Winners edged out losers after an exchange of nine securities on Tuesday, similar to Monday, with prices four rising, two declining, and three ending unchanged on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The volume of stocks traded declined 67 percent and the value slid 22 percent lower than on Monday.
The market closed with an exchange of 438,783 shares for US$73,278 after dipping from 1,312,663 stock units at US$93,471 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 48,754 shares at US$8,142 after tumbling from 145,851 stock units at US$10,386 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 80,010 units at US$6,898, compared with 85,636 stock units at US$6,674 on the previous day and well below August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 3.49 points to 303.85. 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 16.1. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2 US cents with investors swapping 10,000 shares, Proven Investments dipped 0.1 of one cent to 5.6 US cents with 137,771 shares changing hands, 
Quantas Advantage ended at 10.81 US cents after a transfer of 900 units. Sterling Investments climbed 0.01 of a cent to close at 2.2 US cents with 1,659 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.75 US cents with investors trading 13,463 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.32 of a cent to close at 7.29 US cents after an exchange of 255,286 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% fell 2 cents to US$1.23 with 17,580 stocks passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% ended at US$11.60 with a transfer of 2,024 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rose 1 cent and ended at US$9.62 with 100 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.