The Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar Market closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 253 percent with a 250 percent greater value than on Monday. The market closed with an exchange of nine securities, up from seven on Monday, with prices of two rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 869,095 shares for US$42,552, up from 246,534 stock units at US$12,148 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 96,566 shares at US$4,728, after jumping from 35,219 stock units at US$1,735 on Monday, with a month to date average of 71,021 units at US$3,455 compared with 55,693 stock units at US$2,691 on the previous day and lower than trading in April that ended with an average of 121,441 units for US$6,732.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 2.94 points to close trading at 264.67. 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 used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. 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, AS Bryden shed 0.08 of a cent in closing at 19.92 US cents, with 586 shares passing through the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share fell 0.45 of one cent to 2.54 US cents after a transfer of 6,579 stock units, Proven Investments declined 0.17 of a cent and ended at 7.03 US cents as investors exchanged 82,787 shares. 
Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after trading of 408 units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 5.9 US cents with 12,510 stocks passing through the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.24 of one cent to 5.25 US cents in swapping 16,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.14 of one cent to 4.46 US cents with investors dealing in 749,985 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.10 after an exchange of 200 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% popped US$1.47 and ended at 52 weeks high of US$11.45 and closed with an exchange of 40 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.