Proven Investments, investment bankers dominated trading with a 95 percent share of stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, following a 44 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with the value jumping by 141 percent over market activity on Monday. Trading resulted in the exchange of five securities, down from 10 previously, with prices of three rising and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 452,504 shares for US$44,656, increasing from 313,665 stocks at US$18,561 on Monday.
Trading averaged 90,501 shares at US$8,931, jumping from 31,367 stocks at US$1,856 on Monday, with a month to date average of 1,310,465 units at US$34,463, down from 1,419,390 stocks at US$36,742 on the previous day and well above May that ended with an average of 71,616 units for a mere US$3,425.
The US Denominated Equities Index climbed 0.37 points to conclude trading at 211.69. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.4. 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 a day of moderate trading, 
Margaritaville ended at 8.2 US cents with investors exchanging 221 shares, Proven Investments rallied 0.24 of one cent to 10.35 US cents with 429,398 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments remained at 1.98 US cents after a transfer of 5,039 units. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.2 of a cent in closing at 7.2 US cents with traders swapping 3,494 shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.06 of a cent to finish at 2.38 US cents after an exchange of 14,352 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Lasco Distributors traded at a 52 week low of $3.45 after falling 25 cents and VM Investments closed at a 52 week low of $1.95.
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.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 75 cents to $9.75 with a transfer of 696 stock units, NCB Financial skidded 55 cents to end at $41.90 with 30,625 units crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living fell 48 cents in closing at $3.26 with investors swapping 20,707 stocks. Pan Jamaica rose $1.84 and ended at $52.50 with 120 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group slipped 50 cents to close at $40.01 with traders dealing in 90,371 stock units, Stanley Motta gained 52 cents to finish at $6.80 after an exchange of 7,512 stocks. Sterling Investments lost 60 cents to $2.85 with 32,711 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 56 cents to finish at $12.17 in an exchange of 250 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,602,541 shares trading for just $43,781,140 compared with 5,734,675 stock units at $38,148,725 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2025.
Sagicor Group dropped 49 cents in closing at $40.51 with an exchange of 27,125 stock units. Scotia Group dipped 98 cents to finish at $54.91 as investors traded 20,351 shares, Supreme Ventures declined 74 cents to close at $19.01 with a transfer of 64,590 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 59 cents to end at $11.61 as investors exchanged 466,229 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 50 cents to $8.20 in trading 515 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.ir
The market closed with an exchange of 313,665 shares for US$18,561, above the 73,658 stocks at US$42,410 on Friday.
Sterling Investments climbed 0.12 of a cent and ended at 1.98 US cents as investors exchanged 8,700 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents after a transfer of 30,670 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.4 of one cent to end at 7 US cents with traders dealing in 262 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.07 of one cent in closing at 2.32 US cents with 245,907 units crossing the market.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. 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.
Proven Investments rose 96 cents to close at $18.16 after a transfer of 528 units. Sagicor Group lost $1.50 in closing at $41 with investors exchanging 201,523 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 42 cents to $8.58 with traders swapping 401,000 shares to close out trading activities, Scotia Group rallied 59 cents to end at $55.89 with an exchange of 66,767 stock units. Seprod increased 66 cents in closing at $82.10, with 721 stock units being traded and Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 39 cents to $8.70, with a transfer of 4,129 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of a mere 73,658 shares for US$42,410, as trading tumbled from the heady 76,914,195 stocks at US$1,740,363 on Thursday.
Sterling Investments skidded 0.12 of a cent to finish at 1.86 US cents with investors trading 484 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.2 of one cent and ended at 7 US cents, with investors clearing 3,100 shares and Transjamaican Highway, after the big 76.8 million shares traded on Thursday, remained at 2.39 US cents with investors trading 16,943 stock units.
Trading climbed to an average of 6,992,200 shares at US$158,215 compared to 46,397 stocks at US$19,982 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 2,081,540 units at US$52,542, rising from just 80,901 stocks at US$9,490 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 71,616 units for US$3,425.
Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.13 of a cent and ended at 7.2 US cents with investors trading 3,201 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6.6 US cents as 90 shares passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.04 of one cent to 2.39 US cents with investors trading 76,844,900 stocks.
The market closed trading with 13,196,714 shares with a value of $99,480,723, soaring sharply from 5,441,255 units at $36,679,194 on Wednesday.
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.
Kingston Wharves rallied 96 cents to $32.96 with investors trading 290 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined $1.05 and ended at $10 with an exchange of 8,368 units, NCB Financial advanced 78 cents in closing at $41.97, with 28,332 stocks clearing the market. Seprod shed $2.06 to close at $81.44 in trading 1,664 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 39 cents to end at $12.10 with traders crossing 32,610 stock units and Wisynco Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $21.50 with 52,497 units being traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,441,255 shares trading, worth $36,679,194, slipping from 6,582,118 stock units at $50,375,973 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 19 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
NCB Financial sank $1.80 to $41.19 with traders dealing in 295,909 shares, Pan Jamaica popped 40 cents to end at $51 with 9,929 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments skidded 98 cents in closing at $17.21 after a transfer of 516 stocks. Seprod dropped $1.50 to close at $83.50, after trading of 9,446 units and Supreme Ventures advanced 49 cents to finish at $19.50 after an exchange of 2,525 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 371,175 shares for US$159,855, dropping from 552,534 stocks at US$66,374 on Tuesday.
Sterling Investments remained at 1.83 US cents with investors trading 12,637 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.33 of a cent and ended at 7.33 US cents with brokers executing transfer of 2,323 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6.6 US cents in trading 900 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.05 of one cent in closing at 2.35 US cents with a transfer of 178,283 shares.