Transjamaican takes JSE USD market share

March 23, 2026 by
Transjamaican Highway had a 97 percent control of total volume changing hands on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with trading slipping on Monday, with an 84 percent drop in value to US$27,081 from US$167,362 on Friday, with a 15 percent decline in the volume traded at 493,735 shares down from 583,059 stock units on the preceding day. The market close with an exchange of 13 securities, compared with 11 on Friday with prices of three rising, four declining and six ending unchanged.

The market closed with an average of 37,980 shares at US$2,083 falling from 53,005 stock units at US$15,215 on Friday, with a month to date average of 104,007 units at US$63,475, after sliding from 110,461 stock units at US$69,476 on the previous day and February that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.

The US Denominated Equities Index shed 1.19 points to wrap-up trading at 272.29. 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 10. 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 the market, AS Bryden remained at 22.5 US cents with a transfer of 196 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.19 of a cent to 3 US cents as investors exchanged a mere one unit, Margaritaville ended at 8.05 US cents with 1,000 stocks clearing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 39 US cents in an exchange of 805 shares, Productive Business Solutions sank 15.02 cents to end at US$1 with traders dealing in 6 stock units, Proven Investments increased 0.66 of one cent to close at 8.65 US cents in an exchange of 1,769 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with investors trading 946 units, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.41 of a cent to close at 6.46 US cents after an exchange of 3,323 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents with investors swapping 3,319 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.11 of a cent to finish at 4.79 US cents after traders swapped 480,434 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% slipped 0.1 of one cent in closing at US$2.01 following trading of 1,510 units, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 1.1 cents to end at US$1.20 with 400 stocks crossing the market and AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 in switching ownership of 26 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Transjamaican Highway closes at record high

March 23, 2026 by
Jamaica’s premier toll road operator, Transjamaican Highway closed at a record high of $7.10, following news of a 30 percent rise in dividend to be paid in April, compared with the amount paid in April last year, following trading of 4.2 million shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded declining 62 percent and the value 22 percent lower than on Friday following trading in 59 securities, up from 57 on Friday, with prices of 15 rising, 32 declining and 12 ending unchanged.

The market closed with just a mere 7,397,470 shares being trading at $56,740,520, down from 19,305,704 units at $72,750,971 on Friday.
Trading averaged 125,381 shares for $961,704 compared to 338,697 stock units at $1,276,333 on Friday and month to date, an average of 203,960 units at $2,952,650, after just slipping from 209,123 shares at $3,083,458 on the previous day and for February, with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
On a day of light trading only one stock had more than a million units changing hands as Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.21 million shares for 57 percent of total volume followed well behind by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 523,061 units for 7.1 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 362,886 stocks for 4.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed by 78.40 points to399,674.68, the JSE Main Index rallied by 66.85 points to close at 341,772.57 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.10 points to end at 62.87.
At the close of the market, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended trading with 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market concluded trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.3. 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 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden slipped 42 cents to end at $29.58 with 8,467 shares crossing the market, Barita Investments gained 43 cents to close at $69.50 with investors trading 3,398 stocks, Caribbean Cement dropped $1.50 to end at $101 with 24,874 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy fell 99 cents to close at $69.01, following trading of 21,526 units, Jamaica Broilers dipped 75 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $14.20 with 153,426 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties lost 47 cents in closing at $10.48 with investors trading 9,324 shares. Pan Jamaica declined $1.25 to $47 in switching ownership of 20,698 stocks, Sagicor Group sank $1.23 to finish at $40.52 with 44,590 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $2.19 and ended at $6.81 in trading 128,209 stock units. Seprod shed $1.28 in closing at $77 after an exchange of 990 shares, Stanley Motta skidded 82 cents to close at $5.15 with 5,000 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 38 cents to end at $10.89 in an exchange of 2,180 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Tropical Battery tops Main Market trading

March 21, 2026 by
Tropical Battery topped trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday and pushed the volume of stocks traded up by 58 percent, with a 25 percent lower valued compared to Thursday and resulted in trading of 57 securities, down from 62 on Thursday, with prices of 24 rising, 22 declining and 11 ending unchanged, resulting in a fall in the market index.

The market closed with 19,305,704 shares trading worth $72,750,971, compared to 12,195,921 stock units at $96,578,814 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 338,697 shares at $1,276,333 compared to 196,708 stocks at $1,557,723 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 209,484 units at $3,089,759, from 200,727 shares at $3,212,667 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
In a surprise development, Tropical Battery led trading with 14.52 million shares for 75.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 2.01 million units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade, ahead of the company announcing a 30 percent jump in interim dividend to 16.5 cents and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 960,113 stocks for 5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,426.84 points to close trading at 399,596.28, the JSE Main Index sank 264.42 points to 341,705.72 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.43 points to 62.97. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 20.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
In closing the week, AS Bryden rallied $1 to $30, with 251 shares being traded, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $5.31 to $46.25 with traders dealing in 10,003 units, GraceKennedy fell $1 to close at $70, with 45,891 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers skidded $1.03 to finish at a 52 weeks low of 14.95 after trading of 53,518 stock units, Kingston Properties gained $1.06 and ended at $10.95 in an exchange of 1,331 stocks, Kingston Wharves popped 70 cents to end at $36.70 after it closed with an exchange of 964 shares. Lasco Manufacturing increased 56 cents to $6.79 with investors trading 7,928 stock units, Margaritaville climbed 44 cents to end at $13.12 with an exchange of 78 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 51 cents in closing at $7.47, with 400 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial sank 78 cents to finish at $42.40 after an exchange of 441,507 units, Portland JSX dropped $1.49 and ended at $8.50 with investors swapping 1,089 shares, Proven Investments sank $1.44 to close at $13.45 after an exchange of 560 stocks. Sagicor Group increased $1.02 to $41.75 with investors dealing in 16,545 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 45 cents to end at $9 in an exchange of 5,172 shares, Seprod climbed $2.28 in closing at $78.28 after 35,910 units passed through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 49 cents to close at $10.51 with investors trading 456 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $27 and ended at $225, with 23 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Trading climbs sharply on JSE USD Market

March 20, 2026 by
Trading climbed sharply on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 338 percent with a 2,253 percent surge in value compared with Thursday, resulting from an exchange of 11 securities, compared with six on Thursday with prices of four rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 583,059 shares for US$167,362 compared to 133,182 stock units at US$7,112 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 53,005 shares at US$15,215 compared to 22,197 stock units at US$1,185 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 110,461 units at US$69,476 compared with 115,641 stock units at US$74,368 on the previous day and February that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 3.68 points to close trading at 273.48. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.4. 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 the market, AS Bryden ended at 22.5 US cents in an exchange of 251 shares, Productive Business Solutions rallied 15.02 cents to US$1.15 after just one stock passed through the market, Proven Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent and ended at 7.99 US cents after switching ownership of 65,200 shares. Sterling Investments increased 0.02 of one cent to close at 2 US cents following a transfer of 102 units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.05 US cents, with 308,661 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents after an exchange of 2,620 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of one cent to end at 4.68 US cents with investors trading 157,518 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% climbed 0.1 of a cent in closing at US$2.011 with an exchange of 22,000 stocks, JMMB Group US8.5% popped 0.1 of one cent to end at US$1.21, with 20,001 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 as investors exchanged just 5 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% declined 20 cents to finish at US$10.10, following trading of 6,700 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Trading jumps on JSE Main Market 

March 19, 2026 by
Trading jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 44 percent and the value 76 percent more compared to Wednesday. Following trading in 62 securities up from 61 on Wednesday, with prices of 20 rising, 29 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 12,195,921 shares trading for $96,578,814 after a surge from 8,483,665 stock units at $54,897,479 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 196,708 shares with a value of $1,557,723, with an increase from 139,076 stock units at $899,959 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 200,727 stock units at an average of $3,212,667, down from 201,047 shares at $3,344,383 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.70 million shares for 22.1 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 2.36 million stocks for 19.4 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 1.95 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 806.53 points to 401,023.12, the JSE Main Index lost 1,340.31 points to settle at 341,970.14 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.46 points to close at 62.54. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 20.3. 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement shed $1.90 and ended at $102.30 after an exchange of 31,103 shares, Carreras fell $1.39 to $20 with investors trading 123,131 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $5.12 to close at $40.94 with an exchange of 992 shares. General Accident climbed 87 cents to finish at $6.47 with a mere 1,136 stocks passing through the market, GraceKennedy lost 50 cents to end at $71 with 40,228 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers rose 98 cents in closing at $15.98 with a transfer of 11,247 stocks. JMMB Group dropped 38 cents to $17.50 with 331,680 units changing hands, Kingston Properties sank $1.11 to end at $9.89 following trading of 4,277 shares, Kingston Wharves slipped $1 in closing at $36 in an exchange of 2,017 stock units. Margaritaville advanced $1.50 to finish at $12.68 with investors trading 18 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 51 cents and ended at $6.96 with 4,602 stocks crossing the market, Portland JSX popped $1.42 to close at $9.99 after an exchange of 18 units. Proven Investments increased $2.84 to $14.89 with investors dealing in 508,481 stock units, Seprod gained $1 to finish at $76 after a transfer of 1,107 shares and West Indies Petroleum skidded 62 cents and ended at $11 with traders dealing in 59,326 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed $31 in closing at $198 in switching ownership of 8 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $130 to close at $1,060 with investors swapping 21 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $2 to end at $109 with 8 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Trading drops on the JSE Main Market

March 18, 2026 by
Sagicor Select Financial Fund cornered just over 37 percent of the day’s volume on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday. The market closed lower with the volume declining by 72 percent and the value generated decreasing by 95 percent compared to Tuesday, with the number of securities trading climbing to 61 from 57 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 24 rising, 19 declining and 18 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 8,483,665 shares trading at just $54,897,479 after declining from 29,797,793 stock valued at $1,034,028,386 on Tuesday, including NCB Financial that dominated with 22.3 million worth $969 million.
Trading averaged 139,076 shares at $899,959 compared to 522,768 stocks at $18,140,849 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 201,047 units at $3,344,383, after sliding from 206,312 shares at $3,552,057 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
On a day of low trading, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led the market with 3.21 million shares for 37.8 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, ended with 2.64 million units for 31.1 percent of the day’s trade, after the stock closed at a 52 weeks high of $7.01 and Carreras with 366,764 stocks for 4.3 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 998.64 points to 401,829.65, the JSE Main Index skidded 592.61 points to 343,310.45 and the JSE Financial Index climbed a mere 0.10 points to close at 63.00. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.9. 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 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden fell $1 to finish at $29 with investors dealing in 2,147 shares, Caribbean Producers rallied 59 cents to $6.30 with 2,619 stock units changing hands, Carreras rose $1.29 to end at $21.39 with investors trading 366,764 shares. Eppley declined 50 cents in closing at $34 with 5,199 stocks clearing the market, First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.42 to close at $9.92, following trading of 25,163 units, General Accident sank 90 cents and ended at $5.60, with 301,595 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy lost 50 cents to $71.50 with a transfer of 47,489 stock units, Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.07 to finish at 52 weeks low of $15 after hitting an intraday low of $14, following an exchange of 214,622 stocks, JMMB Group popped 88 cents and ended at $17.88 with investors swapping 11,517 units. Kingston Properties increased $1.11 in closing at $11 with 4,369 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville shed $2.26 to close at $11.18 with traders dealing in 121 stock units, NCB Financial advanced 50 cents to end at $43.50, after an exchange of 205,659 stocks. Pan Jamaica sank $1.73 in closing at $48.25 with investors trading 1,694 units, Proven Investments slipped 90 cents to $12.05 with an exchange of 26,842 stocks, Sagicor Group dipped $1.01 to finish at $40.73 after investors swapped 3,437 shares. Seprod gained 96 cents and ended at $75 after an exchange of 13,831 stock units and Wisynco Group skidded 48 cents to $21.50 in trading 14,813 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $201 to end at $2,299 with 11 shares crossing the market and 138 Student Living preference share popped $32 in closing at $229 in switching ownership of 20 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Trading drops on USD Market 

March 18, 2026 by
Trading dropped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 66 percent with a 69 percent lower value than on Tuesday, following an exchange of 12 securities, up sharply from six on Tuesday with prices of five rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 41,837 shares for US$6,179 compared to 124,111 stock units at US$19,989 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 3,486 shares at a mere US$515 after falling from 20,685 stock units at US$3,332 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 120,475 units at US$78,154, down from 133,973 stock units at US$87,112 on the previous day and February that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 8.58 points to conclude trading at 271.35. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nostock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10. 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, AS Bryden declined 2.5 cents to 22.5 US cents with 1,327 shares crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 3.19 US cents in an exchange of 5 units, Proven Investments ended at 8 US cents with 2,100 shares crossing the market. Sterling Investments shed 0.17 of one cent to finish at 1.98 US cents in trading 1,350 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.46 of one cent and ended at 6.46 US cents with 1,882 stocks passing through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.3 of one cent to close at 4.5 US cents with traders dealing in 13 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended at 4.7 US cents after dealers swapped 34,601 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% popped by 1 cent to close at US$1.21 with investors trading 200 units, AS Bryden 6% climbed 5 cents to finish at US$1 with 5 units clearing the market. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$11.25 after trading of 84 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% increased 1.01 cents in closing at US$10.30 in an exchange of 220 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% fell 45 cents to end at US$9.60 with investors dealing in 50 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

NCB Financial tops Main Market trading

March 17, 2026 by
NCB Financial contributed significantly to trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, accounting for 75 percent of the overall volume traded, with a value of $969 million, pushing the volume of stocks traded up by 250 percent and the value 1,380 percent more than on Monday. Trading ended with activity in 57 securities down from 62 on Monday, with prices of 21 rising, 23 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

Trading jumped, with 29,797,793 shares traded for $1,034,028,386 with a surge from 8,503,673 stock units at a mere $69,884,696 on Monday.
Trading averaged 522,768 shares at $18,140,849, well above the 137,156 stock units at $1,127,173 on Monday and month to date, an average of 206,312 stock units at $3,552,057 after increasing from 179,023 shares at $2,294,022 on the previous day and February  averaging 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
NCB Financial led trading with 22.28 million shares for 74.8 percent of the total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 2.51 million stocks for 8.4 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 1.11 million stock units for 3.7 percent of the volume traded and Supreme Ventures with 1.05 million shares for 3.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 2,623.06 points to 402,828.29, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,170.93 points to 343,903.06 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.38 points to 62.90. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.9. 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 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden fell 43 cents to end at $30 with an exchange of 7,820 shares, Barita Investments skidded 48 cents in closing at $69.02 after swapping of 5,779 units, Caribbean Producers lost 59 cents to close at $5.71 with a transfer of 81,869 shares. Carreras dipped 90 cents to $20.10 in switching ownership of 298,252 stock units, Eppley sank 70 cents and ended at $34.50 after an exchange of 3,453 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased by $5.06 to close at $46.06 in trading 231 units. First Rock Real Estate popped $1.50 to $8.50 with 4,006 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 50 cents to end at $11 with investors trading 13,387 stock units, Kingston Properties declined $1.11 in closing at $9.89 with 5,145 stocks crossing the exchange. Kingston Wharves rose $1.38 to close at $36.99 with investors swapping 5,625 shares, Lasco Manufacturing sank 75 cents and ended at $6.20 in an exchange of 190,320 stocks, NCB Financial shed $1 to finish at $43, following trading of 22,281,510 units. Proven Investments advanced 94 cents to $12.95 as investors exchanged 5,030 stock units, Sagicor Group climbed 74 cents to $41.74 with 30,036 shares clearing the market and Stanley Motta gained $1.36 to finish at $5.87 with investors dealing in 2,225 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share popped 95 cents to close at $20 with 5 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $4.94 to $42.99 in an exchange of 53 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share rose $5 to end at $197 with traders dealing in 22 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $2 in closing at $107 after an exchange of 2,325 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Trading plunged on JSE US Dollar Market 

March 17, 2026 by
Trading plunged on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 90 percent at a 98 percent lower value than on Monday, following trading of six securities, down from 10 on Monday. At the close, the prices of five stocks declined and one ended unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of only 124,111 shares at US$19,989 after tumbling from 1,213,201 stock units at US$898,871 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 20,685 shares at US$3,332, with a decrease from 121,320 stock units at US$89,887 on Monday, with a month to date average of 133,973 units at US$87,112 compared with 140,909 stock units at US$92,241 on the previous day and February, with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 8.49 points to close at 279.93. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price nor with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.3. 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 the market, Productive Business Solutions declined by 23.99 cents to end at US$1 after trading 14,188 shares, Proven Investments remained at 8 US cents with 9,932 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.02 of one cent to close at 6 US cents after dealers exchanged 5,046 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.3 of one cent to end at 4.2 US cents with 10,133 stock units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of one cent to finish at 4.7 US cents, following trading of 84,787 stocks.

In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% dipped 1.01 cents in closing at US$10.29 as investors exchanged 25 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Bryden pushes up JSE USD Market trading

March 16, 2026 by
AS Bryden 6% preferred share ended trading with 882,362 stocks or 73 percent of the overall volume of stocks that were exchanged on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, The market closed with the volume of stocks traded, rising 57 percent with a 1,963 percent jump in value compared to Friday, following an exchange of 10 securities, similar to Friday, and ended with prices of two rising, five declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,213,201 shares for US$898,871 after a sharp increase from 771,156 stock units at US$43,569 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 121,320 shares at US$89,887, up from 77,116 stock units at US$4,357 on Friday, with a month to date average of 140,909 units at US$92,241, closely aligned with 143,135 stock units at US$92,509 on the previous day and well above February, which ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.05 points to settle at 288.42. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 11. 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 the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share sank 0.01 of a cent to end at 3.19 US cents after an exchange of 129 shares, Proven Investments ended at 8 US cents with 546 stocks passing through the market, Sterling Investments dipped 0.05 of a cent in closing at 2.15 US cents after investors swapped 10,005 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.48 of one cent to close at 6.02 US cents with an exchange of 32,459 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents with 73,437 units being traded and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.14 of a cent to 4.71 US cents with an exchange of 213,985 shares.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% slipped 1 cent to US$1.20 with investors trading 200 units, AS Bryden 6% declined by 5 cents to end at 95 US cents in switching ownership of 882,362 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10 with traders dealing in 7 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% advanced 5 cents to close at US$10.30 after a transfer of 71 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,