Trading activity dipped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded sliding 16 percent with a 25 percent lower value than on Friday resulting in an exchange of nine securities, compared with seven on Friday and ended with prices of two rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed after an exchange of 294,791 shares for US$14,575, after sliding from 351,502 stocks at US$19,547 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 32,755 shares at US$1,619 in a fall from 50,215 stock units at US$2,792 on Friday, and May that ended with an average of 180,903 units for US$8,607. The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 1.81 points to 242.11. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.1. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 2.88 US cents as investors exchanged 250 shares, Margaritaville ended at 5.87 US cents with 350 units crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions skidded 4.99 cents to end at 50.01 US cents following a transfer of 546 shares. 
Proven Investments remained at 6.9 US cents with trading of 6,002 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.01 of one cent to finish at 5.99 US cents with an exchange of 20,279 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.85 of a cent to close at 4.4 US cents with 16,500 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.19 of a cent to end at 4.7 US cents with a transfer of 250,787 units.In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% closed at US$1.10 with investors swapping 74 stocks and AS Bryden 6% popped 15.13 cents in closing at US$1 after a transfer of 3 stock units.Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 351,502 shares for US$19,547 after tumbling from 1,834,949 stock units at US$84,245 on Thursday.
Margaritaville ended at 5.87 US cents after an exchange of 71 stocks, Productive Business Solutions popped 2 cents to 55 US cents with trading in 2,650 shares. Proven Investments rallied 0.89 of a cent in closing at 6.9 US cents with an exchange of 64,801 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents following trading of 224 units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents in an exchange of 14,587 shares and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.09 of a cent to 4.51 US cents with investors trading 268,970 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 37,184,148 shares for $35,084,290, after an increase from 21,248,025 units at $31,747,458 on Thursday.
The Junior Market concluded trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Jamaican Teas dropped 13 cents to $2.26 with 2,728,527 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express sank 98 cents to finish at $8 in an exchange of 122,424 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 10 cents to $2.80 with 278,153 stocks crossing the market. Mailpac Group rose 7 cents to $2.63 after a transfer of 1,810,428 units, Omni Industries skidded 5 cents in closing at 91 cents with 169,131 stock units crossing the exchange, ONE on ONE Educational gained 5 cents to end at 82 cents with a transfer of 3,924,329 shares and Regency Petroleum climbed 32 cents to $4.62 after an exchange of 162,299 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,834,949 shares for US$84,245 up from 459,211 stock units valued at US$23,917 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in switching ownership of 575,724 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6 US cents with investors trading 7,314 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.27 of one cent and ended at 4.6 US cents in an exchange of 1,167,829 units.
The market closed with trading of 21,248,025 shares, down by 47 percent from 39,957,630 units on Wednesday worth $31,747,458, up 114 percent compared with $14,850,424 previously.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma slipped 6 cents to finish at $2.77 with 234,412 stock units crossing the exchange, ISP Finance dropped $1.60 to end at $10.40, following trading of 826 units. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents in closing at $2.39 with an exchange of 3,000,450 stocks, Lasco Financial advanced 29 cents to $1.89 with 2,006,252 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot popped 28 cents to close at $2.70 in an exchange of 1,011,022 stocks. Mailpac Group gained 11 cents and ended at $2.56 with investors swapping 18,368 shares, Main Event rallied 7 cents to $6.70 in switching ownership of 3,849 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational lost 8 cents to finish at 77 cents after a transfer of 3,074,816 shares. Paramount Trading dropped 16 cents to 99 cents with 97,345 units passing through the market, RA Williams increased 8 cents and ended at 35 cents in an exchange of 1,538 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 13 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 2,510,390 stock units.
Prices of traded stocks are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 39,957,630 shares for $14,850,424, tumbling from 72,570,090 units at $31,204,395 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained 20 cents to finish at $17.15 after an exchange of 116 shares, Cargo Handlers fell $1.80 to $15 with trading of 1,137 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 5 cents to $1.40 following the trading of 3,725 shares. Caribbean Cream slipped 20 cents in closing at a 52 weeks closing low of $1.40 with 69,650 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents to end at $1.17 in trading 111,533 units, Derrimon Trading rose 6 cents to close at $1.60 with 794,499 stocks changing hands. Elite Diagnostic climbed 13 cents to $1.15 as investors exchanged 9,097 units, Future Energy increased 16 cents to $3.71 with 209,942 shares crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped 9 cents and ended at $5.90 in an exchange of 25,572 stock units. Image Plus popped 10 cents to 80 cents after a transfer of 44,462 shares, Iron Rock Insurance sank 37 cents to close at $2.33 with 1,721 units crossing the exchange, ISP Finance advanced $1.60 to finish at $12 with traders dealing in 1,928 stocks. 
Lasco Financial rallied 10 cents and ended at $1.60 in an exchange of 12,145 stock units, Mailpac Group skidded 10 cents to $2.45 with investors trading 50,034 shares, Main Event dipped 7 cents to $6.63 with investors dealing in 2,900 units. ONE on ONE Educational increased 8 cents to close at 85 cents with 1,199,306 stocks passing through the market, Paramount Trading popped 14 cents in closing at $1.15 with investors swapping 58,958 stock units, Regency Petroleum gained 5 cents to end at $4.30 after a transfer of 51,479 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to $1.57 with investors trading 3,257 units.
Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 459,211 shares valued at US$23,917, after dropping from 1,332,877 stock units with a value of US$67,999 on Tuesday.
Productive Business Solutions dropped 12 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 59 US cents with investors swapping 2,104 stocks, Proven Investments popped 0.6 of a cent to 6.6 US cents with 620 units passing through the market, Sterling Investments closed at 2 US cents with traders dealing in 1,001 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents after an exchange of 4,600 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.85 of a cent to close at 5.25 US cents in trading 138,015 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.2 of one cent and ended at 4.87 US cents with 309,046 stock units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading of 72,570,090 shares for $31,204,395, up from 10,277,494 stock units at $13,353,151 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial lost 20 cents to finish at $16.95 after investors exchanged 1,251 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 36 cents and ended at $1.98, following trading of 32,696 stocks, Blue Power popped 5 cents to $3.89 with 4,007 shares crossing the exchange. Cargo Handlers declined by 15 cents to close at $16.80 after a transfer of 457 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rallied 7 cents to end at $1.25 with 122,593 units clearing the market, Dolla Financial increased 7 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 148,406 shares. Elite Diagnostic sank 36 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.02 with 6,461 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh rallied 9 cents in closing at $2.19 in an exchange of 593 stocks, Express Catering skidded 11 cents to end at $1.76 after traders swapped 32,424 units. Fontana slipped 6 cents to close at $6.94 in switching ownership of 113,887 stocks, Future Energy dipped 16 cents to finish at $3.55 with 569,164 units passing through the market, Image Plus fell 10 cents and ended at 70 cents in an exchange of 429,136 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation dropped 16 cents to $2.99 with traders dealing in 7,002 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.04 to end at $9 with 17,226 shares crossing the market, Lasco Financial shed 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 3,207 stock units. Limners and Bards gained 7 cents and ended at 80 cents after an exchange of 1,086,545 stock units, Lumber Depot dipped 31 cents to finish at $2.38 in trading 12,909 units, Main Event popped $1.29 to close at $6.70 with 6,548 stocks crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners sank 10 cents to 41 cents with a transfer of 189,462 shares, ONE on ONE Educational shed 5 cents to close at 77 cents with investors dealing in 12,408,938 stock units, Paramount Trading declined 24 cents to finish at $1.01 with investors trading 131,727 units. RA Williams slipped 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 27 cents with an exchange of 47,806 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 5 cents to end at $4.25 with investors swapping 190,575 units.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
Margaritaville climbed 0.75 of a cent to 5.8 US cents in switching the ownership of 132 stocks. Productive Business Solutions dropped 13 cents to finish at 71 US cents with investors trading 699 shares, Proven Investments sank 0.99 of a cent and ended at 6 US cents with an exchange of 254,564 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after traders swapped just one share. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to 6 US cents with a transfer of 5,200 stocks and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.32 of a cent to 4.67 US cents after an exchange of 1,072,156 units.
The market closed following an exchange of 10,277,494 shares for $13,353,151, compared with 19,637,979 stock units trading at $12,246,626 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Future Energy rose 12 cents to finish at $3.71 as investors exchanged 1,128,010 stocks, Honey Bun shed 15 cents and ended at $5.95, after trading of 2,318 stock units. Jetcon Corporation advanced 15 cents to $3.15 after an exchange of94,564 shares, Mailpac Group rallied 6 cents to end at $2.58 with a transfer of 2,003 stock units, Main Event dropped 39 cents to $5.41 after753 units changed hands. Medical Disposables sank 18 cents to $1.02 with 52,224 stocks crossing the market and MFS Capital Partners rose 7 cents in closing at 51 cents in an exchange of 211,867 shares.
The last traded price of securities is for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.