wednesday. Trading closed with prices of three rising, four declining and six ending unchanged. Trading ended with a 61 percent fall in the volume traded, with a 98 percent drop in value compared to Wednesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 226,379 shares for US$16,867 compared to 581,330 stock units at US$834,878 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 17,414 shares at US$1,297, down sharply from 48,444 stock units at US$69,573 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 30,970 units at US$16,708 compared with 35,376 stock units at US$21,717 on the previous day and December ending with an average of 75,710 units for US$4,415.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.92 points to 221.18. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended 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 9.3. 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 declined 0.02 of a cent to 2.48 US cents in an exchange of 850 shares, Margaritaville climbed 1.29 cents and ended at 9.89 US cents after 8 units passed through the market, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.15 with investors trading 8 shares. Proven Investments fell 0.37 of a cent in closing at 9.6 US cents, with 124 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments remained at 1.9 US cents with investors trading 522 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.1 of one cent to finish at 6.65 US cents and closed with an exchange of 5,334 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share skidded 0.2 of a cent to 6 US cents after the trading of just two shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 3.15 US cents with investors dealing in 218,112 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2 after an exchange of 553 stock units. JMMB Group US8.5% fell 11.99 cents to close at US$1.18, with 17 shares changing hands, AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 as investors exchanged 3 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% gained 72.5 cents to end at US$10.50 in switching ownership of 4 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10 after an exchange of 842 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,708,083 shares trading worth $73,546,829, compared with 15,161,289 stock units at $89,302,685 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Scotia Group sank $1.59 to end at $50.65 after an exchange of 5,766 shares, West Indies Petroleum rallied $1.07 in closing at $4.52 with investors dealing in 7 stock units and Wisynco Group skidded 74 cents to finish at $19.20 in an exchange of 40,108 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 581,330 shares for US$834,878, up from 523,207 stock units at US$20,031 on Tuesday.
The market closed with 15,161,289 shares being traded at $89,302,685 compared to 13,515,579 stock units at $63,554,888 on Monday.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1 to $70, following trading in 4,204 shares, before the company announced the acquisition of JN Fund Managers, in a move that should boost profit. Caribbean Cement slipped 90 cents to close at $104.60 with investors dealing in 13,729 units, GraceKennedy sank $3.49 in closing at $69.01, with 59,641 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Producers rose $1.68 and ended at $23.88, with investors exchanging 206 shares, JMMB Group declined 95 cents to end at $17.05, with 9,525 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments sank $1.29 to finish at $14.21 in trading 1,815 shares. Seprod dipped $5.71 to $78.20 after 6,847 stock units passed through the market, Supreme Ventures increased 50 cents to finish at $15.99 with investors swapping 28,385 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 41 cents and ended at $12 after closing with trading in 7,919 stocks and
At the close of the market, there was buying interest for over 20 million shares, ranging from 45 cents to a high of $3.45.
The market closed with an exchange of 523,207 shares for US$20,031 compared to 107,514 stock units at US$4,811 on Monday.
On a day of below-average trading, that closed with an exchange of 13,515,579 shares at $63,554,888 compared to 9,985,799 stock units at $64,681,027 on Friday.
At the close on a day of mostly negative price changes, AS Bryden sank $2.36 to finish at $31, with 2,238 shares clearing the market, Barita Investments rose $1.15 and ended at $71 after a transfer of 1,189 stock units, Berger Paints fell 86 cents to $5.34 after trading of 7,652 shares. Carib Cement dropped 50 cents to $105.50, after 9,625 stock units passed through the market, First Rock Real Estate climbed 41 cents to $10.50, with investors swapping 800 units, GraceKennedy sank 47 cents in closing at $72.50, with 30,701 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Producers skidded $1.68 to $22.20 with a transfer of 878 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 92 cents to end at $11 as investors exchanged 49,819 stocks, JMMB Group declined $1.20 in closing at $18, with 36,205 stock units crossing the market. Margaritaville shed 44 cents to close at $11.54 with investors dealing in 85 shares, Mayberry Group popped 66 cents and ended at $7.66 in an exchange of 606 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $2 to finish at $45, with 67 units changing hands.
NCB Financial slipped 75 cents to $39 with an exchange of 55,965 stock units, Pan Jamaica advanced $6 to end at $51, after closed with 3,509 shares changing hands, Proven Investments sank 49 cents in closing at $15.50 with investors trading 982 stock units. Scotia Group dropped 55 cents and ended at $52.45 after an exchange of 42,504 units, Seprod rallied 71 cents to close at $83.91 with investors trading 12,109 stocks, Supreme Ventures lost $1 to finish at $15.49 after an exchange of 1,583,115 units and West Indian Petroleum increased 64 cents and ended at a record high of $2.59 in trading a mere one share.
The market closed with an exchange of 9,985,799 shares for $64,681,027 compared to 138,255,200 stock units at $802,340,940 on Wednesday.
At the close of the first day trading in 2026, Barita Investments shed $5.90 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $69.85 after an exchange of 2,504 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $1.50 to end at $106, after the trading of 5,487 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose 40 cents to close at $47.15 with an exchange of 555 units. First Rock Real Estate dropped 87 cents to finish at $10.09, with 3,963 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings rose $2.40 and ended at $344.90 with traders dealing in 103 stock units, JMMB Group lost 75 cents to end at $19.20 in an exchange of 87,839 shares. Kingston Wharves rallied $4.49 in closing at $36.49 with investors trading 1,991 stock units, Mayberry Group skidded 90 cents to $7, after 18,733 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank 49 cents to close at $8.51 as investors exchanged 143 units. NCB Financial popped $3.75 and ended at $39.75 after it closed with 125,392 shares changing hands, Pan Jamaica dropped $6 to end at $45 with investors swapping 775 stock units, Proven Investments increased $2.24 to finish at $15.99, with an exchange of 3,579 stocks.
Sagicor Group fell 48 cents and ended at $41, with 83,824 units crossing the market, Seprod shed 78 cents to $83.20 after trading of 8,205 stocks, Supreme Ventures dipped $3.07 to end at $16.49 after a transfer of 1,605,332 units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 72 cents in closing at $12.40 with investors trading 25,837 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.15 to close at $13 in switching ownership of 1,930 stock units, West Indian Petroleum rose 64 cents to finish at a record high of $1.95 after an exchange of only one share and Wisynco Group advanced 46 cents and ended at $19.96 with a transfer of 83,839 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 202,981 shares for US$8,951 compared to 2,016,016 stock units at US$116,202 on Wednesday.
The market closed with 138,255,200 shares being traded at $802,340,940 compared with 38,501,644 stocks at $489,916,796 on Tuesday.
At the closing day of the year, Barita Investments rallied $5.75 to $75.75 after 124,035 shares passed through the market. Berger Paints gained 45 cents to finish at $6.19, with investors trading 48 stocks. Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to end at $107.50, with trading of 359,920 shares. Carreras fell $1.05 to close at $18, after trading of 191,796 units, General Accident climbed 40 cents in closing at $6.20 with investors dealing in 2,309 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $1.25 to end at $73.25 after an exchange of 20,410 shares. JMMB Group advanced $1.05 in closing at $19.95 with investors trading 270,974 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $3 to $32, with 306,437 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rose 90 cents and ended at $75.90 with a transfer of 865 stocks. Mayberry Group gained 90 cents to end at $7.90 as investors exchanged 53,924 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 49 cents to close at $9, with 53,990 shares crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $2 to finish at $47 in an exchange of 22 stock units. NCB Financial lost $4.50 and ended at $36 in closing with an exchange of 590,226 stocks,
Pan Jamaica slipped 99 cents to $51 in switching ownership of 277,183 units, Proven Investments sank $1.29 to close at $13.75 after 43,440 shares changed hands. Sagicor Group rose $1.93 to end at $41.48 in trading 1,132,613 stock units, Salada Foods climbed 50 cents in closing at $3.42 after a transfer of 485,071 stocks, Scotia Group dipped 94 cents to finish at $53, with 10,577 shares clearing the market. Stanley Motta increased 68 cents to $6.98 with investors swapping 2,070 stock units, Supreme Ventures advanced $3.76 to finish at $19.56 with 23,159,158 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 80 cents and ended at $11.68 with traders dealing in 36,704 units and Wisynco Group skidded 62 cents to end at $19.50 in an exchange of 97,228 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,016,016 shares for US$116,202 compared to 1,030,885 stock units at US$37,357 on Tuesday.