Trading activity jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with a 49 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 44 percent greater value than on Wednesday with trading in 45 securities up from 42 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 18 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with 16,085,055 shares being traded with a value of $39,911,900 from 10,763,988 units at $27,787,511 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 357,446 shares at $886,931 in comparison to 256,285 stocks at $661,607 on Wednesday, with trading ending with a month to date average of 621,430 stock units at $989,060 compared with 654,337 shares at $1,001,790 on the previous day and August with an average of 389,714 units at $570,529.
Indies Pharma led trading with 12.11 million shares for 75.3 percent of total volume followed by Paramount Trading with just 575,018 units for 3.6 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 499,885 stocks for 3.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 63.58 points to close at 3,635.00.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging sank 14 cents to $2.61 after closing with an exchange of 2,700 shares, Blue Power rose 69 cents to end at $4.39 after 6,810 stocks were traded, Cargo Handlers shed $1.98 in closing at $10.02 with 2,691 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 23 cents and ended at $3.22 in switching ownership of just 100 stock units, Derrimon Trading rallied 8 cents to finish at $1.95 with 18,052 shares crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial popped 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.17 after a transfer of 499,885 stocks. Dolphin Cove advanced 90 cents to $22.73 after investors exchanged 2,726 units, Express Catering fell 26 cents to end at $3.59 in trading 30,230 stock units, Honey Bun increased 26 cents in closing at $8.32 with 52 shares crossing the market. Jamaican Teas slipped 9 cents and ended at $2.20 with traders dealing in 14,054 units, 
JFP Ltd climbed 9 cents to close at 94 cents, with 108,574 stocks changing hands, Knutsford Express gained $1.12 to finish at $10.84 with investors dealing in 45 stock units. Mailpac Group lost 18 cents to close at $2.18 with a transfer of 6,054 shares, Main Event popped 60 cents and ended at $12.42 with investors swapping 34,007 units, Medical Disposables advanced 7 cents to finish at $1.82 with an exchange of 50,500 stock units. Paramount Trading rose 24 cents in closing at $1.50 as 575,018 units passed through the market, Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents to end at $1.68 with investors trading 9,308 shares and Tropical Battery dipped 8 cents to close at $2.40 after an exchange of 52,054 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
