RA Williams was the highlight of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, accounting for 77.6 percent of the total volume traded, declining by 84 percent, with a 71 percent lower value than Tuesday. Similar to Tuesday, trading ended with an exchange of 41 securities, resulting in the prices of 13 rising, 11 declining and 17 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 56,678,732 shares for $49,193,048, down from 356,429,672 units at $171,426,830 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,382,408 shares valued at $1,199,830, down from 8,693,407 stocks at $4,181,142 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 5,037,907 units at $2,690,486 compared to 8,693,407 stock units at $4,181,142 on the previous day and June, that ended with an average of 186,843 shares at $332,162.
RA Williams led trading with 43.95 million shares for 77.6 percent of total volume, followed by Mailpac Group which ended with 9.05 million stocks for 16 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.72 million units for 3 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 28.38 points to close at 3,431.61. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial fell $1.74 to $15.26 after it closed with an exchange of 56 shares, Cargo Handlers gained 23 cents to end at $9.75 after 2,091 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream skidded 36 cents in closing at $2.11 in trading 514 stocks. Dolla Financial sank 10 cents to close at $2.40, with 53,374 shares changing hands. Fontana popped 10 cents to finish at $8.80 with an exchange of 50,108 stock units, Future Energy dipped 10 cents and ended at $3, with 150,679 shares crossing the market. Honey Bun sank 9 cents to $7.30 in an exchange of 5,532 units, Indies Pharma climbed 11 cents in closing at $3.56 with investors trading 261 stocks, 
Iron Rock Insurance slipped $1.01 to finish at $4.99 in switching ownership of 2,075 stock units. Knutsford Express increased $2.73 and ended at $13.86 with investors dealing in 1,710 shares, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to close at $2.05 after an exchange of 2,039 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 9 cents to end at $1.08, with 5,246 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group shed 25 cents in closing at $2.45 in an exchange of 9,047,145 stock units, Medical Disposables rallied 18 cents to $1.50 with investors trading 1,750 shares, MFS Capital Partners advanced 5 cents to close at 45 cents, with 345,706 stock units crossing the exchange. Omni Industries dropped 9 cents and ended at 66 cents after a transfer of 12,548 units, Regency Petroleum popped 12 cents to end at a 52 week high of $4.40, after 130,818 stocks cleared the market and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents to finish at $1.99 with a transfer of 113,679 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.