The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with a 139 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 54 percent lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of 10 securities, compared with eight on Wednesday, with prices of six rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 564,343 shares for US$54,108 compared to 236,264 stock units at US$117,366 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 56,434 shares at US$5,411 compared to 29,533 stock units at US$14,671 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 65,066 units at US$3,962 compared with 65,710 stock units at US$3,854 on the previous day and November that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 7.37 points to conclude trading at 207.01. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. 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 of the USD market following the Christmas break, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.32 of one cent to end at 2.8 US cents and closed with an exchange of 108 shares, Margaritaville fell 1.02 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 5.78 US cents, with 74 units changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped 5.51 cents to 31.22 US cents after a transfer of 11 stocks. Productive Business Solutions rallied 12 cents and ended at 92 US cents in switching ownership of 56 shares, 
Proven Investments popped 1 cent to finish at 10 US cents, with traders dealing in 495,586 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 0.09 of a cent to close at 1.99 US cents, as 4,698 shares passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.58 US cents with an exchange of 771 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5.7 US cents with 2,064 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.2 of a cent and ended at a 52 weeks high of 3.14 US cents in trading 58,835 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% increased 4 cents to end at US$1.20, with 2,140 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.