Trading remained elevated on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, even as the volume and value of stocks traded declined 97 percent and 93 percent, respectively, compared to Monday, and similar to Monday, there was an exchange of seven securities, with prices of three rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
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.
Trading averaged 120,689 shares at US$6,979 dropping from 4,037,249 stocks at US$93,223 on Monday, with a month to date average of 274,803 units at US$8,791 just below the 283,433 stocks at US$8,892 on the previous day and well above July with an average of 71,904 units for US$3,475.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 8.03 points to wrap-up trading at 202.32. 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 frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year, ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 1.95 US cents after investors exchanged 3,210 shares, 
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.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.12 as 597 stocks crossed the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% advanced 8 cents to US$9.53 with an exchange of a mere one unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed after investors traded 16,403,774 shares, with a value of $96,973,638, compared to 12,578,411 stocks at $144,363,249 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $1.50 to close at $25.50 after the trading of 200 shares, Berger Paints sank 50 cents to close at $6 with traders passing 18,821 stock units through the market, Caribbean Cement slipped $1 to end at $95 and ended with an exchange of 1,525 shares. Carreras sank 38 cents in closing at $17.62 as investors exchanged 2,322,813 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 49 cents and ended at $42.49 with 3,905 stocks passing through market, Guardian Holdings increased $25 to finish at $350 with traders dealing in 2 shares. Jamaica Broilers gained 61 cents to $25.86 with 30,570 units clearing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 70 cents to close at $11.80 in an exchange of 16,782 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 79 cents and ended at $18.21 with investors swapping 127,593 stock units. Kingston Wharves lost 43 cents to end at $30.57 in an exchange of 8,460 shares, NCB Financial rose $1.48 in closing at $41.50 after a transfer of 122,843 stocks, 
138 Student Living skidded 51 cents to finish at $4.09 with investors dealing in 5,923 units. Proven Investments rallied $1.08 to $16.60 with a transfer of 310 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.02 to close at $7.13 after an exchange of 1,200 shares, Scotia Group rose $1.30 to end at $55.35 in trading 6,164 stocks. Stanley Motta advanced 44 cents in closing at $6.44 with 29 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures fell 56 cents and ended at $18.53 with investors trading 129,614 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 69 cents to finish at $12.30 in an exchange of 50,859 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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 13,400,959 shares trading for $152,861,943, up from 5,596,297 stock units at $75,970,219 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. 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 2025.
138 Student Living dropped 67 cents and ended at $4.02 following the trading of 5,136 shares, Pan Jamaica climbed 49 cents to end at $49 with investors dealing in 230,552 stocks, Proven Investments increased 49 cents to finish at $16.49 in an exchange of 75,782 units. Sagicor Group rallied $1.14 and ended at $41 with investors swapping 190,976 stock units, Scotia Group shed 54 cents to $55.16 with 138,775 shares crossing the market, Seprod sank $6.03 in closing at $77.02 with traders switching ownership of 11,615 stock units. Sterling Investments dipped 38 cents to close at $3.30 with 281,566 units clearing the market and Supreme Ventures slipped 40 cents to finish at $18.85 with a transfer of 218,995 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,596,297 shares being traded with a value of $75,969,569, versus 9,333,460 units at $53,087,327 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement rose 65 cents to close at $91.50 after 2,514 shares were traded, Eppley dropped $1.94 to $30.06 after trading of 2,283 stocks, General Accident gained 38 cents to end at $5.38 with 361 units switching ownership. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 68 cents in closing at $12.26 with 872 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group rose 36 cents to finish at $19.01, with the swapping of 29,405 stock units, Kingston Wharves advanced by $1 and ended at $32 with a transfer of 2,175 shares. Margaritaville shed $1.64 to close at $9.28 as investors exchanged 1,018 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed $1 in closing at $77 with an exchange of 61 stocks, NCB Financial increased $1.91 and ended at $41.41 with an exchange of 762,117 units.
Pan Jamaica fell $1.49 to close at $48.51, with 6,434 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments sank $1.13 to end at $16, with investors trading 22,597 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 55 cents to finish at $7.70, with traders exchanging 2,519 units. Scotia Group rose 70 cents and ended at $55.70 with investors trading 7,167 stocks, Stanley Motta lost 43 cents in finishing at $6 with 1,819 shares crossing the market and Sterling Investments rallied 52 cents in closing at $3.68 with investors dealing in 1,571 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 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.
The market closed with, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica advanced $1.49 to end at $50 after a transfer of 546 stocks. Sagicor Group popped 36 cents in closing at $39.86 with 5,744 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 55 cents to $7.15 with investors swapping 1,000 shares, Scotia Group gained $1 to finish at $55 with 14,673 stocks crossing the market. Seprod declined $1.90 and ended at $83 in an exchange of 8,392 units, Sterling Investments rose 36 cents to close at $3.16 with traders dealing in 158 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 70 cents to end at $20.05 with investors switching ownership of 73,679 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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 All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,272.33 points to close at 360,710.78, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,135.63 points to 311,964.85 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.60 points to finish at 64.39.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.20 in closing at $26.20 in transferring 962 shares, Caribbean Cement dived $4.99 to end at $90.01 with an exchange of 9,394 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $2.50 to close at $40 with an exchange of 640 units. GraceKennedy popped 37 cents and ended at $71.37 as 8,761 shares crossed the market, Guardian Holdings gained $1.02 to finish at $320 after an exchange of just one stock unit, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.90 to end at $23.50, with traders trading 1,751,493 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $2.57 to $32.47 with investors swapping 1,177 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 97 cents to end at $10.37 with 480 stock units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial dropped $1.03 in closing at $38.97 as 1,621,200 stock units changed hands. 138 Student Living rallied 49 cents to close at $4.69 in an exchange of 189 shares, Pan Jamaica sank $1.49 and ended at $48.51 with investors trading 1,927 stocks, 
Sagicor Group slipped 50 cents to finish at $39.50 with an exchange of 21,255 units. Scotia Group sank $1.90 to $54 with traders dealing in 2,440 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 75 cents to close at $20.75 with investors switching ownership of 76,405 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.