The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 15 percent with a 27 percent greater value than on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of eight securities, as was the case on Thursday, with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 765,285 shares for US$51,760 compared to 668,102 stock units at US$40,675 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 95,661 shares at US$6,470 compared to 83,513 stocks at US$5,084 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 82,725 units at US$7,392 compared with 81,508 stock units at US$7,479 on the previous day and with January that closed with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 9.91 points to finish at 264.13. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three 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, AS Bryden rallied 2 cents to end at 23 US cents, with an exchange of 48 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 5.63 cents to 33.99 US cents after an exchange of 320 units, 
Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1, after 20 shares changed hands. Proven Investments dipped 1.08 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 7.8 US cents in switching ownership of 417,743 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents, with 1,850 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.05 of one cent to finish at a 52 weeks low of 6.9 US cents following an exchange of 205,331 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended at 4.4 US cents after 139,941 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$11, with investors trading 32 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.