The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with 113 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 148 percent rise in value compared to Friday. Trading, resulted in an exchange of seven securities, compared with 11 on Friday with prices of three declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 434,561 shares for US$19,729, up from 203,979 stock units at US$7,961 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 62,080 shares at US$2,818, sharply higher than the 18,544 stock units being exchanged for US$724 on Friday, with a month to date average of 95,964 stock units at US$50,478, well aligned with 97,289 stock units at US$52,342 on the previous day and higher than for February, with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 2.93 points to close at 262.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 9.5. 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, Margaritaville lost 1 cent in closing at 7 US cents and closed with trading in 1,920 shares, 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at 39 US cents, with 48 stock units passing through the market, Proven Investments ended at 8 US cents as investors exchanged 56,829 shares. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after 104,934 stocks passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.03 of a cent and ended at 6.37 US cents after trading of 44,150 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents with 160,508 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.11 of a cent to 4.3 US cents after an exchange of 66,172 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.