Trading ended with an 83 percent increase in the volume of stocks changing hands on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 31 percent lower value than on Monday, resulting from an exchange of nine securities, compared with 10 on Monday, with prices of five rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,030,885 shares for US$37,357 compared to 564,343 stock units at US$54,108 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 114,543 shares changing hands at US$4,151 compared to 56,434 stock units at US$5,411 on Monday, with a month to date average of 67,976 units at US$3,973 compared with 65,066 stock units at US$3,962 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 6.62 points to close trading at 213.63. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. 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 gained 1.02 cents to close at 6.8 US cents, with 1,516 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solutions rose 5 cents to 97 US cents after a transfer of 100 stocks, Proven Investments remained at 10 US cents after 20,285 shares passed through the market. 
Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 8,691 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.08 of one cent to end at 6.5 US cents with investors dealing in 33,469 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.01 of a cent in closing at 5.71 US cents with, 1,081 shares crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.11 of a cent to close at a 52 weeks high if 3.25 US cents with traders dealing in 965,293 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% dropped 2 cents to finish at US$2 in an exchange of 264 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rose 2 cents and ended at US$10.02 with investors trading 186 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.