Junior Market rises

February 13, 2026 by
Junior Market trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with an 18 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 25 percent decline in value compared to Thursday. Trading involved 42 securities on Wednesday and Thursday and ended with 21 rising, 13 declining, and eight closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 6,942,008 shares for $9,449,512 compared with 8,460,508 units at $12,542,960 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 165,286 shares valued $224,988 compared to 201,441 stock units at $298,642 on Thursday, with an average of 218,308 units, Trading for the month to date averaged $294,812 compared with 223,806 stock units at $302,053 on the previous day and for January that closed with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.25 million shares for 32.5 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial, with 1.0 million units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 850,868 stocks for 12.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 7.70 points to end at 3,292.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market on Friday, AMG Packaging rose 36 cents to end at $2.29, with 4,718 shares clearing the market, Blue Power sank 46 cents in closing at $3.61 with an exchange of 6,014 stocks, CAC 2000 skidded 30 cents to $1.70, with 709 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Cream climbed 29 cents to finish at $1.85 with investors dealing in 15,152 units, Caribbean Flavours increased 17 cents and ended at $1.72 after an exchange of 41,000 stock units, Dolla Financial popped 9 cents to close at $2.40 in trading of 1,002,574 shares. Fontana rallied 40 cents to $8, with 31,299 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun gained 35 cents in closing at $6.45 as investors exchanged 12,893 units, Indies Pharma advanced 31 cents to finish at $2.98, following trading of 503,484 stock units. ISP Finance fell $1.18 and ended at $11.82, with 3,335 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation popped 8 cents to close at $2.25 with a transfer of 10,238 stock units, KLE Group advanced 14 cents to end at $1.05 after an exchange of 500 units. Knutsford Express rose 39 cents to $10.99, following trading of 1,008 stocks, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to finish at $1.02, with 27,466 shares crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents and ended at $2.50 after a transfer of 5,100 stocks and Paramount Trading lost 8 cents to close at $1.19, after 500 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading drops on JSE USD Market 

February 12, 2026 by
Trading declined on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 5 percent fall in volume at a 37 percent lower value than on Wednesday, with only eight active securities, for the day, down from 12 on Wednesday, with prices of six rising and two ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 668,102 shares for US$40,675 down from 702,385 units with a value of US$64,328 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,513 shares at US$5,084 compared to 58,532 stock units at US$5,361 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 81,508 units at US$7,479, with a moderate increase from 81,299 stock units at US$7,728 on the previous day compared to January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.58 points to cease trading at 254.22. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none 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 9.8. 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 rallied 1 cent and ended at 21 US cents in an exchange of 500 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.39 of a cent to 3.39 US cents with 20 stocks passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with investors trading 6 shares. Proven Investments advanced 0.88 of one cent to 8.88 US cents with 277,186 stocks clearing the market, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 1,600 units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.86 of one cent to finish at 6.95 US cents with traders dealing in 46,886 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.23 of a cent and ended at 4.4 US cents with 341,876 units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% climbed US$1 to US$11 with investors dealing in 28 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading drifts lower on Junior Market

February 12, 2026 by
Trading activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with a 15 percent decline in trading volume and value on Thursday compared to Wednesday. A total of 42 securities were traded, down from 45 previously. Trading ended with 15 stocks rising, 18 falling and nine closing unchanged, following the announcement that Woodcats International’s IPO was oversubscribed and closed, which is set to increase the Junior Market listings to 48 within weeks.

Trading ended with an exchange of 8,460,508 shares with the value amounting to $12,542,960, down from 10,006,290 stock units worth $14,834,366 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 201,441 shares at $298,642, after decreasing from 222,362 stock units at $329,653 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 223,806 units at $302,053, which is in alignment with 226,394 stocks at $302,447 on the previous day and below January, which averaged 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.95 million shares for 23 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy with 1.62 million units for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 998,120 stocks for 11.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose a mere 3.52 points to 3,285.14. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging sank 17 cents to close at $1.93 with 34,765 shares crossing the market, Cargo Handlers rose 8 cents to $18.88 with 152 stocks being traded, Caribbean Cream lost 29 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.56 with a mere 1,000 shares crossing the exchange. Caribbean Flavours fell 17 cents to $1.55 with 85,606 stock units changing hands, Fontana skidded 35 cents in closing at $7.60 in an exchange of 93,349 units, Future Energy rose 37 cents to end at $2.96 with 1,623,870 stocks passing through the market. Honey Bun fell 26 cents to $6.10 after an exchange of a mere 1,356 units, Jamaican Teas rose 10 cents to end at $2.28 in trading only 1,332 shares, Jetcon Corporation shed 8 cents in closing at $2.17 after investors swapped 20,742 stock units. KLE Group declined 12 cents to finish at 91 cents following trading of 9,594 shares, Knutsford Express slipped 39 cents and ended at $10.60 with a transfer of 865 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 10 cents to close at 93 cents as investors exchanged 7,501 units. Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents to $2.40 with traders switching ownership of 92,284 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 15 cents to close at $2.55 with investors swapping 32,647 shares, Main Event slipped 60 cents to $5.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Omni Industries popped 7 cents in closing at $1.03 with 599,171 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading gained 25 cents to finish at $1.27 after an exchange of 648,840 stock units and Regency Petroleum dipped 9 cents to end at $3.90 with traders dealing in 99,488 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading fell on the JSE Main Market 

February 11, 2026 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market shed over 3,200 points on Wednesday, even as prices of 24 stocks rose, 23 declined and 12 ended firm. Trading resulted in the exchange of 59 securities compared to 63 on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 24 percent and the value 32 percent lower compared to trading on Tuesday.

The market closed with 11,655,439 shares trading worth $101,650,621 after sliding from 15,264,024 stock units at $150,066,974 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 197,550 shares at $1,722,892, after declining from 242,286 stock units at $2,382,015 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 228,163 stock units at $1,841,376 compared to 232,383 shares at $1,857,709 on Tuesday and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.49 million shares for 47.1 percent of total volume, followed by Tropical Battery, ended with 1.26 million units for 10.9 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Producers, with 873,884 stocks for 7.5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,472.60 points to end trading at 400,728.57, the JSE Main Index sank 3,288.92 points to close at 341,922.65 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.45 points to close trading at 62.09.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers. The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden declined 60 cents to finish at $30 with 5,589 shares crossing the market, Barita Investments climbed by $1.24 and ended at $70.25 with traders dealing in 176 units, Caribbean Cement rallied $1 to $114 with 13,326 shares changing hands. Eppley fell $1.39 in closing at $32.56 with 1,280 stock units passing through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $8.50 to end at $38.50 with investors dealing in 1,105 stocks, GraceKennedy rose $1.40 to close at $71.50 with 15,596 units clearing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 54 cents to $10.66 with investors swapping 202,300 stocks, Massy Holdings climbed 50 cents to $74.50 after an exchange of 6,502 shares, 138 Student Living increased 47 cents to close at $3.47 with investors trading 5,937 stock units. Pan Jamaica gained $2.60 and ended at $48.10 with an exchange of 6,811 shares, Proven Investments shed 74 cents to finish at $13.10 trading 24,712 units, Scotia Group dropped $1.15 to end at $50.10 with a transfer of 98,843 stocks. Seprod dropped $2.14 to close at $78.86 with 5,431 stock units crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta advanced 47 cents to close at $6.50 in trading 199 shares.
In preference segment trading, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose 45 cents to finish at $43.45 after swapping 51 stocks. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $85 and ended at $2,585 with investors switching ownership of 4 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $4 in closing at $103 after a transfer of 763 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state

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Trading surge on JSE US Dollar Market 

February 11, 2026 by
Trading took a notable jump on Wednesday with a 112 percent bounce in the volume of stocks changing hands and a surge of 165 percent in value compared to Tuesday on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The market index shed just under 12 points or 4.38 percent, following an exchange of 12 securities, compared with eight on Tuesday, with prices of three rising, six declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 702,385 shares for US$64,328 after rallying from 331,797 stock units at US$24,284 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 58,532 shares at US$5,361 after rising from 41,475 stock units at US$3,036 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 81,299 units at US$7,728 from 85,503 stocks at US$8,165 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 11.61 points to end trading at 253.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. 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 fell 4 cents in closing at 20 US cents, with traders dealing in 340 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.05 of one cent to 3 US cents after an exchange of 101 stock units, Proven Investments shed 0.98 of one cent to finish at 8 US cents, with investors trading 217,085 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents in an exchange of 2,100 units, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to close at 6.09 US cents with 66,785 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.79 of one cent to end at 6.09 US cents after an exchange of 8,465 shares and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.08 of a cent in closing at 4.17 US cents in trading 401,503 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2 with 2,425 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group US8.5% fell 2 cents to close at US$1.17 with investors switching ownership of 1,847 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% popped 60 cents to finish at US$10 with 1,335 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rallied US$1.25 and ended at US$11.25 with an exchange of 19 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 with 380 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Gains for JSE Junior Market

February 11, 2026 by
Trading jumped modestly on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 40 percent increase in the volume of stocks traded, and a 91 percent jump in value compared to Tuesday. The Junior Market Index climbed slightly higher following trading in 45 securities, sliding from 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 18 declining and 14 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 10,006,290 shares for $14,834,366 after climbing from 7,122,679 units at $7,747,839 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 222,362 shares at $329,653, after increasing from 154,841 stock units at $168,431 on Tuesday.
Trading month to date averages 226,394 shares at $302,447, after it skidded from 226,965 stock units at $298,598 on the preceding day and down from January, ending with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 4.31 million shares for 43 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, which ended with 2.17 million stock units for 21.7 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 1.47 million shares for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade. Despite the adverse advance-decline ratio in Wednesday’s trading.
The Junior Market was able to eke out a small 7.29 points gain in closing at 3,281.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 30 cents to end at $2.10 with an exchange of 46,821 shares, at the same time Atlantic Hardware shed 10 cents to close at $2.04 after an exchange of 4,307,499 stocks, Blue Power gained 35 cents to end at $4.10, after the trading of 5,048 shares. Cargo Handlers skidded 20 cents to $18.80 after 4,191 stock units were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 24 cents to close at $1.76 with 1,062 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove declined $1.05 to finish at $10.95 with a transfer of 4,528 shares. Express Catering rose 14 cents to $2.47 after an exchange of 2,094 units, Honey Bun climbed 26 cents to $6.36 with investors dealing in 114,319 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents to close at $2.70 with 102,465 stock units passing through the market. Iron Rock Insurance popped 39 cents and ended at $2.89 in trading a mere 201 shares, KLE Group advanced 13 cents to end at $1.03 after investors swapped 12,254 units, Knutsford Express increased 70 cents to finish at $10.99 in an exchange of 2,380 stocks. Lumber Depot dropped 15 cents and ended at $2.50 with 10,714 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 21 cents to $2.70 with investors trading 1,013 shares, Main Event sank 50 cents to $6.50 with 2,594 units changing hands. Medical Disposables slipped 24 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors trading 57 stocks and ONE on ONE Educational fell 7 cents to end at 86 cents with market participants switching the shareholders of 110,079 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE USD Market jumps

February 10, 2026 by
Trading pulled back on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 20 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded and a 27 percent fall in value compared with Monday. The number of securities trading remained constant, with trading on Monday at 8, with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 331,797 shares for US$24,284 after sliding from 415,487 stock units at US$33,408 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 41,475 shares at US$3,036, after slipping from 51,936 stock units at US$4,176 on Monday, with a month to date average of 85,503 units at US$8,165 compared with 91,682 stock units at US$8,885 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 4.47 points to finish at 265.25. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. 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, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1 with investors trading just 5 shares, Proven Investments popped 0.28 of a cent to 8.98 US cents after an exchange of 100 units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents after trading of 8,000 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.1 US cents after a transfer of 29,821 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.05 of one cent to close at 4.25 US cents following trading of 292,514 stocks.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 0.01 of a cent and ended at US$1.19 with 450 units crossing the market. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% dipped US$1.48 to US$9.40 with investors switching ownership of 607 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10 with 300 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading bounces on the JSE USD Market  

February 9, 2026 by
Trading jumped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following a 133 percent increase in value and a 29 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded compared to Friday. Trading ended with an exchange of eight securities, down from 12 on Friday, with prices of three rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 415,487 shares for US$33,408, following a jump from 321,131 units at US$14,336 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 51,936 shares at US$4,176, up from 26,761 stock units at US$1,195 on Friday, with a month to date average of 91,682 stock units at US$8,885, down from 98,171 stock units at US$9,654 on the previous day and in January, with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 0.12 points to finish at 260.78. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows that no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. 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, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 3.05 US cents with 846 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments rose 0.44 of a cent to 8.7 US cents after an exchange of 1,216 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with investors swapping 1,000 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.88 of a cent to end at 6.1 US cents after a transfer of 34,717 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.23 of a cent after closing at 4.2 US cents as investors exchanged 373,331 stock units.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2 with a transfer of 3 shares. JMMB Group US8.5% popped 0.01 of a cent to US$1.19 after an exchange of 3,228 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 in trading 1,146 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

 

 

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Trading jumps on the Junior Market

February 9, 2026 by
Trading rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with a moderate increase in the volume of stocks traded, and a 35 percent rise in value compared to Friday. The market closed slightly higher following an exchange of 47 securities, up from 45 on Friday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 15 declining and 13 closing unchanged.

At the close of trading, 7,960,170 shares changed hands at a value of $13,236,337, versus 7,671,506 units at $9,809,820 on Friday.
Trading closed with an average of 169,365 shares for $281,624 compared to 170,478 stock units for $217,996 on Friday, with the month to date ending with an average of 239,162 stock units at $320,611, versus 253,742 shares at $328,755 on the prior day and January, ending with an average of 469,885 units at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.13 million shares for 26.7 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 1.54 million stocks for 19.4 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 1.12 million shares for 14.1 percent of the overall volume.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 9.36 points to 3,292.09. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied $2.47 to end at $17.98 after closing with an exchange of 79 shares, AMG Packaging increased 23 cents to $2.10 with investors trading 29,747 stocks, Blue Power dropped 75 cents to finish at $3 with 207,183 shares crossing the market. Cargo Handlers rose 10 cents to $19 with traders switching ownership of 3,331 units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 16 cents to $1.30 with 27,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.08 to close at $10.90 with investors dealing in 182,090 shares. Fontana rose 10 cents to $7.95 after an exchange of 6,939 stocks, Honey Bun skidded 32 cents to finish at $6.10 with 2,790 units clearing the market, ISP Finance sank $1.70 and ended at $13 in an exchange of 190 stock units. Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to end at $2.30 with investors swapping 69,037 shares, KLE Group popped 14 cents to $1.04 with a transfer of 400 stock units, Lasco Financial advanced 25 cents to close at $1.70 with 2,418 units crossing the market. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents to 92 cents with investors trading 223,763 stocks, Main Event dropped 20 cents in closing at $7.10 with 445 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables popped 10 cents to close at $1.10 after a transfer of 421 stock units and Paramount Trading increased by 11 cents and ended at $1.28 with 800 units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading cooled on the JSE USD Market

February 6, 2026 by
Trading cooled on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar Market on Friday, following a 43 percent drop in volume of stocks traded, with a 41 percent lower value than on Thursday. The market closed with an exchange of 12 securities, up from seven on Thursday, with prices of two advancing, five declining and five ending unchanged.

The market ended with an exchange of 321,131 shares for US$14,336 after the volume fell from 563,158 stock units at US$24,398 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 26,761 shares at US$1,195, down from 80,451 stock units at US$3,485 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 98,171 units at US$9,654, after sliding from 121,331 stock units at US$12,397 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.97 points to 260.90. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. 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 fell 0.99 of one cent to end at 24 US cents after an exchange of 1,204 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 3.05 US cents with investors dealing in 1,000 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 3.7 cents to close at 28.36 US cents with 40 stocks crossing the market. Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1 after an exchange of 10 shares,  Proven Investments fell 0.02 of a cent and ended at 8.26 US cents after swapping 4,429 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 0.22 of a cent to end at 1.99 US cents after a transfer of 14,191 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent in closing at 6.98 US cents, with investors trading 1,176 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.03 of a cent to 3.97 US cents, with 298,897 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2, with investors trading 3 stock units. JMMB Group US8.5% dipped 1 cent and ended at US$1.19 after an exchange of 100 shares, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$10.88 with 21 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10 with a transfer of 60 stocks.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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