The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Thursday, with a 437 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 1,200 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of nine securities, up from six on Wednesday, with prices of five rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,092,929 shares for US$65,621 compared to 203,548 stocks at US$5,046 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 121,437 shares at US$7,291 compared to 33,925 stock units at US$841 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 282,069 units at US$8,545 compared with 347,783 stocks at US$9,058 on the previous day and August that ended with an average of 261,739 units for US$8,269.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 0.23 points to finish at 202.95. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents, with 2,200 shares passed through the market, Sterling Investments rallied 0.04 of a cent to 2.08 US cents as investors traded 1,137 units, 
Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.61 of a cent to end at 7.01 US cents, with 46,300 shares clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 0.1 of a cent to close at 5 US cents, with investors swapping 20,155 stock units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.03 of a cent to close at 2.4 US cents in an exchange of 1,002,606 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% shed 1 cent in ending at US$2.02, with 4,420 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group US8.5% popped 0.1 of a cent to US$1.131 in trading 15,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% gained 50.1 cents and ended at US$10.001, with 1,085 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 16 cents to close at US$9.70 after an exchange of 26 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 203,548 shares for US$5,046, down sharply from 7,320,894 stock units at US$182,827 on Tuesday.
Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents, with 1,100 units clearing the market. Sterling Investments lost 0.04 of a cent to end at 2.04 US cents after a transfer of 1,267 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.2 of one cent in closing at 7.62 US cents, with 1,025 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.05 of one cent to finish at 2.37 US cents, with investors dealing in 200,050 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,320,894 shares worth US$182,827, up from just 126,779 stocks at US$11,408 on Monday.
Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents with investors swapping 87,725 stock units, Sterling Investments advanced 0.04 of a cent to close at 2.08 US cents after 2,010 shares passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.82 of a cent in closing at 7.82 US cents as investors exchanged 1,500 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.02 of one cent to end at 5.1 US cents, with 984 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.02 of one cent to finish at 2.42 US cents, with traders dealing in 7,220,966 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 126,779 shares for US$11,408, down sharply from 3,052,858 stocks at US$79,166 on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.58 of one cent and ended at 7 US cents after an exchange of 13,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.1 of a cent in closing at 2.4 US cents, with 38,287 stocks being traded.
The market closed with an exchange of 844,825 shares for US$48,855 tumbling from 28,260,743 stocks at US$652,562 on Monday.
Productive Business Solutions climbed 15.04 cents to end at US$1.15 as traders passed 12 stock units through the market, Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents with traders dealing in 33,504 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.5 of one cent to finish at 6.5 US cents with 620,208 stocks clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.07 of one cent and ended at 2.45 US cents in an exchange of 187,293 units.
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.
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.
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.
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 PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price, divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2025.