Active trading on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday, with Transjamaican Highway trading 1.5 million units and pushing the volume of stocks traded soaring 145 percent with a 120 percent rise in value relative to Monday. At the close, nine securities were exchanged, as similar to trading on Monday, with the price of one rising, five declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,316,305 shares for US$133,841, increasing from an elevated 944,969 stock units at US$60,746 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 257,367 shares at US$14,871, after jumping from 104,997 stock units at US$6,750 on Monday, with a month to date average of 167,481 units at US$72,902 after rising from 160,795 stock units at US$77,219 on the previous day, but well below June that ended with an average of 625,703 units for US$203,999.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 11.00 points to end at 272.13. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the commonly used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. 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 dipped 0.73 of one cent to finish at 2.03 US cents with 2,622 stocks clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at 20 US cents with a transfer of 1,100 units, Productive Business Solutions ended at $0.85 with investors swapping 104 shares. Proven Investments lost 1.2 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 5.4 US cents with 768,755 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after a transfer of a mere one share, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.2 of a cent to end at 5.3 US cents with 12,869 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.79 of a cent in closing at 4.46 US cents, after trading of 200 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.14 of a cent to 6 US cents with 1,530,641 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$11.10 with investors trading 13 shares.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 944,969 shares for US$60,746, after jumping from 423,400 stock units at US$25,911 on Friday.
Quantas Advantage lost 1.32 cents to end at a new low of 8.3 US cents in exchanging 4,000 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.05 of a cent in closing at 5.5 US cents with investors trading 21,318 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.25 of a cent to end at 5.25 US cents in an exchange of 7,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.2 of a cent and ended at 6.14 US cents with 173,050 shares changing hands.
The market closed with an exchange of 423,400 shares for US$25,911 compared to 162,743 stocks at US$10,161 on Thursday.
Quantas Advantage advanced 0.01 of one cent to end at 9.62 US cents after an exchange of 2,506 units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with one share clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.55 US cents and closed with an exchange of 23,364 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.41 of a cent to finish at 5 US cents with 20,000 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.42 of one cent and ended at a record closing high of 6.34 US cents in switching ownership of 370,456 shares.
Proven Investments fell 0.03 of a cent and ended at 6.76 US cents with investors swapping 81 shares, Quantas Advantage skidded 0.59 of one cent in closing at 9.61 US cents in an exchange of 8,000 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.04 of a cent to close at 5.55 US cents with 17,589 units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dipped 0.56 of one cent to end at 4.59 US cents with 1,500 shares crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.05 of one cent to finish at 5.92 US cents in trading 135,198 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 222,238 shares for US$21,598 after tumbling from 3,291,527 stock units at US$2,445,825 on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 5.89 US cents with investors swapping 1,066 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share and ended at 4.5 US cents with traders dealing in 252 shares and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.11 of a cent to close at a record high of 5.61 US cents with an exchange of 161,359 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,291,527 shares, following three block transactions in shares of Productive Business Solutions covering 3,055,842 shares with a value of US$2,424,811, swelling trading in the overall market to US$2,445,825 after surging from 395,609 stock units at US$80,018 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 365,725 shares at US$271,758 after increasing from 49,451 stock units at US$10,002 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 85,846 units at US$42,349 compared with 41,655 stock units at US$6,127 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 625,703 units for US$203,999.
The US Denominated Equities Index climbed 13.34 points to finish at 262.64. 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 13.3. 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, Margaritaville fell 0.25 of a cent to 5.5 US cents after an exchange of 20,003 units, Productive Business Solutions rose 0.1935 of a cent to 79 US cents with traders swapping a mere 3 shares, Proven Investments remained at 6.79 US cents in an exchange of 28,422 shares. 
Quantas Advantage declined 1 cent in closing at 12 US cents after the trading of 116,313 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents as investors exchanged 278 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.89 US cents in switching ownership of 1,855 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.48 of one cent to 4.48 US cents with 367 stocks passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.1 of a cent to close at a 52 weeks high of 5.5 US cents in trading 68,433 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% advanced US$2.30 and ended at a 52 weeks high of US$13 with 11 shares crossing the exchange.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction. 
The market closed with an exchange of 334,610 shares for US$19,892, after tumbling from 435,339 stock units at US$184,279 on Tuesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.06 of a cent in closing at 5.89 US cents after an exchange of 889 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share skidded 0.94 of a cent to close at 4 US cents with 2,703 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.04 of a cent to end at 5.22 US cents with investors swapping 267,967 stocks.
Quantas Advantage remained at 12 US cents after an exchange of 1,010 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with investors trading 2,045 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.04 of one cent to end at 5.89 US cents with an exchange of 6,027 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of one cent in closing at 5.27 US cents with 122,361 units passing through the market.
At the close, 535,822 shares were traded for US$27,949, up from just 90,111 stock units at US$4,785 on Wednesday. Trading ended with an average of 76,546 shares at US$3,993, after rising from 18,022 stock units at US$957 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 52,161 units at US$2,728 compared with June that ended with an average of 625,703 units for US$203,999.
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.98 US cents with investors trading 5,614 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share declined by 0.0118 of a cent and ended at 0.0494 of a cent with investors exchanging 1,566 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 5.1 US cents after the trading of 525,870 shares.