Trading rose on JSE USD Market

September 2, 2026 by
Trading activity climbed on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 63 percent with a 31 percent jump in value compared with Tuesday, resulting from an exchange of 11 securities, similar to Tuesday with prices of three rising, five declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 845,195 shares for US$62,437 cup from 517,105 stock units at US$47,725 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 76,836 shares at US$5,676 compared with 47,010 stock units at US$4,339 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 61,923 units at US$5,007 compared with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480 for August.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.91 points to close at 314.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.5. 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, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 1.85 US cents following trading of 11,044 stock units, Productive Business Solutions remained at 85 US cents with 120 shares clearing the market, Proven Investments fell 0.18 of one cent to close at 5.81 US cents with investors swapping 14,340 stocks. Quantas Advantage gained 2.11 cents in closing at 12 US cents after an exchange of 5,049 units, Sterling Investments dropped 0.1 of a cent and ended at 2.2 US cents with a transfer of 40,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.02 of one cent to end at 5.88 US cents with investors swapping 11,120 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.79 US cents after a transfer of 170 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.35 of a cent to finish at 7.15 US cents with investors trading 763,020 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% skidded 5 cents and ended at US$1.25 in an exchange of 108 shares. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% popped 9 cents to close at US$11.60 with investors dealing in 24 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% advanced 39.4 cents in closing at US$9.90 following swapping of 200 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

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JSE USD stocks slip into September

September 1, 2026 by
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange commenced trading in the new month on a downbeat note on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 56 percent valued 42 percent lower value than on Monday. As was the case of Monday, the market closed with an exchange of 11 securities, with prices of five rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 517,105 shares for US$47,725 after sliding from trading of 1,186,972 stocks at US$82,527 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 47,010 shares at US$4,339, down from 107,907 stock units at US$7,502 on Monday, but down from August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 3.71 points to conclude trading at 317.46. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
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, First Rock Real Estate USD share skidded 0.02 of a cent to end at 1.85 US cents with a transfer of 4,000 stock units, Productive Business Solutions rose a mere 0.01 of a cent in closing at 85 US cents after an exchange of 184 shares, Proven Investments ended at 6 US cents with investors trading 1,731 shares. Quantas Advantage lost 1.75 cents to finish at 9.89 US cents in an exchange of 2,300 units,  Sterling Investments gained 0.3 of one cent and ended at 2.3 US cents with 3,464 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.9 US cents as investors exchanged 6 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.09 of a cent to 4.79 US cents after trading of 10,703 stocks and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.25 of one cent in closing at 7.5 US cents with 487,428 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% advanced 0.1 of a cent to US$1.30 with a transfer of 7,245 stocks. AS Bryden 6% remained at 85 US cents with dealings in 11 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% remained at US$10.80 with 33 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

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JSE Main Market rises into month-end

August 31, 2026 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 66 percent and the value 5 percent lower compared to Friday, following trading in 60 securities compared with 59 on Friday, with prices of 28 rising, 20 declining and 12 ending unchanged and sending the market indices higher at the close.

The market closed with trading of 44,085,181 shares in exchange for $185,872,106 compared with just  26,485,734 shares at $196,324,683 on Friday.
Trading averaged 734,753 shares at $3,097,868 compared to 448,911 stock units at $3,327,537 on Friday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 895,289 stock units at $10,824,938 down from 903,724 shares at $11,230,913 on the prior trading day and well above July’s average of 294,201 stock units at $3,175,664.
Wigton Energy led trading with 26.12 million shares for 59.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 7.84 million stocks for 17.8 percent of the day’s trade, Radio Jamaica closed with 4.60 million stocks for 10.4 percent of the volume traded and QWI Investments with 1.01 million units for 2.3 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 658.34 points to close at 444,952.20, the JSE Main Index increased 1,329.07 points to finish at 373,456.26 and the JSE Financial Index advanced by a mere 0.07 points to conclude trading at 70.09. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
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 2026.
At the close of the month, Barita Investments skidded $2.89 and ended at $65.01 in an exchange of 51,591 units, Berger Paints fell 60 cents to $5.50, with 1,230 stocks being traded, Caribbean Cement rallied 51 cents closed at $114.50 with an exchange of 31,881 shares. Eppley increased 95 cents to finish at $35.95 with investors trading 1,258 stock units, General Accident climbed 56 cents to end at $8.55 with an exchange of 1,917 shares, GraceKennedy rose 91 cents in closing at $75.91, with 68,334 units crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 53 cents to $9.70 after an exchange of 582,208 stocks, Kingston Properties gained 65 cents to end at $11.50 with investors swapping 4,014 stock units, Kingston Wharves rallied 48 cents in closing at $34.48 after an exchange of 12,012 shares. Mayberry Group rose $1 to finish at $6.20 in trading 30,312 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $1.50 and ended at $68.50 after a transfer of 89,619 stocks, Pan Jamaica rallied $2 to close at $46 in switching ownership of 57,265 units. Proven Investments climbed 75 cents to $9.80 and ended with an exchange of 6,492 shares, Quantas Advantage shed 80 cents in closing at $15.90 with investors dealing in 5,313 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed $1.70 to end at $42 after 80,467 units passed through the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.19 to finish at $9.99 and closed after 23,821 stocks passed through the market, Scotia Group advanced 60 cents and ended at $58.80 after trading of 10,510 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 45 cents to close at $17.50, with 171,423 stock units clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.29 to $7.30 as investors exchanged 20,789 stocks and West Indies Petroleum lost 76 cents to finish at $9.17 with a transfer of 1,119 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $5.18 and closed at $29.32 with 339 shares crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share ended at $16.96 after 2,758 shares were traded and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $1.82 to end at $103.18 with 987 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction. 

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JSE Main Market closes at a 5-year high

August 31, 2026 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market Index hit a new 5 year high in closing out the month on Friday, with a 17.6 percent increase for the year to date, Trading closed with the volume of stocks traded rising 37 percent and the value climbing 15 percent over trading on Thursday, with action in 59 securities compared with 55 on Thursday, resulting in prices of 21 rising, 30 declining and eight ending unchanged.

The market closed with 41,753,131 shares trading for $323,847,100, up from 30,445,350 stock units at $281,536,908 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 707,680 shares valued at $5,488,934 compared to 553,552 stock units at $5,118,853 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 294,201 units valued at $3,175,664, compared to 275,928 shares at $3,073,429 on the prior day and June with an average of 277,379 stock units at $3,134,117.
Wigton Energy led trading with 20.24 million shares for 48.5 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 7.83 million stocks for 18.8 percent of the day’s trade, Carreras closed with 3.76 million stock units for 9 percent of the volume traded, Radio Jamaica ended with 2.55 million shares for 6.1 percent of the volume exchanged and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.46 million stocks for 5.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 3,370.96 points to close at 445,549.88, the JSE Main Index gained 3,889.14 points to wrap up trading at 374,012.30 and the JSE Financial Index advanced a mere 0.60 points to end at 70.21. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.2. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden popped $3.52 and ended at $27 with an exchange of 4,125 stocks, Barita Investments dipped $1.14 to $67.30 with 16,674 units changing hands, Carreras fell 51 cents to finish at $35.49 with investors trading 3,762,816 shares. Eppley dropped $2.80 in closing at $30.60 after a transfer of 1,788 stock units, General Accident rallied $1.65 to end at $9 with trading of just 1,225 shares, Guardian Holdings rose $10 to close at $370 with a transfer of 2,077 stocks. Jamaica Producers lost $1 to end at $21 with investors swapping 213,113 units, Margaritaville declined $2.51 and ended at $9.49 after an exchange of 415 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed $2.49 to close at $73 with investors dealing in 36,380 shares. Mayberry Group increased 84 cents to finish at $5.88 after trading 16,378 stocks, Quantas Advantage shed 69 cents to end at $16 with 64,672 stocks passing through the market, Sagicor Group gained $2.25 in closing at $41 as investors exchanged 563,092 stock units. Scotia Group advanced 49 cents to $57.50 in trading 16,804 shares, Seprod rose $1 to finish at $75 after an exchange of 8,737 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded 48 cents and ended at $9.50 with a transfer of 510 stocks and Transjamaican Highway advanced 40 cents to close at $10.39 with 7,832,569 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share slipped $2.55 and ended at $16.50 with 20,000 shares changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share ended at $2.99 with a transfer of 784 shares.
Prices of securities are those for the last transaction.

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JSE USD bounced out of August

August 31, 2026 by
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed out August on Monday, with a mild increase in the volume of stocks traded, following a 30 percent drop in value compared with Friday. The market closed with an exchange of 11 securities, compared with 10 on Friday, with prices of four rising, two declining and five ending unchanged.

Trading ended following an exchange of 1,186,972 shares worth US$82,527 compared to 1,152,520 stock units at US$117,982 on Friday.
An average of 107,907 shares valued at US$7,502 were traded, compared with 115,252 stock units at US$11,798 on Friday, Trading for the month to date averages 115,072 stock units at US$12,480 which is closely matched with 115,496 stock units at US$12,774 on the previous trading day and lower than for July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 2.09 points to finish at 321.17. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.5. 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, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to end at 17 US cents in an exchange of 2,267 stock units, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 1.87 US cents, with 19,968 shares crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 22.99 US cents with investors dealing in 10 units. Productive Business Solutions rose 5.99 cents to 84.99 US cents after trading of 11 stocks, Proven Investments slipped 0.5 of one cent in closing at 5.5 US cents in an exchange of 180,075 shares, Quantas Advantage ended at 11.64 US cents with investors trading 3 stock units. Sterling Investments rallied 0.1 of a cent to 2 US cents in exchanging 202,685 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.01 of one cent and ended at 5.9 US cents after an exchange of 10,066 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.7 US cents, with 7 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.2 of one cent to 7.75 US cents after a transfer of 766,068 stock units.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.299 after 5,812 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

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Trading dips on the JSE USD

August 28, 2026 by
Trading ended with falling volume and mostly rising prices on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday. At the close of the market, trading volume declined by 17 percent and the value climbed 13 percent, compared to Thursday, after an exchange of 10 securities, compared with 11 on Thursday, with five rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,152,520 shares, worth US$117,982 compared to 1,380,642 stock units at US$104,440 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 115,252 shares at US$11,798 compared to 125,513 stock units at US$9,495 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 115,496 stocks for US$12,774, closely aligned with 115,510 stock units at US$12,830 on the previous day and lower than July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 4.62 points to end trading at 319.08. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 15.6. 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 a day of subdued trading, AS Bryden ended at 18 US cents following an exchange of 2 stock units, Productive Business Solutions remained at 79 US cents in trading 12 shares, Proven Investments gained 1 cent to close at 6 cents following an exchange of 174,669 shares. Quantas Advantage climbed 2.11 cents to close at 11.64 US cents with investors dealing in 166,600 stocks, Sterling Investments declined 0.1 of one cent to finish at 1.9 US cents after a transfer of 76,512 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.1 of one cent and ended at 5.89 US cents with investors trading 8,042 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share advanced 0.65 of one cent to 4.7 US cents after an exchange of 534 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.1 of one cent and ended at 7.55 US cents with investors swapping 713,799 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% dropped 3 cents to close at US$2 in an exchange of 11,500 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% rose 57 cents to close at US$11.51, with 850 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

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Trading rises, JSE USD market slips

August 24, 2026 by
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar Market on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 12 percent valued 34 percent more than on Friday. The market closed with an exchange of nine securities, down from eight on Friday, with prices of three rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.

At the close of the market, 782,008 shares were exchanged for US$72,929, an increase from 695,671 stock units at US$54,353 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 86,890 shares at US$8,103 compared to 86,959 stock units at US$6,794 on Friday, with a month to date average of 125,384 units at US$14,396 in line with 127,951 stock units at US$14,816 on the previous day and July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 1.39 points to close at 315.77. 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 15.5. 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 2027.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share lost 0.27 of one cent, closing at 1.53 US cents, with investors dealing in 149 stocks, Proven Investments rallied 0.04 of a cent to 5.94 US cents with 10,750 units passing through the market, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after an exchange of 5,584 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.79 US cents with 12,163 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share increased 0.76 of a cent and ended at 4.76 US cents with the trading of 818 shares and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.31 of a cent to end at 7.85 US cents after a transfer of 742,541 stock units.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% dropped 7 cents to US$2.03, with an exchange of 2,500 units, JMMB Group US8.5% dropped 6 cents to close at US$1.23 after trading of 7,500 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% ended at US$10.94 after only 3 units were traded.
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Transjam pushes JSE USD Market trades

August 21, 2026 by
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.

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Productive Business JSE biggest price move

August 21, 2026 by
Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share jumped $115 to 52 weeks high, the biggest price movements on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday. Trading ended activity in 59 securities similar to trading on Thursday, with prices of 24 rising, 20 declining and 15 ending unchanged. The volume and value of stocks traded, declined 95 percent and 96 percent, respectively, compared to Thursday.

The market closed with 17,802,017 shares trading worth $126,875,104 after a fall from 332,532,212 stocks at $3,115,456,830 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 301,729 shares at $2,150,425 after declining from 5,938,075 units at $55,633,158 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 700,644 stock units at $7,323,817 compared to 730,702 shares at $7,713,638 on the prior day and July with an average of 294,201 stock units at $3,175,664.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 4.23 million shares for 23.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy, with 3.43 million stocks for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 3.28 million stock units for 18.4 percent of the volume traded, Wisynco Group with 1.14 million shares for 6.4 percent of the volume traded, Lasco Distributors ended with 1.08 million stocks for 6.1 percent of the day’s volume and 138 Student Living closed with 1.0 million stock units for 5.6 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 593.47 points to finish at 445,118.87, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,212.13 points to settle at 372,791.94 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.30 points to close at 69.20. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market closed with an average PE of 15.2. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments declined $2 to $64 with investors trading 3,554 stocks, Caribbean Cement popped $7.43 to end at $114.43 in an exchange of 64,375 units, Carreras shed $1.10 to close at $33.90, after a transfer of 401,091 shares. General Accident declined 40 cents to settle at $8.25, following trading of 25,692 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped $25 and ended at $340 with 3,462 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers gained 75 cents to finish at $13 after a transfer of 117,981 units. Jamaica Producers fell $2.90 and finished at $18.60 with 12,050 stocks changing hands, Kingston Properties rose 69 cents to $11.99 with an exchange of 10,995 stock units, Kingston Wharves rallied 41 cents to end at $34.41 with 9,326 shares crossing the market. Pan Jamaica skidded $5.98 to close at $40.02 after an exchange of 11,065 stock units, Quantas Advantage jumped $1.55 to $16.55 with a transfer of 101 stocks, Sagicor Group slipped 90 cents to end at $40.10 with 23,476 shares changing hands. Scotia Group climbed 51 cents and ended at $57.50 with 132,796 stocks crossing the market and Supreme Ventures dropped 69 cents to $17.20 with investors dealing in 154,772 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% advanced $115 to close at $1,265 with 3 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% popped $1.20 to end at $113 with investors trading 24 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

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Trading surges on JSE USD Market

August 20, 2026 by
Trading heated up on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 251 percent with a 678 percent surge in the value compared to Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of nine securities, similar to Wednesday with prices of three rising, one declining and five ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,450,938 shares for US$597,546 up from 413,008 stock units at US$76,788 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 161,215 shares at US$66,394 after climbing from 45,890 stock units at US$8,532 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 130,533 units at US$15,321 compared to 128,193 shares at US$11,425 on the previous day and July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 6.32 points to finish at 313.12. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.5. 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 an active trading day, AS Bryden advanced 0.9 of a cent to 18 US cents with investors trading 10,448 stock units, Productive Business Solutions dipped 8 cents to close at 67 US cents with 784,851 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments remained at 5.96 US cents after a transfer of 3 units.  Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 2,968 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.01 of one cent to finish at 5.79 US cents following an exchange of 45,065 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.18 of a cent to end at 7.74 US cents with investors trading 592,294 stocks.

In the preference share segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.10 in switching ownership of 9 shares, JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.29 with 15,000 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$9.90 with investors swapping 300 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

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