Trading activity climbed on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 63 percent with a 31 percent jump in value compared with Tuesday, resulting from an exchange of 11 securities, similar to Tuesday with prices of three rising, five declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 845,195 shares for US$62,437 cup from 517,105 stock units at US$47,725 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 76,836 shares at US$5,676 compared with 47,010 stock units at US$4,339 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 61,923 units at US$5,007 compared with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480 for August.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.91 points to close at 314.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 15.5. 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 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 1.85 US cents following trading of 11,044 stock units, Productive Business Solutions remained at 85 US cents with 120 shares clearing the market, Proven Investments fell 0.18 of one cent to close at 5.81 US cents with investors swapping 14,340 stocks. Quantas Advantage gained 2.11 cents in closing at 12 US 
cents after an exchange of 5,049 units, Sterling Investments dropped 0.1 of a cent and ended at 2.2 US cents with a transfer of 40,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.02 of one cent to end at 5.88 US cents with investors swapping 11,120 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.79 US cents after a transfer of 170 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.35 of a cent to finish at 7.15 US cents with investors trading 763,020 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% skidded 5 cents and ended at US$1.25 in an exchange of 108 shares. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% popped 9 cents to close at US$11.60 with investors dealing in 24 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% advanced 39.4 cents in closing at US$9.90 following swapping of 200 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed following trading of 3,132,549 shares for $7,271,958, after tumbling from 6,008,618 units at $12,184,309 on Tuesday.
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 popped 5 cents to end at $2.65 with investors trading 5,073 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 21 cents to $3.98 with 218,766 stock units passing through the market. Knutsford Express fell 34 cents to $8.66 in an exchange of 4,924 shares, Lasco Financial slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.60 with 15,909 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 38 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 18,058 units. Main Event skidded 94 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.01, with investors swapping 35,369 stock units, Regency Petroleum dipped 12 cents to end at $4.20 after an exchange of 55,579 shares and Spur Tree Spices rose 6 cents to finish at $1.35 with 14,842 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 517,105 shares for US$47,725 after sliding from trading of 1,186,972 stocks at US$82,527 on Monday.
Sterling Investments gained 0.3 of one cent and ended at 2.3 US cents with 3,464 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.9 US cents as investors exchanged 6 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.09 of a cent to 4.79 US cents after trading of 10,703 stocks and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.25 of one cent in closing at 7.5 US cents with 487,428 units changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 6,008,618 shares for $12,184,309, after rising from 25,037,877 units at $42,500,415 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial slipped 10 cents to $19.70 after a transfer of 66 stock units, Cargo Handlers lost 23 cents to end at $16.17 with 1,167 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 13 by cents to close at $1.40 with trading of 168,898 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to end at $2.40 following an exchange of 26,549 stock units, Caribbean Flavours dropped 9 cents to finish at $1.11 with 2,109 units passing through the market, Dolla Financial fell 20 cents to $3.45 after trading of 2,044,208 shares. Dolphin Cove added 21 cents and finished trading of 21,558 units at $10.21, Elite Diagnostic dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.53 in trading 51,209 stock units, Express Catering declined 9 cents to finish at $1.90 after an exchange of 5,768 shares. Fontana skidded 17 cents to close at $6.32 with a transfer of 17,230 units, Fosrich fell 8 cents in closing at $1.33 with 67,305 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy dipped 31 cents to end at $3.34 in switching ownership of 112,756 stock units. 
Honey Bun lost 10 cents in closing at $5.25 as investors exchanged 27,495 shares, Image Plus advanced 6 cents to $1.23 with 116,166 units changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and stopped at $2.60 in an exchange of 67,948 stocks. KLE Group rose 10 cents to close at $1.10 with investors swapping 3 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied 80 cents to $9 in an exchange of 19,364 shares, Lumber Depot declined 39 cents to $2.31 with a transfer of 94,699 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents and ended at $2.50 with 90,611 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices skidded 11 cents to finish at $1.29 with investors dealing in 34,195 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading closed with 25,037,877 shares changing hands for $42,500,415, down from 104,133,196 units at $154,779,129 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial increased by $1.19 and ended at $19.80, with 902 stock units crossing the market, Blue Power climbed 25 cents to $3.50 after trading of 304 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 90 cents to $16.40, with the trading of 472 stock units. Caribbean Cream rose 47 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.80 after an exchange of 23,389 units, Elite Diagnostic popped 10 cents to end at $1.60, after 64,855 stocks passed through the market, Fontana gained 29 cents to close at $6.49 after the trading of 71,243 units. Fosrich advanced 16 cents to $1.41, with 3,679,748 shares, crossing the market, Future Energy declined by 15 cents to $3.65, with trading of 2,152,902 shares, Honey Bun dipped 63 cents to close at $5.35 after an exchange of 7,200 shares. Image Plus climbed 5 cents to finish at $1.17 in trading 66,628 stock units, Indies Pharma fell 6 cents to close at $2.65 after an exchange of 296,689 units, 
Jetcon Corporation declined 21 cents to end at $3.77 with investors trading 205,746 stock units. KLE Group increased 9 cents to $1 in an exchange of 9,972 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to finish at $1 and closed with an exchange of 40,685 stock units, Lumber Depot advanced 5 cents and ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 1,523,722 stocks. Mailpac Group rose 19 cents to close at $2.55, with 313,713 units changing hands, Main Event dropped 5 cents to end at $3.95, with 671 shares crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 9 cents in closing at $4.30 after a transfer of 16,122 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading ended following an exchange of 1,186,972 shares worth US$82,527 compared to 1,152,520 stock units at US$117,982 on Friday.
Productive Business Solutions rose 5.99 cents to 84.99 US cents after trading of 11 stocks, Proven Investments slipped 0.5 of one cent in closing at 5.5 US cents in an exchange of 180,075 shares, Quantas Advantage ended at 11.64 US cents with investors trading 3 stock units. Sterling Investments rallied 0.1 of a cent to 2 US cents in exchanging 202,685 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.01 of one cent and ended at 5.9 US cents after an exchange of 10,066 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.7 US cents, with 7 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.2 of one cent to 7.75 US cents after a transfer of 766,068 stock units.
At the same time Everything Fresh fell nearly 12 percent, followed by Blue Power with a fall of 9 percent and Spur Tree Spices down 7 percent. The lowest loser was Future Energy with a decline below one percent.
RA Williams is expected to make a big recovery, having bounced back to a profitable position. Caribbean Cream made a major surge forward in its first quarter results and holds down the 5th spot, with the price of the stock, having bounced since the release of its interim results to May.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,152,520 shares, worth US$117,982 compared to 1,380,642 stock units at US$104,440 on Thursday.
Sterling Investments declined 0.1 of one cent to finish at 1.9 US cents after a transfer of 76,512 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.1 of one cent and ended at 5.89 US cents with investors trading 8,042 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 0.65 of one cent to 4.7 US cents after an exchange of 534 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.1 of one cent and ended at 7.55 US cents with investors swapping 713,799 stock units.
Trading closed at the end of the week, with the volume of stocks exchanged surging 455 percent, with a 473 percent jump in value compared with Thursday. Trading resulted in an exchange of 44 securities, compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 22 rising, 16 declining and six closing unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index rose by 5.38 points to close at 2,982.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Indies Pharma rallied 6 cents to end at $2.71 with a transfer of 18,069 shares, Jamaican Teas increased 8 cents and ended at $2.28, with 3,066,400 units crossing the exchange, KLE Group shed 19 cents to end at 91 cents with investors trading 417 stocks. Knutsford Express climbed 60 cents to $8.20 in an exchange of 7,135 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.65, with 503,037 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 10 cents to close at $1.10 after an exchange of 35,194 stock units. Lumber Depot advanced 16 cents to $2.65, with 1,109,000 stocks changing hands, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to end at $2.36, with an exchange of 81,781 units, Main Event ended at $4.00 after rising 5 cents with an exchange of 802 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 15 cents to finish at 75 cents after a transfer of 3,241,821 units, Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents in closing at $4.39 with investors trading 6,383 shares, Spur Tree Spices popped 12 cents to end at $1.40 after 20,010 stock units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 10 cents to $1.65 with a transfer of 2,020,749 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading ended with an exchange of 18,762,216 shares at $26,992,788, after an increase from 5,922,663 units at $8,419,573 on Wednesday.
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 shed 5 cents to close at $2.65 with 335,513 units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance gained 49 cents to close at $2.69 with investors dealing in 76 stocks, JFP advanced 5 cents to 47 cents with 19,234 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express rose 5 cents in closing at $7.60 after trading of 277 shares. Limners and Bards declined 5 cents to finish at $1 as investors exchanged 5,000 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 28 cents and ended at $2.50 in switching ownership of 5,205 shares, Main Event fell 5 cents to close at $3.95 after an exchange of 454 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational dropped 5 cents to 60 cents in an exchange of 13,910 units and Spur Tree Spices shed 12 cents to end at $1.28 in an exchange of 56,507 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.