Active trading on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 179 percent with a 149 percent more value than on Wednesday, with Transjamaican Highway grabbing 34 percent of the stock traded resulting from an exchange of seven securities, up from six on Wednesday with prices of one rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 188,025 shares for US$9,812 compared to 67,415 stock units at US$3,944 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 26,861 shares at US$1,402, after jumping from 11,236 stock units at US$657 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 72,190 units at US$4,060, after skidding from 75,756 stock units at US$4,269 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 4.03 points to end at 256.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. 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 trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 3 US cents in an exchange of 447 shares, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped 9 cents to finish at 30 US cents with traders dealing in 38 stocks, Proven Investments fell 0.6 of one cent and ended at 6.3 US cents as investors exchanged 60,944 units. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with 38 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 1.02 cents in closing at 5 US cents with an exchange of 58,682 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.1 of a cent to close at 4.6 US cents with 5,150 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.07 of a cent to 4.2 US cents with investors trading 62,726 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.