Increased market activity ended with a jump in the number of listings trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 13 securities, up from just seven on Friday, with prices of four rising, four declining and five ending unchanged.
Trading ended with a 67 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by a 48 percent drop in value compared to Friday.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,046,928 shares for US$52,952, after tumbling from 3,135,427 stocks at US$102,687 on Friday.
Trading averaged 80,533 shares at US$4,073 compared to 447,918 stocks at US$14,670 on Friday, with a month to date average of 125,424 units at US$5,978, down slightly from 130,635 stocks at US$6,200 on the previous day and August ending with an average of 261,739 units for US$8,269.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 2.51 points to close trading at 198.88. 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 9.6. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with a financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2.48 US cents with 7,619 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville ended at 8.1 US cents with traders dealing in 136 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed at 44.84 US cents after an exchange of 74 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended at 85 US cents with a transfer of 7,927 stock units, Proven Investments slipped 0.1 of one cent and ended at 9.9 US cents with investors dealing in 36,919 stocks, 
Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.06 of one cent to finish at 7.31 US cents after trading of 2,000 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.81 of a cent and ended at 5.81 US cents with traders exchanging 1,114 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent to 2.67 US cents after closing with an exchange of 985,814 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.10 in trading 814 stock units. JMMB Group US8.5% fell 7 cents to finish at US$1.13 with 3,508 shares passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% skidded 22 cents to close at US$10.28 in an exchange of 100 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% lost 40 cents to end at US$10 with investors trading 898 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% climbed 48.98 cents in closing at US$9.90 in an exchange of 5 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 354,683 shares for US$28,017, rising from 61,580 stocks at US$21,533 on Monday.
Proven Investments remained at 10 US cents after traders exchanged 59,836 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.6 of a cent to close at 7.8 US cents, with 840 stocks trading and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.12 of one cent to finish at 2.59 US cents after a transfer of 291,066 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 654,501 shares for US$127,810, slipping from 991,036 units at US$40,146 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.3 of one cent to close at 7.2 US cents trading 4,368 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent in closing at 2.43 US cents in an exchange of 559,946 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 234,618 shares for US$22,007, down from 1,092,929 stock units at US$65,621 on Thursday.
Margaritaville dipped 1.2 cents to 6.79 US cents and closed with an exchange of just 2 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents with an exchange of 36,302 units. Sterling Investments remained at 2.08 US cents, with 939 shares changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.99 of a cent to end at 8 US cents in an exchange of 79,976 stock units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.05 of a cent to finish at 2.45 US cents with investors trading 112,845 shares.
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 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 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.
The Junior Market ICTOP10 AMG Packaging climbed 15 percent to $2.58, with Dolla Financial rising 6 percent to $2.69, followed by Jetcon Corporation, with a fall of 19 percent down to $1.70 and Elite Diagnostic with a loss of 11 percent to end at $1.35.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is 5.6, well below the market average of 13.6 and shows 15 stocks, with the highest values accounting for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 43. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies when making investment decisions.
The market closed with an exchange of 290,134 shares for US$24,809, surging from 88,568 stocks at US$13,671 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.08 of a cent to 7.5 US cents with 93,400 stock units crossing the exchange. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5 US cents with traders dealing in 790 shares and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.01 of a cent and ended at 2.46 US cents with 189,032 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 88,568 shares for US$13,671, with a drop from 221,759 stocks to US$20,033 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments ended at 2.1 US cents with investors trading 20,150 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5 US cents with 9,883 shares crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.01 of one cent to 2.45 US cents with investors trading 9,593 stock units.