The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 1,760 percent valued 1,261 percent greater than on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 11 securities, up from seven on Monday, with prices of four rising, two declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 598,456 shares for US$39,389, up from 32,183 stocks at US$2,895 on Monday. Trading averaged 54,405 shares at US$3,581, well above the 4,598 stocks at US$414 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 262,778 units at US$8,484 slightly down from 280,547 stocks at US$8,902 on the previous day compared to November that ended with an average of 186,934 units for US$9,182.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 3.62 points to end at 226.51. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the best known measures used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 6.9. 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 closing on Christmas Eve, First Rock Real Estate USD share gained 0.05 of a cent in closing at 2.4 US cents after a transfer of 101,301 units, Margaritaville ended at 6.78 US cents with traders dealing in just 2 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 5 cents to close at 55 US cents with 31 shares crossing the market. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.45 with an exchange of 13 stock units,
Proven Investments ended at 11.1 US cents with 273,896 shares clearing the market, Sterling Investments rose 0.12 of a cent to close at 1.72 US cents as investors traded 65,201 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents in trading 99 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share stayed at 5.88 US cents after an exchange of 711 units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.11 of a cent and ended at 2.75 US cents with investors trading 157,067 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preferred share rallied 3.14 cents to close at US$1.1414 in an exchange of 25 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preferred share popped 9 cents to close at US$10.30 with trading in 110 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 32,183 shares for US$2,895, a sharp drop from 566,050 stock units at US$37,617 on Friday. Trading averaged 4,598 shares at US$414 compared to 56,605 stocks at US$3,762 on Friday, with a month to date average of 280,547 stock units at US$8,902 compared with 296,380 stocks at US$9,389 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 186,934 units for US$9,182.
Sterling Investments rose 0.2 of a cent to end at 1.6 US cents with an exchange of 6 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5.88 US cents after 5,016 stocks were traded and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of one cent to end at 2.86 US cents in an exchange of 18,029 shares.
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents with a transfer of 186 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5.88 US cents with investors swapping 284 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.04 of one cent to 2.87 US cents after an exchange of 402,232 stocks.
Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents after the trading of 500 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.78 of a cent to close at 5.88 US cents with 737 stock units crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.83 US cents with investors trading 6,669,205 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% climbed 20 cents to end at US$2 with an exchange of 2,500 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share increased by 1 cent in closing at US$10.21 with 923 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
Sterling Investments lost 0.25 of a cent to close at 1.31 US cents after an exchange of 50,001 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.39 of a cent to close at 6.6 US cents with 15,191 stocks trading and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.15 of one cent to 2.7 US cents with 822,825 stocks changing hands.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.9 of one cent to finish at 5.1 US cents with 286 units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.1 of a cent to 2.75 US cents with a transfer of 2,271,661 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 998,749 shares for US$31,588 down from 1,644,221 stocks at US$53,768 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 124,844 shares at US$3,948 much lower than 164,422 stocks at US$5,377 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 142,725 units at US$4,975 compared with 151,140 stocks at US$5,458 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 186,934 units for US$9,182.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 6 US cents after 6,783 stock units were traded and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.85 US cents after an exchange of 970,382 shares.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 6 US cents after an exchange of just 1 stock and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.27 of a cent to finish at 2.62 US cents with investors swapping 772,141 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 212,448 shares for US$18,687 compared to 466,535 stock units at US$18,867 on Thursday.
Sterling Investments
The market closed with an exchange of 669,330 shares for US$70,066 compared to 16,925,886 stocks at US$433,335 on Thursday. Trading averaged 95,619 shares at US$10,009 down sharply from 1,880,654 stocks at US$48,148 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 222,142 stock units at US$10,756 compared with 229,401 shares for US$10,798 on the previous day and October that ended with an average of 426,617 units for US$11,189.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 3.8 US cents after a transfer of 2,566 units and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.7 US cents with investors trading 90,494 stocks.