Transjamaican Highway accounted for 88 percent of the 319,695 units traded on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The volume of stocks traded declined by 18 percent from 388,389 stock units, with the value just slipping to US$18,681 from US$18,723. Similar to trading on Monday, the market closed with an exchange of nine securities, with prices of four rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 35,522 shares at US$2,076 compared to 43,154 stock units at US$2,080 on Monday and well lower than February, that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 2.03 points to close trading at 280.60. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.4. 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 market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 3.2 US cents with 47 shares clearing the market, Margaritaville ended at 8.1 US cents after an exchange of 113 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 8 US cents with 4,300 units crossing the market. Sterling Investments rose 0.1 of one cent and ended at 2.2 US cents with investors swapping 2,685 shares, 
Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.01 of one cent in closing at 6.04 US cents with 29,000 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.04 of one cent to end at 4.73 US cents as investors exchanged 282,842 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.21 with 468 stocks changing hands, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% popped 20 cents to finish at US$11 with 140 units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rallied 40 cents and ended at US$10.50 with investors trading 100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.