Trading dropped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday following an exchange of 12 securities, up from eight on Friday, with the volume and the value of stocks trading dropping by 75 percent and 69 percent, respectively, compared to trading on Friday. The market closed with prices of five stocks rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of only 188,429 shares for US$15,799 after dropping from 765,285 stock units at US$51,760 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 15,702 shares at US$1,317after tumbling from 95,661 stock units at US$6,470 on Friday, with a month to date average of 75,065 units at US$6,698, after falling from 82,725 stock units at US$7,392 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 0.12 points to end at 264.25. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended 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 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 of the market, AS Bryden slipped 1 cent and ended at 22 US cents with investors trading 1,428 shares, Margaritaville climbed 1.05 cents to 8.05 US cents in an exchange of 497 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 5.1 cents to 39.09 US cents with 1,000 shares passing through the market. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with 91 units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments advanced 0.21 of one cent to close at 8.01 US cents with traders switching ownership of 61,299 stock units, 
Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 150 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.88 of one cent to end at 6.02 US cents with 30,000 units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 1.09 cents to finish at 5 US cents in an exchange of 129 stocks and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.17 of a cent and ended at 4.57 US cents with 93,213 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 1 cent in closing at US$1.16 after an exchange of 42 shares, AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 with 200 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% gained 2 cents to end at US$10.02 with investors swapping 380 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.