The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market slipped marginally on Tuesday following trading volume jumping 117 percent with a 2,314 percent more value than on Monday, resulting from an exchange of seven securities, compared with eight on Monday, with prices of two rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 206,661 shares for US$67,749, up sharply from 95,221 stocks valued at just US$2,806 on Monday.
Trading averaged 29,523 shares at US$9,678, rising from 11,903 stocks at US$351 on Monday, with a month to date average of 41,089 units at US$2,077, in line with 41,812 shares at US$1,602 on the previous day and well below April that ended with an average of 261,717 units for US$10,686.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 1.53 points to finish at 247.00. 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 11.6. 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 2025.
At the close of the market, Productive Business Solutions skidded 5 cents to end at US$1.35 with 16 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments advanced 0.05 of one cent to 10.95 US cents with investors trading 4,708 stock units, 
Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.5 of one cent to close at 6.7 US cents with an exchange of 47,493 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 8 US cents with investors dealing in 1,361 units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.5 US cents after trading of 123,419 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% preferred share popped 1 cent to US$1.98 with investors trading 29,400 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$10.11 with 264 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 95,221 shares for US$2,806, steeply falling from 818,516 stocks at US$25,705 on Friday.
Sterling Investments declined by 0.23 of a cent and ended at 1.98 US cents after closing with an exchange of 1,086 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.22 of a cent in closing at 7.2 US cents with 300 stock units trading, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 8 US cents after a transfer of 395 shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 2.5 US cents as traders switched ownership of 88,775 stocks.
The market closed with 14,854,030 shares trading worth $65,132,064, down from 15,326,884 stock units at $209,095,375 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Sagicor Group rose 49 cents to $43.49 with investors dealing in 4,364 units, Scotia Group shed 73 cents to end at $57.15 with traders exchanging 23,912 stocks. Seprod rallied $2.50 and ended at $84 as 22,712 shares changed hands, Supreme Ventures increased by 99 cents to finish at $19.99 after 5,072 stocks were traded, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 55 cents to close at $12.55 with investors exchanging 8,226 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.24 to $8 after a transfer of 1,855 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 15,326,884 shares trading worth $209,095,375, sliding from 24,639,843 stock units at $149,281,517 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints rallied 55 cents and ended at $7.62 after 4,015 shares were traded, Carreras lost 39 cents to $16 with 152,942 units crossing the exchange, Eppley sank 55 cents to end at $32.75 with investors trading 601 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.90 in closing at $37.10 as buyers walked off with 2,267 stocks, General Accident increased 40 cents to finish at $5.30 as investors passed 3,570 stock units through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $42 to close at $390 as investors exchanged 294 shares. Jamaica Broilers advanced 50 cents to $27.50 after a transfer of 15,256 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 44 cents in closing at $12.76 with investors trading 26,074 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 35 cents and ended at $20.10 with an exchange of 13,907 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose 40 cents to end at $29.50 with 2,483 shares clearing the market, Margaritaville fell 89 cents to finish at $12.51 with a transfer of 85 stocks, 
Mayberry Group climbed $1.17 to close at $7.47 after an exchange of a mere 2 units. NCB Financial skidded $1.41 to $43.99, with 209,442 stock units crossing the market, with increased buying interest in Scotia Group in recent weeks, investors picked up 171,616 shares at $1.48 more in closing at $57.88 than the opening, Seprod declined $2.48 to end at $81.50 with 3,491 stock units switching owners. Supreme Ventures dipped 99 cents to close at $19 with investors swapping 5,628,924 stocks and Wisynco Group rose 74 cents and ended at $21.29 in an exchange of 38,641 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 818,516 shares for US$25,705, shooting up from 154,390 stocks at US$9,049 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.02 of one cent to 7.42 US cents after closing with 5,400 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 8 US cents with traders dealing in 1,741 stock units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.03 of one cent to end at 2.49 US cents after an exchange of 806,121 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 154,390 shares for US$9,049, sharply lower than the 955,101 stocks at US$24,981 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 22,056 shares at US$1,293, falling from 95,510 stocks at US$2,498 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 38,461 units at US$1,540 in line with 39,723 stocks at US$1,559 on the previous day in contrast to April that ended with an average of 261,717 stock units for US$10,686 The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 2.23 points to close trading at 246.93. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers. The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 12. 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 2025. At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 1.98 US cents with investors trading 301 shares, 
Proven Investments advanced 0.95 of a cent to 10.95 US cents with 2,002 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.01 of one cent to finish at 7.44 US cents with trading of 133 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.04 of one cent and ended at 2.46 US cents as 151,000 stocks crossed the market.
The market closed with 24,639,843 shares trading for $149,281,517, well above 14,696,324 stock units at $159,154,978 on Wednesday.
At the close of increased trading, Berger Paints slipped 63 cents to finish at $7.07 with traders dealing in 1,800 shares, following lower first quarter profits results released on Wednesday, Caribbean Cement fell $1 to end at $82 with investors passing 37,179 stock units through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $5 to end at $42 after a transfer of 1,010 shares. First Rock Real Estate skidded 48 cents in closing at $9.02 with 54 units crossing the market, General Accident sank 47 cents and ended at $4.90 with investors trading 68,568 stocks, despite a major increased in its first quarter profit, Guardian Holdings popped $8 to close at $348 with 222 shares crossing the exchange. Jamaica Broilers dipped 50 cents to $27 as traders exchanged 25,578 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 70 cents to close at $13.20, in the trading of 124,403 units, as investors cheered the very positive first quarter profit that more than doubled, Mayberry Group lost $1.18 in closing at $6.30 as 4,175 stocks changed hands. 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $1 to finish at $64 with 12,100 shares crossing the market, Pan Jamaica rose $1 and ended at $53 with investors trading 17,498 stock units, Scotia Group shed 88 cents to end at $56.40 after traders exchanged 80,012 stocks. Seprod advanced $1.48 in closing at $83.98 in trading 4,314 units, Supreme Ventures gained 38 cents to end at $19.99 after an exchange of 61,340 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 89 cents and ended at $12.27 with investors dealing in 575 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
The market closed with 14,696,324 shares trading for $159,154,978, slipping from 16,795,256 stocks at $85,738,813 on Tuesday.
At the close of a soft market, AS Bryden shed 90 cents to end at $30 with 11 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.98 and ended at $83 with investors transferring 4,744 units, Caribbean Producers sank 35 cents to finish at $8 with investors dealing in 35,874 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $3 in closing at $37, with 350 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings sank $55 to $340, with traders exchanging 317 stock units, Jamaica Producers slipped 50 cents to close at $22, with 503,445 shares passing through the market. Kingston Wharves climbed 41 cents to $29 with investors swapping 9,504 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing lost 36 cents to finish at $7.14 with 3,534 units switching owners, Margaritaville rose 40 cents and ended at $13.40 after traders exchanged 148 stock units. Mayberry Group climbed $1.30 to end at $7.48 with 3,258 shares changing hands, NCB Financial popped $2.42 in closing at $45.40 after an exchange of 875,172 stock units, 
138 Student Living declined 38 cents to $3.31 with investors trading 1,808 units. Pan Jamaica increased 80 cents to $52 after a transfer of 2,265 stocks, Sagicor Group rallied $2.46 and ended at $43 with traders dealing in 23,660 units, Seprod fell 50 cents in closing at $82.50 with 13,049 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 77 cents to end at $11.38 as investors exchanged 653,493 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market activities closed with 54 securities changing hands, sliding from 63 on Monday, with prices of 15 rising, 27 declining and 12 ending unchanged and resulting in the All Jamaican Composite Index falling a solid 1,626.79 points to 370,172.87. The JSE Main Index advanced 450.89 points to 324,386.66 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.46 points to wrap up trading at 68.11.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced 90 cents to $30.90 after trading 286 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $4.97 in closing at $85.98 with investors clearing 3,969 stocks from the market, Eppley climbed $4.80 to $33.30 with trading in 28 units. Eppley Caribbean Property fell $2 and ended at $40 with trading in 5,989 shares, Guardian rose $50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $395, after hitting an intraday high of $450, with 1,489 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers sank $1.25 to finish at $27.25 with investors swapping 44,340 shares. JMMB Group skidded 40 cents to $20.20 with 59,455 stocks crossing the market, Kingston Wharves lost 40 cents to end at $28.59 with investors trading 1,249 units, Margaritaville sank 88 cents in closing at $13 after an exchange of 6,134 stock units. Massy Holdings shed $1.08 and ended at $77.91 with investors trading 226,827 shares, Mayberry Group dropped $1.30 to finish at $6.18 after a transfer of 13,679 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 67 cents to close at $9.50 with traders dealing in 541 units. 
Pan Jamaica fell $1.80 to $51.20 with 502 units switching owners, Sagicor Group dipped $2.96 to close at $40.54 with 67,595 shares crossing the market, Scotia Group declined 41 cents to end at $57 with a transfer of 33,100 units. Seprod shed 70 cents in closing at $83 as 925 stocks changed hands and Supreme Ventures dropped 38 cents to $19.61, with investors exchanging 23,792 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with a mere 134,176 shares changing hands at just US$5,186, well below the 329,701 stocks at US$12,304 on Monday.
Proven Investments slipped 1.59 cents and ended at 9.4 US cents with 1,008 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in an exchange of 614 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 7.45 US cents with investors trading 3,725 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 8 US cents with traders switching ownership of 32 units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.03 of a cent to finish at 2.57 US cents, with investors dealing in 122,743 stocks.