The volume of stocks traded jumped 504 percent on Monday with a 60 percent greater value than on Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, similar to Friday, an exchange of seven securities took place, with the price of one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 195,047 shares for US$5,611 up from 32,270 stocks at US$3,513 on Friday. Trading averaged 27,864 shares at US$802 compared to 4,610 stocks at US$502 on Friday, with a month to date average of 240,366 units at US$7,772 down from 250,485 stocks at US$8,104 on the previous day and compared with November that ended with an average of 186,934 units for US$9,182.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 2.87 points to close trading at 230.41. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the best known measures used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 6.9. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share shed 0.3 of one cent and ended at 2.1 US cents with traders dealing in 44,962 stock units, Proven Investments dropped 1.75 cents to 11.13 US cents after a transfer of 4,057 shares, 
Sterling Investments ended at 1.72 US cents with investors trading 9,558 units. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents with an exchange of 1,236 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.02 of one cent to end at 5.86 US cents with trading of 3,870 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of one cent to close at 2.85 US cents with 131,356 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 in trading 8 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.