EduFocal, the distressed Junior Market company commanded 42 percent of the day’s volume at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with trading ending with a 31 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 42 percent lower value than Monday with trading in all 48 listed securities as was the case on Monday and ended with moderate gains for the 10 rising stocks, with the 21 declining posting big losses as the market closed with 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,232,080 shares for $6,551,817 compared with 3,978,976 units at $11,386,078 on Monday.
Trading closed with an average of 109,002 shares for $136,496 compared with 82,895 stocks at $237,210 on Monday with the month to date, ending with an average of 525,041 stock units at $1,637,705 compared to 596,875 stocks at $1,896,907 on Tuesday and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
EduFocal led trading with 2.19 million shares for 41.9 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 537,502 units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 515,793 stock units for 9.9 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 30.94 points to finish at 3,659.41. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended 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 12.9, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Flavours gained 8 cents to close at $1.28 with 2,237 stock units changing hands, Derrimon Trading dipped 15 cents to $1.85 with traders dealing in 28,878 shares, Dolphin Cove fell 91 cents and ended at $18.53 in an exchange of 6,971 units. Elite Diagnostic popped 7 cents to close at $2.02 with 53,375 stocks crossing the market, Everything Fresh declined 13 cents to end at $2.10 with investors swapping 60,011 shares, Fontana shed 26 cents to finish at $8.02 with a transfer of 22,094 stock units. Fosrich dropped 7 cents to $2.08 with trading of 173,122 stocks, Future Energy sank 10 cents to close trading at $3.70 with 63,110 units passing through the market, 
GWest Corporation advanced 7 cents to end at 98 cents after an exchange of a mere 33 shares. ISP Finance slipped $3.93 to close at $19.99 with investors dealing in just 10 units, KLE Group rose 12 cents to finish at $1.29 in an exchange of a mere 12 stocks, Mailpac Group slipped 8 cents and ended at $2.60 with 28,715 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum skidded 15 cents to $2.96 with 46,616 shares switching owners, Spur Tree Spices climbed 11 cents to close at $1.94 with 103,476 stocks clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 8 cents to close at $1.46 and ended with an exchange of 16,293 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.