Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 38 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 44 percent lower value than Thursday with trading in 47 securities compared with 46 on previously and ending with prices of 12 rising, 25 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,786,896 shares valued $7,913,746 compared with 9,303,972 units at $14,036,601 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 123,125 shares at $168,378 compared with 202,260 stock units at $305,144 on Thursday with a month to date, average of 900,898 stock units at $1,240,655 compared with 1,100,653 stocks at $1,516,049 on the previous day and August with an average of 389,714 units at $570,529.
RA Williams led trading with 3.10 million shares for 53.6 percent of total volume followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 517,576 units for 8.9 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 411,289 stock units for 7.1 percent market share, as the stock seems to be attracting solid demand below the IPO price of $1 and may well get back there over the coming days.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 11.26 points to end the day at 3,663.01.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4, 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 five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dipped $1.77 to close at $19.03 with an exchange of 1,821 shares, Blue Power rose 15 cents to $4 with traders dealing in 21,011 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell $1.30 and ended at $9.08 after an exchange of 230 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 35 cents to end at $3.10 with investors trading 17,061 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed 94 cents in closing at $22.74 with an exchange of 5,922 shares, Everything Fresh sank 42 cents to finish at $1.96 with 10,800 stocks crossing the market. 
Future Energy dropped 8 cents to $3.25 in trading 27,712 units, Iron Rock Insurance shed 15 cents and ended at $3 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $3.45 with a transfer of 145,515 stock units, Knutsford Express increased 82 cents to end at $10.82 as investors exchanged 427 shares. Mailpac Group popped 15 cents in closing at $2.35 with a transfer of 45,456 stock units, Main Event declined $1.63 to close at $10.21 after an exchange of 570 units and Paramount Trading lost 35 cents to finish at $1.15 in trading of 26,561 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
