Losers outpaced winners on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in a mild slippage in the market index on Tuesday, following Transjamaican Highway dominating trading with 90 percent of the stocks changing hands and ending with a 22 percent fall in the overall volume, with a 31 percent lower value than on Monday. By the close of the market, investors exchanged eight securities, compared with nine on Monday, with prices of one rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 653,047 shares with a value of US$34,987, after declining from 833,530 stock units at US$50,795 on Monday
Trading ended with an average of 81,631 shares at US$4,373, skidding from 92,614 stock units at US$5,644 on Monday, with a month to date average of 49,976 units at US$3,134, up from 45,371 stock units at US$2,954 on the previous day and February that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.29 points to 286.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. 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 trading, Margaritaville slipped 1.15 cents and ended at 6.9 US cents with one share crossing the market, Proven Investments advanced 0.11 of a cent to 8.67 US cents as investors exchanged 59,849 stock units, 
Sterling Investments ended at 2.2 US cents with 332 shares crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.28 of a cent to close at 6.02 US cents with an exchange of two stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 0.75 of one cent to end at 4.25 US cents with 2,001 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.01 of one cent to finish at 4.72 US cents with a transfer of 589,881 units.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.01 with investors swapping 971 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10.05 in switching ownership of 10 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 12,724,432 shares trading for $152,983,551, with Wisynco Group contributing just over 34 percent of the traded value on Monday. In contrast, 13,914,119 stock units were traded at $99,178,461 on Friday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 716.35 points to 403,156.26, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,799.67 points toend at 345,029.71 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.15 points to cease63.27. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Mayberry Group lost 60 cents to close at $6 with 118,135 shares clearing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped 74 cents to $6.70 as investors exchanged 3,591 stock units, 138 Student Living fell 45 cents to end at $3.15 with 208,729 stocks changing hands, Pan Jamaica skidded 48 to $48.52 after a transfer of 5,642 units. Scotia Group sank 46 cents to finish at $50 with investors trading 66,132 stocks and Seprod rose $5.90 and ended at $79 after an exchange of 1,316 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 295,057 shares for US$32,505 compared to 333,375 stock units at US$24,183 on Thursday.
Proven Investments rose 0.06 of a cent to end at 8.56 US cents in trading 227 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.28 of a cent in closing at 6.3 US cents with 65,050 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.05 of one cent to finish at 4.7 US cents as investors exchanged 224,570 shares.
The market closed with trading of 13,914,119 shares with a value of $99,178,461, following an increase from 8,107,227 stock units worth $98,375,084 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden shed $4.68 to $27.12 in an exchange of 250 shares, with selling pressure and weak demand confronting the stock. Caribbean Cement dropped $2.25 to close at $101.75 following trading of 5,696 stock units, Caribbean Producers rallied 60 cents to $6.60 with an exchange of 521 shares. Eppley rose $1 $34.90 with 9,351 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate advanced 68 cents to finish at $9, with investors dealing in 6,670 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost $10 and ended at $340 after an exchange of 5,898 units. Jamaica Producers sank 82 cents to $22.58 with 182,026 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group popped $1.10 to close at $17.99 in switching ownership of 18,477 stocks, Kingston Properties climbed 92 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $10.82 after a transfer of 2,376 stock units. 
NCB Financial increased $1.32 in closing at $43.72 as investors exchanged 39,224 shares, 138 Student Living gained 56 cents and ended at $3.60 with a transfer of 61,186 units, Seprod declined $5.90 to $73.10 with 18,579 stocks crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta popped 39 cents and ended at $6.10 with investors trading 50 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 295,057 shares for US$32,505 compared to 333,375 stocks at US$24,183 on Thursday.
Proven Investments rose 0.06 of a cent to end at 8.56 US cents in trading 227 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.28 of a cent in closing at 6.3 US cents with 65,050 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.05 of one cent to finish at 4.7 US cents as investors exchanged 224,570 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 333,375 shares for US$24,183, in a climb from 325,371 stock units at US$17,596 on Wednesday.
Proven Investments increased 0.5 of one cent and ended at 8.5 US cents with investors trading 54,044 stocks, Sterling Investments slipped 0.2 of a cent to finish at 2 US cents after an exchange of 3,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.02 of one cent in closing at 6.02 US cents following the trading of 250 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of one cent to 4.75 US cents with investors dealing in 272,898 stock units.
The market closed with just 6,538,417 shares trading for $77,664,984 after a slide from 10,606,743 stocks valued at $104,053,703 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stock units ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Portland JSX fell $2.16 to close at $6.41 with a transfer of a mere one unit, Proven Investments skidded 94 cents to end at $12.06 with 2,925 stock units clearing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 43 cents in closing at $9.87 with investors trading 1,488 shares, Seprod rallied 99 cents to finish at $79.99 after a transfer of 3,363 stock units, Stanley Motta lost 94 cents and ended at $5.33 with investors dealing in 18,000 units and Sygnus Credit Investments increased 39 cents to $10.90 with 33,111 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 325,371 shares for US$17,596 compared to 319,695 stock units at US$18,681 on Tuesday.
Proven Investments remained at 8 US cents after a transfer of 530 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 2.2 US cents with 999 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.04 of a cent to finish at 6 US cents with an exchange of 50,711 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.1 of one cent to 5.1 US cents, following trading of 1,000 stocks and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.04 of one cent to 4.77 US cents after an exchange of 270,644 units.
Trading ended with an average of 179,775 shares worth $1,763,622, down from 243,259 stock units at $2,857,623 on Monday, compared with February, that ended with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased by 95 cents to $9.44 as investors exchanged 18,604 stock units. Scotia Group climbed 55 cents to $50.50, after 422,104 shares passed through the market. Seprod lost $1 to close at $79 with investors swapping 5,424 stocks, Stanley Motta rose 37 cents to finish at $6.27, with 1,629 units crossing the market. Supreme Ventures slipped 70 cents to $16.95 with investors dealing in 1,714,084 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 44 cents to close at $10.51 after a transfer of 62,473 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an average of 35,522 shares at US$2,076 compared to 43,154 stock units at US$2,080 on Monday and well lower than February, that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.01 of one cent in closing at 6.04 US cents with 29,000 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.04 of one cent to end at 4.73 US cents as investors exchanged 282,842 shares.