Transjamaican Highway accounted for 85 percent of the volume and 77 percent of the value of stocks traded on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The market closed on Friday, with an exchange of 966,680 shares, 55 percent above the 625,206 stock units traded on Thursday, for US$50,432, at 35 percent less than $77,360 on Thursday. Investors exchanged eight securities, down from 10 on Thursday with prices of two rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 120,835 shares at US$6,304 in contrast to 62,521 stock units at US$7,736 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 95,098 units at US$6,755 as opposed to 93,880 stock units at US$6,776 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 0.01 points to 282.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.3. 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 sank 0.19 of a cent in closing at 3.2 US cents, with investors trading 1,898 shares, Margaritaville remained at 8.1 US cents in switching ownership of 2 stock units, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with investors dealing in 394 shares. 
Proven Investments skidded 0.3 of one cent to end at 7.8 US cents with 57,348 units passing through the market, Sterling Investments fell 0.05 of one cent to finish at 2.15 US cents with investors swapping 1,541 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.95 of one cent to 6.95 US cents in an exchange of 83,766 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.15 of one cent to 4.63 US cents with 821,711 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rallied 3 cents to end at US$10.13 as investors exchanged 20 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.