Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar Market at the close on Friday, with a sharp 93 percent drop in the number of stocks traded, at a 94 percent lower value than on Thursday. The market index slipped, following an exchange of nine securities, down from 11 on Thursday, with three rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of only 510,507 shares at US$35,262, down precipitously from 7,285,203 stock units at US$558,521 on Thursday.
Trading averages 56,723 shares at US$3,918, well below the 662,291 stock units at US$50,775 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 147,912 units at US$12,062, well within Thursday’s range of 154,987 stock units at US$12,694 and compared with August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 3.48 points to settle at 303.57. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.4. 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 2027.
At the close, Margaritaville dipped 0.7 of a cent to end at 4.31 US cents with a transfer of 7,500 stocks, Productive Business Solutions climbed 1 cent to 85 US cents as investors exchanged just one unit,
Proven Investments rose 0.42 of one cent to end at 5.98 US cents, with 3,655 shares crossing the market. Quantas Advantage lost 0.05 of one cent in closing at 13.95 US cents in exchanging 1,353 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2.28 US cents, after a mere 4 shares passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.7 of one cent to finish at 6.78 US cents after an exchange of 62,518 units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 7 US cents in trading 435,465 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 after a transfer of 10 stock units and AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1, with an exchange of just one share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction. 
The market closed with only 6,123,360 shares trading for $88,487,284 after sliding from 10,593,921 stock units at $101,610,805 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average PE ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $2.61 to $18.60 with 2 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group climbed $1.89 to close at $43.40 in switching ownership of 61,945 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.43 to finish at $9.43 with 109 shares clearing the market and Seprod slipped $1.04 and ended at $73.96 9,595 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,285,203 shares for US$558,521 after surging from 931,250 stock units at US$84,657 on Wednesday. Trading ended with an average of 662,291 shares at US$50,775 after soaring from 186,250 stock units at US$16,931 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 154,987 units at US$12,694 compared with 101,841 stock units at US$8,705 on the previous day and August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480. The US Denominated Equities Index declined 0.06 points to 307.05. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 16.1. 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 2027. At the close of trading, AS Bryden ended at 16.9 US cents with investors trading 3 units, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.01 of one cent to 1.86 US cents with a transfer of 5,370,004 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced 0.01 of a cent to close at 23 US cents in switching ownership of 280 shares. 
Productive Business Solutions fell 1 cent and ended at 84 US cents with 416,997 stock units crossing the market, Proven Investments lost 0.42 of a cent to finish at 5.56 US cents with investors dealing in 42,881 shares, Quantas Advantage popped 2 cents to end at 14 US cents after trading of 1,114 units. Sterling Investments climbed 0.08 of a cent in closing at 2.28 US cents with 8,500 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.08 of a cent to 6.08 US cents in trading 206,736 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.79 US cents after an exchange of 165 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 7 US cents with a transfer of 1,236,023 units. In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% rallied 2 cents and ended at US$2 with 2,500 stocks crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading of just 79,844 shares for $1,019,294, after falling from 471,595 stocks at $2,920,326 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.50 after an exchange 230 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 30 cents to settle at $8 with a transfer of 1,002 shares, Endeavour Holdings fell by 75 cents to finish at $12.75 with investors dealing in 2,000 units. First Citizens Group closed at $40 with 1,278 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy skidded 19 cents in closing at $4.15 following trading in 22,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped 30 cents to end at $16.20 in an exchange of 5,043 shares. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents after trading of 5,001 units, Massy Holdings rallied 8 cents to finish at $3.48 in an exchange of 2,910 stocks, Medcorp fell 1 cent to close at $43.74 with a transfer of 3 stock units. National Enterprises dropped 20 cents to $4.36 in trading 11,752 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 4 cents to $1.52 after an exchange of 5,553 stock units, NCB Financial rose 21 cents in closing at $3.23 with 200 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media slipped 18 cents and ended at $1.50 after trading of 1,111 shares, Point Lisas remained at $7.25 with 26 shares clearing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $12 in switching ownership of 1 stock unit. 
Republic Financial gained 3 cents to close at $112.03 with investors trading 295 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $48 with an exchange of 8,054 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.25 with 4,494 stocks crossing the market. Trinidad Cement advanced 30 cents to $2 after a transfer of 3,349 units, West Indian Tobacco climbed 8 cents to finish at $4.15 with investors trading just one share and West Indian Traders ended at $2.12 in an exchange of 390 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 227,091 shares for $2,581,029, up from 171,937 stocks at $2,034,279 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.33 with 425 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden remained at $1.50 in an exchange of just one unit, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 31 cents to finish at $8.30 with investors trading 7,500 shares. Endeavour Holdings climbed 50 cents to end trading at $13.50 in switching ownership of 20 stock units, First Citizens Group rose one cent to $40.00 in swapping of 4,368 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to $4.20 in trading 31,300 units. Guardian Holdings lost $1.20 in closing at $15 with 10,943 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Media declined 3 cents and finished at 76 cents after an exchange of 18,000 shares, JMMB Group remained at 85 cents with a transfer of 2,119 stock units. L.J. Williams B share shed 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents with 610 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 after trading of 96,112 stocks, National Enterprises fell 4 cents to close at $4.56 with a transfer of 144 units. National Flour Mills skidded 3 cents to $1.53 with an exchange of 16,237 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.68 with 17 shares changing hands, Point Lisas remained at $7.25 after an exchange of 2,465 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings increased by 3 cents to $12 with investors trading a mere one stock, Republic Financial closed at $112 in an exchange of 1,682 stock units, Scotiabank dropped 50 cents to close at $48 with investors swapping 29,549 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 15 cents in closing at $10.25 with 128 units passing through the market, Trinidad Cement dipped 25 cents to finish at $1.70 in switching ownership of 3,373 shares and West Indian Tobacco advanced 6 cents to close at $4.07 with investors trading 360 stock units.
The market closed with 17,738,008 shares trading worth $226,732,279 after increasing from 11,657,525 stocks at $86,155,572 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Quantas Advantage fell $2.70 to end at $16.80 with 7,100 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1.36 in closing at $7.64 after a transfer of 12,000 units, Transjamaican Highway skidded by 78 cents to close at $10.21, after trading of 10,554,234 stock units. West Indies Petroleum rallied 66 cents to $9.96 after an exchange of 1,769 shares and Wisynco Group increased 64 cents to close at $20.82 with 241,916 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,387,653 shares for US$107,528 after surging from 337,799 stock units at US$51,834 on Friday.
Sterling Investments remained at 2.2 US cents as investors exchanged 18,307 units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.53 of one cent to 5.36 US cents with a transfer of 17,387 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.79 US cents with the swapping of 304 stocks and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.25 of one cent and ended at 7.24 US cents with 1,291,187 shares changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 414,392 shares at $4,864,022 after sinking from 17,575,654 stock units at $81,165,984 on Thursday.
Endeavour Holdings lost 50 cents to finish at $13 with 10 units passing through the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 after an exchange of 570 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40 with investors trading 1,275 units. GraceKennedy closed at $4.15, after an exchange of 110 stocks, Guardian Holdings skidded 75 cents and finished at $15.25 with 8,638 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group fell 4 cents to end at 84 cents after trading of 2,201 shares. L.J. Williams B share declined 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of 65 cents, with 33,249 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings remained at $3.30 with investors swapping 103,147 units, Medcorp remained at $42.20 after a transfer of 100 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 in trading of 150 units, National Flour Mills rallied 17 cents and to $1.70 with 127,221 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial shed 29 cents to end at $3.02 as investors exchanged 775 shares. One Caribbean Media dropped 6 cents in closing at $1.49 in switching ownership of 27,119 stock units, 
Republic Financial popped 20 cents to close trading of 14,197 shares at $112, Scotiabank slipped 70 cents to finish at $47.80 in an exchange of 42,030 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 20 cents and ended at $10.45 with a transfer of 29,224 units, Trinidad Cement fell 20 cents to $1.70 with 4,370 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean settled at $15 with investors trading 400 shares. West Indian Tobacco climbed 10 cents to close at $4.20 with a transfer of 2,000 stocks and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with 300 units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading in 17,851,585 shares, with a value of $174,828,688 after tumbling from 44,278,737 stock units at $164,593,495 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.6. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments dipped 55 cents and ended at $8.90 with 97,043 shares crossing the market. Quantas Advantage increased $2.50 in closing at $19.50 with investors swapping 2,810 stock units, Sagicor Group slipped $3.95 to finish at $40.05 with an exchange of 123,950 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.37 to end at $8.43 after trading of 760 stock units and Scotia Group lost $1.20 to $57.80 as investors exchanged 7,368 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,237,260 shares valued at US$93,191 after sliding from 1,277,677 stock units at US$117,937 on Wednesday.
Quantas Advantage remained at 13 US cents with 1,828 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments ended at 2.2 US cents after exchanging 150 units. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.19 of a cent to close at 5.89 US cents in trading juts one share and Transjamaican Highway dropped by 0.23 of one cent and ended at 7.35 US cents with 1,142,244 stock units crossing the market.