The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 56 percent, with a 57 percent lower value than on Thursday and ending in an exchange of 10 securities, similar to Thursday, with prices of two rising, six declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 469,876 shares for US$15,944 compared to 1,065,058 shares valued at US$37,187 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 46,988 shares at US$1,594 compared to 106,506 stock units at US$3,719 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 60,749 units at US$3,890 compared with 62,023 stocks at US$4,102 on the previous day and July that ended with an average of 71,904 units for US$3,475.
The US Denominated Equities Index dropped 8.84 points to 196.13. 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 frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price, divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.03 of a cent to finish at 1.95 US cents in trading of 3,343 shares, Margaritaville sank 0.5 of one cent to 7.5 US cents with 659 stocks crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions slipped 17.7 cents to close at a 52 week low of US$1.003 in switching ownership of 18 shares. 
Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents closed at 49,555 units, Sterling Investments lost 0.06 of a cent to end at 2.04 US cents, with 7,074 stock units being traded. Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.58 of one cent in closing at 7 US cents with investors exchanging 17,228 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1.03 cents to 4.97 US cents after a transfer of 57 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.42 of one cent to end at 2.42 US cents as investors exchanged 391,843 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.03, after 98 stock units passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% popped 5 cents to close at US$9.45 with investors trading just one share.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 17,826,693 shares for $34,669,918, jumping from 7,060,322 stock units at $10,235,382 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $1.48 to $18 with investors trading a mere 658 shares, AMG Packaging increased 30 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 11,549 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell 77 cents to end at $10.58 with investors trading 2,000 units. Dolla Financial fell 7 cents to finish at $2.43 after a transfer of 11,925 shares, Express Catering popped 19 cents and ended at $3.19 with brokers exchanging ownership of 3,500 stock units, Fosrich shed 36 cents to close at $2.30 with traders dealing in 13,158,566 shares. Honey Bun rallied 13 cents to $7.48 with 55,796 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma sank 6 cents to close at $3.24 with a transfer of 46,378 stocks, Knutsford Express rose 6 cents to finish at $13.95 with 66 stock units crossing the market. Lasco Financial dropped 12 cents and ended at $1.78 in trading 58,423 shares, Limners and Bards sank 6 cents in closing at 91 cents after an exchange of 59,058 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 9 cents to end at $2.69 after closing with 16,065 units changing hands. 
Mailpac Group gained 7 cents in closing at $2.57 with 8,722 stock units crossing the market, One Great Studio popped 7 cents to 42 cents after trading of 1,260,085 shares, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 6 cents to end at 86 cents as 45,050 stocks changed hands. Paramount Trading skidded 11 cents to finish at 69 cents in an exchange of 15,000 units, RA Williams increased 9 cents and ended at 45 cents with investors dealing in 1,654,919 stock units, Regency Petroleum rose 13 cents to close at $4.23 as traders exchanged 84,661 shares and Spur Tree Spices advanced 21 cents to $1.31 with investors trading 251,137 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,776,645 shares for $12,578,011, increasing from 5,185,657 units at $7,337,628 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 9 cents to finish at $3.26 with traders dealing in 13,924 units, KLE Group sank 9 cents and ended at 70 cents in an exchange of 18,066 stock units. Knutsford Express skidded 33 cents to end at $13.89 with investors trading 1,317 shares, Lasco Financial fell 12 cents in closing at $1.78 with 18,832 units changing hands, Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $8 with a transfer of 1,101 stock units. Paramount Trading increased 9 cents to 79 cents with investors dealing in 8,914 stock units and Regency Petroleum climbed 14 cents and ended at $4.14 with trading of 800,017 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,185,657 shares for $7,337,628, increasing from 4,890,272 units at $7,648,881 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank by 13 cents and ended at $2.19 with 5,599 shares changing hands. Dolla Financial slipped 8 cents to $2.47, with 181,586 stocks passing through the market, Dolphin Cove lost 12 cents to end at $14 as traders exchanged 53,467 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 17,500 shares, Everything Fresh increased 6 cents to finish at $2.32, in switching ownership of 32,585 stock units, Express Catering popped 19 cents to close at $2.97 with traders dealing in 750 shares. Fontana rallied 6 cents to $8.95 after a transfer of 133,102 stock units, Fosrich shed 29 cents in closing at $2.66 with 200,687 stocks crossing the exchange. Future Energy rose 8 cents to close at $3 with a transfer of 62,336 units. Honey Bun advanced 10 cents to finish at $7.70 with 4,643 stocks crossing the market, Image Plus declined 6 cents and ended at 95 cents with an exchange of 28,173 units, Indies Pharma gained 15 cents to end at $3.35 with 71,049 shares crossing the market. Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents in closing at $2.18 after traders exchanged 343,980 stock units, Jetcon Corporation climbed 23 cents to $2 after closing with trading of 9,071 shares, 
KLE Group skidded 7 cents to end at 79 cents, with investors dealing in 1,500 units. Knutsford Express rose $1.80 and ended at $14.22 with traders exchanging 2,223 stocks, Limners and Bards sank 14 cents to close at a 52 week low of 96 cents with investors trading 19,950 stock units, Main Event dipped 25 cents to finish at $8.30 after an exchange of 100 shares. Omni Industries sank 10 cents and ended at 74 cents in trading 79,594 stocks, One Great Studio lost 8 cents to 31 cents with 1,069,535 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading dropped 9 cents in closing at 70 cents as investors exchanged 399,224 stock units. Regency Petroleum climbed 10 cents to finish at $4 after trading of 66,647 shares, Spur Tree Spices popped 6 cents to close at 97 cents with investors swapping 5,187 units and Tropical Battery increased 8 cents to end at $1.79 in an exchange of 147,155 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,890,272 shares for $7,648,881 compared with 3,820,279 units at $8,170,504 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation dropped 24 cents to close at $1.77 in trading 15,059 units. JFP advanced 8 cents in closing at 57 cents after an exchange of 9,000 stocks, Limners and Bards climbed 10 cents to end at $1.10 with investors trading 2,244 units, Lumber Depot gained 21 cents to finish at $2.73 in an exchange of 1,000 shares. Mailpac Group popped 7 cents and ended at $2.47, after it closed with an exchange of 71,635 stock units, Main Event shed 24 cents to $8.55 after trading in 1,859 shares, Medical Disposables sank 10 cents to close at $1.50 with a transfer of 2,500 units. Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 9 cents to finish at $1.58 with investors clearing 2,782,628 stocks in the market and Tropical Battery slipped 8 cents to end at $1.71 with an exchange of 28,414 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 1,082,403 shares for US$81,699, increasing from just 197,037 stocks at US$22,508 on Thursday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6 US cents with investors exchanging 810 shares and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.11 of one cent in closing at 2.37 US cents with 986,475 stocks clearing the market.
The market closed with trading of 3,820,279 shares, with a value of $8,170,504, versus 3,943,354 units at $5,201,445 on the prior day.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial year ending around August 2025.
Knutsford Express shed $1.30 to finish at $12.40 in an exchange of 18,001 stocks. Limners and Bards dropped 5 cents and ended at $1 with traders dealing in 13,089 shares, Medical Disposables increased 10 cents in closing at $1.60 as investors exchanged 200 stocks, Omni Industries rallied 7 cents to end at 84 cents, in the trading of 72,607 units. One Great Studio rose 6 cents to 38 cents with investors dealing in 152,838 stock units and Regency Petroleum lost 24 cents to finish at $3.86 with traders switching ownership of 14,970 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 197,037 shares for US$22,508, from 335,828 stocks at US$17,154 on Wednesday.
Proven Investments dipped 0.22 of one cent and ended at 10.28 US cents with investors trading 82,629 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents in switching ownership of 4,681 shares and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.08 of a cent to end at 2.48 US cents, after 104,533 units were traded.
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents with a transfer of 4,532 shares and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.03 of one cent and ended at 2.4 US cents with 263,417 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of just 1,485,320 shares for $4,135,884, with a fall from 2,603,405 units at $4,529,402 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation declined 27 cents and ended at $1.73 with 10,100 units crossing the market, JFP rose 6 cents to end at 60 cents after an exchange of 51,001 stocks. Knutsford Express sank 10 cents in closing at $14 trading 200 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 8 cents to finish at $1.90 in an exchange of 1,184 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to close at $2.80 with traders dealing in 600 units. MFS Capital Partners climbed 6 cents to 42 cents as 1,105 stock units crossed the exchange, Omni Industries increased 9 cents to end at 79 cents with investors swapping 10,081 shares, Paramount Trading advanced 6 cents in closing at 78 cents with an exchange of 154 stocks and Regency Petroleum slipped 24 cents to finish at $3.85 closing with 469,825 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.