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.
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.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
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.
The market closed with 9,312,867 shares changing hands valued at $93,820,699, after falling from 11,655,439 units at $101,650,621 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped $1.23 and ended at $69.02 with 16,148 shares passing through the market, Berger Paints increased 52 cents to $6.14 with investors swapping 2,001 stock units, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to close at $113 with 46,138 shares changing hands. Eppley popped $1.38 to end at $33.94, following the trading of 1,827 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $8.65 to $47.15 with the transfer of 1,344 units, GraceKennedy rose 39 cents to finish at $71.89 with investors trading 17,850 stocks. Guardian Holdings climbed $12.06 and ended at $362 after an exchange of 14,033 units, Jamaica Producers slipped $1.20 to $22.80 with investors trading 7,193 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange allied 62 cents to close at $11.28 with 14,851 stock units clearing the market. Kingston Wharves lost 99 cents to end at $35.01 in an exchange of 6,979 shares, Mayberry Group advanced 76 cents in closing at $6.77 with investors dealing in 496 stock units, 
Sagicor Group declined 94 cents to finish at $39.05 with 23,561 stocks crossing the exchange. Scotia Group rose 40 cents and ended at $50.50 with a transfer of 322,276 units, Seprod fell 55 cents to $78.31 after an exchange of 5,796 shares and West Indies Petroleum skidded 63 cents to $10.07 after trading 57,328 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 67.53 points to 350,431.74, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,209.53 points to 399,519.04, the JSE Main Index lost 96.65 points to end at 341,826.00, the Junior Market Index rose 3.52 points to close at 3,285.14 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 0.58 points to 254.22.
In trading in the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.40 to end at $37 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% increased $2 to $105.
Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
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 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.
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.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state
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.
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.
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.
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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 3,095.57 points to 350,499.27, the All Jamaican Composite Index slipped by 1,472.60 points to end at 400,728.57, the JSE Main Index dipped 3,288.92 points to settle at 341,922.65, as the Junior Market Index climbed 7.29 points to end at 3,281.62 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 11.61 points to end at 253.64.
The preference segment, ended with Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rising $85 to $2,585 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% lost $4 to close at $103.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The market closed with the trading of 15,264,024 shares with a value of $150,066,974, compared with 14,908,834 units for $89,566,329 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped $3.33 to close at $30.60 after trading of 55 shares, Barita Investments sank 99 cents to $69.01 after an exchange of 18,979 stocks, Berger Paints rose 35 cents to end at $5.85 with investors swapping 1,316 units. Caribbean Cement advanced $3 and ended at $113 with a transfer of 6,121 shares, Carreras popped $1.45 to close at a 52 weeks high of $22, after hitting an intraday high of $24, with investors exchanging 256,535 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $13.83 to end at $350 with 140 shares passing through the market. JMMB Group sank 70 cents in closing at $16.90 with traders dealing in 44,185 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 50 cents to $74 after an exchange of 1,363 stocks, Mayberry Group fell 97 cents to close at $6.01 with investors trading 27,974 units. Pan Jamaica increased 45 cents to end at $45.50 with 1,663,495 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group dipped 49 cents and ended at $39.90 with an exchange of 175,715 units, Seprod lost 43 cents to finish at $81, with 1,530 stocks crossing the market. 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 48 cents to $11 after an exchange of 1,997 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 91 cents to end at $23.42, after trading of 167,821 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.