Transjamaican Highway had a 97 percent control of total volume changing hands on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with trading slipping on Monday, with an 84 percent drop in value to US$27,081 from US$167,362 on Friday, with a 15 percent decline in the volume traded at 493,735 shares down from 583,059 stock units on the preceding day. The market close with an exchange of 13 securities, compared with 11 on Friday with prices of three rising, four declining and six ending unchanged.
The market closed with an average of 37,980 shares at US$2,083 falling from 53,005 stock units at US$15,215 on Friday, with a month to date average of 104,007 units at US$63,475, after sliding from 110,461 stock units at US$69,476 on the previous day and February that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 1.19 points to wrap-up trading at 272.29. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10. 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, AS Bryden remained at 22.5 US cents with a transfer of 196 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.19 of a cent to 3 US cents as investors exchanged a mere one unit, Margaritaville ended at 8.05 US cents with 1,000 stocks clearing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 39 US cents in an exchange of 805 shares, Productive Business Solutions sank 15.02 cents to end at US$1 with traders dealing in 6 stock units, 
Proven Investments increased 0.66 of one cent to close at 8.65 US cents in an exchange of 1,769 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with investors trading 946 units, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.41 of a cent to close at 6.46 US cents after an exchange of 3,323 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents with investors swapping 3,319 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.11 of a cent to finish at 4.79 US cents after traders swapped 480,434 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% slipped 0.1 of one cent in closing at US$2.01 following trading of 1,510 units, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 1.1 cents to end at US$1.20 with 400 stocks crossing the market and AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 in switching ownership of 26 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.