Falling stocks dominated the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar Market with an exchange of 11 securities on Monday, compared with seven on Friday, with the price of only one rising, while seven declined and three ended unchanged, resulting in a sharp fall in the market index. Trading closed with a 311 percent surge in volume of stocks traded, with a 107 percent increase in value compared with trading on Friday, with Transjamaican Highway accounting for 93 percent of stocks traded.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,387,653 shares for US$107,528 after surging from 337,799 stock units at US$51,834 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 126,150 shares at US$9,775 compared to 48,257 stock units at US$7,405 on Friday, with a month to date average of 96,354 units at US$8,360 just above the 92,357 stock units at US$8,170 on the previous trading day and lower than August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 12.86 points to finish at 301.04. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.3. 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 ended at 16.9 US cents with four stock units crossing the exchange, First Rock Real Estate USD share declined 0.15 of a cent to 1.85 US cents with 8,998 shares changing hands, Margaritaville fell 0.88 of one cent to finish at 5.01 US cents after an exchange of 13 units. Proven Investments dropped 0.04 of a cent and ended at 5.56 US cents with trading of 49,400 stocks, Quantas Advantage shed 1.95 cents to end at 11.05 US cents with 900 shares crossing the market, 
Sterling Investments remained at 2.2 US cents as investors exchanged 18,307 units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.53 of one cent to 5.36 US cents with a transfer of 17,387 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.79 US cents with the swapping of 304 stocks and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.25 of one cent and ended at 7.24 US cents with 1,291,187 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% rallied 15 cents to close at US$11.75 in an exchange of 1,043 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% dipped 2 cents to close at US$9.60, with 110 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction
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The market closed with trading in 17,851,585 shares, with a value of $174,828,688 after tumbling from 44,278,737 stock units at $164,593,495 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.6. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments dipped 55 cents and ended at $8.90 with 97,043 shares crossing the market. Quantas Advantage increased $2.50 in closing at $19.50 with investors swapping 2,810 stock units, Sagicor Group slipped $3.95 to finish at $40.05 with an exchange of 123,950 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.37 to end at $8.43 after trading of 760 stock units and Scotia Group lost $1.20 to $57.80 as investors exchanged 7,368 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,237,260 shares valued at US$93,191 after sliding from 1,277,677 stock units at US$117,937 on Wednesday.
Quantas Advantage remained at 13 US cents with 1,828 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments ended at 2.2 US cents after exchanging 150 units. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.19 of a cent to close at 5.89 US cents in trading juts one share and Transjamaican Highway dropped by 0.23 of one cent and ended at 7.35 US cents with 1,142,244 stock units crossing the market.
Trading ended with an exchange of 44,278,737 shares with a value of $164,593,495 compared with 12,013,747 stock units valued at $200,084,049 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.5. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2027.
Proven Investments rallied 61 cents to $9.45 with 9,523 shares crossing the market, Quantas Advantage slipped by $2.50 to close trading at $17 with an exchange of 1,003 stocks, Sagicor Group dipped 48 cents and ended at $44 with 29,663 units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.46 to $9.80 with 1,600 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotia Group popped 50 cents to finish at $59 with investors dealing in 29,244 units, Seprod rallied $1 to close at $75 with 107,199 stocks passing through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 59 cents to $9 with investors trading 506 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,277,677 shares for US$117,937 after climbing from 438,783 stock units at US$73,278 on Tuesday.
Quantas Advantage popped 0.02 of one cent and settled at 13 US cents with investors swapping 1,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.05 of one cent to finish at 5.7 US cents with an exchange of 3,691 shares and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.29 of one cent to end at 7.58 US cents in an exchange of 1,260,350 units.
Elsewhere, the IC TOP 10 winners recorded gains ranging from a low of 11 percent for the year to the end of August for Scotia Group, up to 127 percent for Transjamaican Highway. NCB Financial followed with a 90 percent increase for the country’s largest banking group.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy tops ICInsider.com Top 10 Main Market losers, reporting a steep 46.8 percent loss for the year to August, 2026. During this period the company had unrealized fair value losses and slowdown of its wind farming operations. Palace Amusement ended as the second worst performing stock, with a 40 percent, with sharp fall in operating profits. Revenue for the period dropped, following damage caused by Hurricane Melissa to Multiplex in Montego Bay, which has not reopened, but the problem was compounded by lack sufficient quality films during the period to attract sufficient patrons to the cinemas. Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 38 percent, with huge losses incurred in 2026 to date. First Rock Real Estate Investments fell sharply 36 percent and VM Investments declined by 34 percent, with underperformance of the investments portfolio, in rounding out the list of the five worst performers.
The market closed with 12,013,747 shares trading for $200,084,049 compared with 13,478,774 stock units at $150,097,002 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2027.
Quantas Advantage climbed by $2.40 to close at $19.50 with 17,932 stock units changing hands. Scotia Group increased $1.50 to $58.50 in an exchange of 11,785 shares, Seprod dipped by 60 cents to $74 with investors dealing in 13,342 stock units, Supreme Ventures fell 43 cents to finish at $17 in an exchange of 50,291 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced 91 cents to close at $8.41 after trading of 106 units, Transjamaican Highway rose 86 cents to end at $10.99 in switching ownership of 5,537,086 shares and West Indies Petroleum lost 76 cents in closing at $9.20 after a transfer of 2,621 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Quantas Advantage ended at 10.81 US cents after a transfer of 900 units. Sterling Investments climbed 0.01 of a cent to close at 2.2 US cents with 1,659 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.75 US cents with investors trading 13,463 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.32 of a cent to close at 7.29 US cents after an exchange of 255,286 stock units.
Proven Investments rose 0.1 of one cent to end at 5.7 US cents after an exchange of 78,934 stock units, Quantas Advantage declined 0.21 of one cent to close at 10.81 US cents with an exchange of 900 shares, Sterling Investments lost 0.01 of one cent to end at 2.19 US cents with 396 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.15 of a cent to 5.75 US cents with a transfer of 35,798 units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.18 of one cent and ended at 6.97 US cents after an exchange of 1,195,296 stock units.
The day closed following trading of 19,542,841 shares with a value of $185,174,250, down from 20,135,675 stocks at $274,794,901 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices of each company and forecasted earnings for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial dropped $1.20 in closing at $68.80 with investors swapping 30,996 stocks, Pan Jamaica jumped $4 and settled at $44.00 with trading of 505, 379 shares. Proven Investments shed 59 cents to close at $8.70 with dealing in 79,680 shares, Quantas Advantage fell by $2.10 to close at $17.90 after a transfer of 1,743 stocks, Sagicor Group advanced $2.54 to $44.94 in switching ownership of 3,304 units and Seprod skidded $2.90 to end at $71.70 after an exchange of 4,137 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.