Transjamaican Highway continues to be one of the leading stocks traded on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a near 67 percent of the day’s trade on Friday. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded declining 28 percent, with a 55 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting in ten securities changing hands, up from five on Thursday, with prices of three rising, one declining and six ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 469,587 shares for US$21,272, down from 648,959 stock units at US$46,908 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 46,959 shares at US$2,127, after stumbling from 129,792 stock units at US$9,382 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 140,217 units at US$6,758 after slipping from 147,024 stock units at US$7,096 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 3.03 points to end at 257.58. 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 10.2. 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 trading, AS Bryden ended at 22.9 US cents after investors swapped 108 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 2.9 US cents in an exchange of 1,200 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped 1 cent to 33 US cents with 26 shares changing hands. Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.24 after an exchange of 20 units, 
Proven Investments fell by 1.5 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 5.5 US cents following trading of 126,650 stocks, Sterling Investments gained 2 US cents after a transfer of 99 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 6 US cents, with investors exchanging 2,647 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.15 of one cent to 5.25 US cents with 25,000 units passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.18 of one cent to 4.18 US cents in an exchange of 313,727 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.10 with investors trading 110 units.
Prices of traded securities are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.