Trading activity closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Tuesday, with the volume and the value of stocks changing hands surging 387 percent and 295 percent respectively, compared to Monday, with Elite Diagnostic trading just under 51 million units. The market closed with trading in 41 securities, compared with 43 on Monday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 12 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with 76,861,663 shares changing hands valued at $116,606,016, up from 15,797,464 units at $29,523,288 on Monday.
Trading averaged 1,874,675 shares at $2,844,049, well above 367,383 stock units for $686,588 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 307,272 units at $505,582, up from 230,125 stock units at $390,483 on the previous day and an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565 for August.
Trading was characterised by a larger than usual number of companies trading more than 1 million shares. Elite Diagnostic led trading with 50.83 million shares for 66.1 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 8.01 million stocks for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade, Express Catering closed with 3.11 million stocks for 4 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas ended with 2.52 million units for 3.3 percent of the volume traded, Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.79 million units for 2.3 percent of the day’s trades and Mailpac Group with 1.56 million units for 2 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 33.65 points to finish at 3,090.85. 
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
At the close, AMG Packaging gained 5 cents to end at $1.85, with 21,187 stocks crossing the market, Blue Power skidded 9 cents to close at $3.55 with an exchange of 5,790 units, Cargo Handlers lost 20 cents to end at $15.50, with 150 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 14 cents to finish at $1.60, with investors trading 131,612 stock units, Caribbean Cream rallied 67 cents and ended at $2.98 in trading of 1,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours shed 12 cents to close at $1.21 with investors dealing in 9,935 units. Dolla Financial declined 6 cents to $4.05 in switching ownership of 96,123 stocks, Dolphin Cove increased 9 cents in closing at $9.96, with investors swapping 25,419 stock units, Elite Diagnostic climbed 18 cents and ended at $1.70 after a transfer of 50,831,044 shares. Everything Fresh rose 38 cents to close at $1.88 with investors trading 3,911 stock units, 
Express Catering rallied 22 cents to finish at $2.18 in an exchange of 3,112,026 stocks, Fontana fell 15 cents to end at $6.20 after trading of 36,155 units. ISP Finance advanced 37 cents in closing at $8.88, with 152 shares clearing the market, Jamaican Teas rose 16 cents to $2.27 in trading 2,520,876 stock units, Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $4.70, with 99,682 shares changing hands. Limners and Bards gained 16 cents to end at $1.13 with a transfer of 73,320 units, Mailpac Group popped 17 cents to finish at $2.45 as investors exchanged 1,560,381 shares and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to close at $4.20, with 85,577 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
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