Transjamaican Highway ended just about 95 percent of a depressed trading volume on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume traded sinking 60 percent with a 63 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting from an exchange of nine securities, up from eight on Friday, with prices of three rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with a mere 388,389 shares traded for US$18,723 compared to 966,680 stock units at US$50,432 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 43,154 shares at US$2,080, down from 120,835 stock units at US$6,304 on Friday and February, with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 0.23 points to finish at 282.63. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 10.3. 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 ended at 3.2 US cents after an exchange of 5,560 shares, Margaritaville remained at 8.1 US cents with investors trading 738 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained 2 cents in closing at 39 US cents, after an exchange of 259 stocks. 
Proven Investments popped 0.2 of a cent to finish at 8 US cents with the trading of 1,672 shares, Sterling Investments dipped 0.05 of a cent and ended at 2.1 US cents in an exchange of 710 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.92 of one cent to close at 6.03 US cents after 10,000 shares were exchanged. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share slipped 0.25 of a cent to 5 US cents after a transfer of 1,100 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.14 of one cent to end at 4.77 US cents in switching ownership of 368,337 stocks.
In the preference segment, AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 following trading of 13 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.