Transjamaican Highway delivered the bulk of trades on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to close out the week on Friday. Trading ended with a decline of 52 percent in stocks traded with the value dropping 91 percent from Thursday. Following an exchange of eight securities, compared with nine on Thursday one rose, two declined and five ended unchanged.
A total of 695,671 shares were exchanged at US$54,353 following a decrease from 1,450,938 stock units at US$597,546 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 86,959 shares at US$6,794, in diving from 161,215 stock units at US$66,394 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, averages 127,951 shares worth US$14,816, which compares closely with 130,533 stock units at US$15,321 on the previous day and July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 3.91 points to settle at 317.09. 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 used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.4. 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, AS Bryden remained at 18 US cents with a transfer of a mere one stock, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 1.8 US cents with 2,744 units changing hands, Margaritaville increased 0.1 of a cent to 5.1 US cents after trading of 33 shares. 
Proven Investments lost 0.06 of one cent in closing at 5.9 US cents with 7,478 stock units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in swapping 2,307 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 5.79 US cents in switching ownership of 4,747 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.2 of one cent in closing at 7.54 US cents with investors trading 678,251 stocks.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$9.90 after a transfer of 110 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 880,044 shares worth US$69,247 after declining moderately from 1,076,367 stock units at US$79,709 on Friday.
Quantas Advantage increased 0.09 of one cent to close at 9.61 US cents in an exchange of 2,000 stock units. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with swapping of 4,523 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.2 of one cent and ended at 5.6 US cents with a transfer of 14,794 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.5 of one cent to end at 8 US cents with 796,666 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of just 248,902 shares for US$17,256, in contrast with 1,795,092 stock units at US$332,328 on Tuesday.
Quantas Advantage popped 0.28 of a cent to close at 9.8 US cents with 79 units clearing the market, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after investors exchanged 43 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.4 of one cent in closing at 5.4 US cents with investors swapping 10,857 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 0.01 of one cent to end at 4.99 US cents with investors trading 17 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.44 of one cent and ended at 7.06 US cents in an exchange of 217,857 units.
A total of 810,196 shares were exchanged for US$59,827, down from 1,615,358 stock units at US$116,966 on Friday.
Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after a transfer of 40,275 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1.28 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 4.12 US cents with trading in 45,400 units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.1 of one cent to close at 7.75 US cents with 619,592 stocks crossing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,615,358 shares for US$116,966 after surging from 764,110 stock units at US$58,570 on Wednesday.
Productive Business Solutions climbed 3 cents and ended at 75 US cents after an exchange of 3 stock units, Proven Investments rose 0.41 of a cent to finish at 5.51 US cents with 214,194 shares changing hands, Quantas Advantage remained at 9.52 US cents after a transfer of 4,000 units. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 275 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.1 of a cent and ended at 5.4 US cents with120,491 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.28 of a cent and ended at 7.65 US cents with 1,265,461 shares passing through the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 769,895 shares for US$61,096 after tumbling from 5,256,613 stock units at US$348,331 on Monday.
Proven Investments remained at 5.51 US cents with 76,659 stocks clearing the market, Quantas Advantage dipped 0.29 of one cent to 10.71 US cents with investors dealing in 2,001 units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 2,491 shares crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.17 of one cent to close at 5.8 US cents with trading of 17,000 stocks and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.05 of a cent and ended at 7.05 US cents in switching ownership of 651,310 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,282,333 shares value at US$85,862, from 1,055,001 stock units at US$121,704 on Thursday.
Quantas Advantage popped 1 cent and ended at 11 US cents with trading in 3,033 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 199,459 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.03 of one cent to end at 5.04 US cents in an exchange of 4,221 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5 US cents with investors trading 3,982 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.11 of one cent to a record high of 6.6 US cents in an exchange of 1,065,804 units.
The market closed following an exchange of 1,055,001 shares for US$121,704, soaring from 76,990 stock units at US$5,098 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.43 of a cent and ended at 5.07 US cents as investors exchanged 3,806 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5 US cents with a transfer of 59 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.14 of one cent to end at a record closing high of 6.49 US cents with investors dealing in 930,782 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,316,305 shares for US$133,841, increasing from an elevated 944,969 stock units at US$60,746 on Monday.
Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after a transfer of a mere one share, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.2 of a cent to end at 5.3 US cents with 12,869 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.79 of a cent in closing at 4.46 US cents, after trading of 200 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.14 of a cent to 6 US cents with 1,530,641 stock units changing hands.
Quantas Advantage lost 1.32 cents to end at a new low of 8.3 US cents in exchanging 4,000 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.05 of a cent in closing at 5.5 US cents with investors trading 21,318 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.25 of a cent to end at 5.25 US cents in an exchange of 7,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.2 of a cent and ended at 6.14 US cents with 173,050 shares changing hands.