The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 97 percent, with a 94 percent lower value than on Monday. Trading resulted in an exchange of seven securities, compared with 10 on Monday, with prices of two rising, four declining and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 29,472 shares for US$2,193 after plunging from 1,149,523 stock units at US$39,558 on Monday.
Trading averaged 4,210 shares at US$313 falling steeply from 114,952 stock units at US$3,956 on Monday, with a month to date average of 53,708 units at US$2,365, closely aligned to 61,583 stock units at US$2,691 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 3.19 points to conclude trading at 205.27. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com computes earnings used for this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped 5.1 cents to finish at 28.9 US cents, with traders dealing in a mere one share, Proven Investments sank 0.5 of a cent and ended at 8.5 US cents, with 20,894 units crossing the market, 
Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents, after investors exchanged 6,045 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.07 of a cent to end at 6.88 US cents with 1,464 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share sank 0.75 of one cent in closing at 5.03 US cents after trading of 381 stocks was completed and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.12 of one cent to close at 3 US cents after closing with an exchange of 672 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% popped 17 cents to US$9.90, after the trading of 15 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,784,445 shares trading for $55,846,494, down from 15,124,381 stock units at $68,395,358 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecast by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments skidded $2.98 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $13 in an exchange of 3,345 units. Sagicor Group rallied $2.10 and ended at $39.10 with investors swapping 2,068 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 88 cents in closing at $7.82 with a transfer of 622 stock units, Stanley Motta increased 93 cents to close at $7.13 as investors exchanged 379 units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 54 cents to $12.99 in trading 6,601 stocks and Wisynco Group declined 69 cents and finished at $19.10 with 735,577 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 742,448 shares worth $12,426,798 after tumbling from 7,084,274 stock units at $57,440,210 on Monday.
Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $43.25 with 30 stock units clearing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank jumped by $1.75 to end at $29.75 with trading of 70 shares. AS Bryden shed 1 cent in closing at $1.93 with traders switching ownership of 8,597 units, with CIBC Caribbean Bank ending at $8.28 with traders dealing in 8,883 stocks, Endeavour Holdings fell 1 cent to finish at $18.49 in an exchange of just 3 stock units. Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4 with investors trading 731 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 97 cents to finish at $34.07 after an exchange of 650 shares, GraceKennedy gained 8 cents and ended at $3.58 with a transfer of 2,666 stock units. Guardian Holdings declined 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks low of $14.50 with investors dealing in 10,867 shares, JMMB Group remained at 75 cents with 58,160 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings lost 12 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.60 after an exchange of 56,247 stocks. National Enterprises rose 1 cent in closing at $1.66 with 5,700 stock units being traded. National Flour Mills ended at $1.56 in an exchange of 1,175 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.93, with 5 stocks passing through the market. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 with 54,280 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas dropped 60 cents to end at $4 in trading 8,983 stock units, Republic Financial advanced $3 to finish at $104 with 35,816 shares changing hands. Scotiabank sank $1.34 to a 52 weeks low of $43.90 after a transfer of 130,638 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 3 cents to close at $2.65 after trading of 215,921 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.88 after investors traded 30 units. Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $13.48 after closing with an exchange of 596 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.65 with investors trading 6,400 units.
The market closed with trading of 7,084,274 shares for $57,440,210 after an increase from 119,011 stock units at $776,692 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank sank $2 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $28 after the trading of 30 shares, AS Bryden popped 14 cents to $1.94 with trading of 32,351 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 2 cents to finish at $8.28 with investors dealing in 35,028 shares. First Citizens Group closed at $33.10 in a transfer of a total of 164,200 stock units, GraceKennedy sank 10 cents to finish at $3.50 with investors trading 110,082 units, Guardian Holdings advanced 1 cent to $14.51 with an exchange of 3,434 stock units. JMMB Group dipped 5 cents in closing at 75 cents with 928 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents to end at $3.72 in an exchange of 5,780,866 stock units, National Enterprises dipped 5 cents to close at $1.65 with investors trading 647 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 with 120,030 stock units clearing the market, 
Point Lisas rose 60 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.60 as investors exchanged 5 shares, Republic Financial remained at $101 after the swapping of 204,164 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $45.24 in an exchange of 5,770 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 3 cents in closing at $2.68 with investors trading 1,832 stock units, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.88 with 190 shares crossing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.49 with 304 stock units switching owners and West Indian Tobacco fell 9 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $2.65 after an exchange of 7,684 units.
The market closed on Friday with 11,126,193 shares trading for a total of $93,408,624 versus 13,066,430 stock units worth $74,861,736 on Thursday.
At close of the market, Berger Paints popped 48 cents to end at $6.29 after an exchange of 115 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.50 to close at $104.50 with trading in 3,982 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 59 cents to end at $45.41 after an exchange of 184 shares. GraceKennedy gained 78 cents and ended at $73.24 with a transfer of 27,430 stocks, Jamaica Producers fell 88 cents to end at $22.12 after an exchange of 8,291 stocks, JMMB Group climbed 49 cents to finish at $18.49 with investors trading 34,032 shares. Kingston Properties sank 97 cents to $8.12 with 130 stocks switching owners, Kingston Wharves skidded 89 cents to finish at $31.01 with investors dealing in 14,724 units, Massy Holdings rose $1 $76 with 1,004 stock units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial gained 40 cents to end at $37.50 in trading 146,336 share, Pan Jamaica fell $2.01 in closing at $52.98 after a transfer of 143 stock units, Sagicor Group dipped $1 to close at $39 with investors swapping 6,660 units. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 49 cents to $8 with 3,085 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group dropped $1.44 to end at $51.30 after the trading of 6,529 shares, Stanley Motta sank 50 cents in closing at $6 after an exchange of 8,570 units. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed $1.20 to finish at $13.20 with investors exchanging 37,801 stocks through the market and Wisynco Group slipped 46 cents to $19.42 with traders dealing in 32,308 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 221,178 shares for US$11,156, up slightly from 220,029 stock units at US$8,175 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments sank 0.01 of a cent and ended at 1.99 US cents with 71 shares crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.1 of a cent to finish at 7 US cents with investors swapping 35,032 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share climbed 1.04 cents in closing at 6 US cents with 10,467 stock units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.09 of a cent to end at 2.9 US cents with investors trading 125,823 shares.
The market closed the day with 13,066,430 shares being traded, down by 11 percent from the 14,609,258 stock units, with the value declining to $74,861,736, from $137,596,723 the prior day.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years, ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial declined $1.70 to close at $37.10 with investors trading 191,807 stocks, 138 Student Living shed 40 cents to finish at $3.50 in an exchange of 3,525 units. Pan Jamaica popped $1.99 to $54.99 with 263 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents in closing at $40 with a transfer of 6,295 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 69 cents to end at $8.49 with 150 stock units crossing the market. Stanley Motta climbed 50 cents to finish at $6.50 with traders dealing in just 158 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 90 cents and ended at $12 with 63,315 units crossing the exchange and Wisynco Group rose 58 cents to close at $19.88 with investors swapping 100,084 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 820,809 shares for $2,881,614 in dropping from 1,132,874 stock units at $3,390,814 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 with 150 shares crossing the market, First Citizens Group slipped 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $34 after an exchange of 165 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 with 205 shares trading. JMMB Group ended at 75 cents after an exchange of 588,522 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $3.79 with 458 units crossing the market, Medcorp remained at $48 with investors trading 200 stock units. National Flour Mills sank 6 cents to finish at $1.49 after 306 shares passed through the exchange, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 with a transfer of 10,150 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13.15 with 60 stocks crossing the exchange. Republic Financial skidded $2 to $102 after trading of 14,754 units, 
Scotiabank rose 15 cents to close at $45 as investors exchanged 6,831 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.65 after 152,514 shares were traded. Trinidad Cement sank 2 cents to end at $1.80 with traders dealing in 1,350 units, Unilever Caribbean dropped 5 cents and ended at $13.45 in an exchange of 4,872 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 16 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $2.74 with investors dealing in 39,572 shares.
At close of trading, Proven Investments dipped 0.99 of a cent to finish at 9.01 US cents with investors trading 9,198 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.58 of a cent to 7.1 US cents with 10,488 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share slipped 0.87 of a cent to close at 4.96 US cents with a transfer of 1,802 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.99 US cents with 198,495 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with 14,609,258 shares trading for $137,596,723, after soaring from 8,548,957 stock units at $68,511,970 on Tuesday.
Pan Jamaica climbed $6.90 in closing at $53 in an exchange of 239 units, Sagicor Group shed 50 cents to close at $39.50 with 3,281 stock units clearing the market, Scotia Group increased 50 cents to finish at $52.50 after a transfer of 258,678 shares. Seprod dropped $1.10 and ended at $82 with traders dealing in 38,240 stocks, Stanley Motta skidded $1.38 to $6 with 50,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 45 cents to finish at $12.90 with investors trading 259 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.25 to end at $9.25 with an exchange of 23 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1.25 in closing at $19.30 as investors exchanged 18,705 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.