Trading jumped modestly on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 40 percent increase in the volume of stocks traded, and a 91 percent jump in value compared to Tuesday. The Junior Market Index climbed slightly higher following trading in 45 securities, sliding from 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 18 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 10,006,290 shares for $14,834,366 after climbing from 7,122,679 units at $7,747,839 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 222,362 shares at $329,653, after increasing from 154,841 stock units at $168,431 on Tuesday.
Trading month to date averages 226,394 shares at $302,447, after it skidded from 226,965 stock units at $298,598 on the preceding day and down from January, ending with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 4.31 million shares for 43 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, which ended with 2.17 million stock units for 21.7 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 1.47 million shares for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade. Despite the adverse advance-decline ratio in Wednesday’s trading.
The Junior Market was able to eke out a small 7.29 points gain in closing at 3,281.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 30 cents to end at $2.10 with an exchange of 46,821 shares, at the same time Atlantic Hardware shed 10 cents to close at $2.04 after an exchange of 4,307,499 stocks, Blue Power gained 35 cents to end at $4.10, after the trading of 5,048 shares. Cargo Handlers skidded 20 cents to $18.80 after 4,191 stock units were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 24 cents to close at $1.76 with 1,062 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove declined $1.05 to finish at $10.95 with a transfer of 4,528 shares. Express Catering rose 14 cents to $2.47 after an exchange of 2,094 units, Honey Bun climbed 26 cents to $6.36 with investors dealing in 114,319 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents to close at $2.70 with 102,465 stock units passing through the market. Iron Rock Insurance popped 39 cents and ended at $2.89 in trading a mere 201 shares, KLE Group advanced 13 cents to end at $1.03 after investors swapped 12,254 units, 
Knutsford Express increased 70 cents to finish at $10.99 in an exchange of 2,380 stocks. Lumber Depot dropped 15 cents and ended at $2.50 with 10,714 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 21 cents to $2.70 with investors trading 1,013 shares, Main Event sank 50 cents to $6.50 with 2,594 units changing hands. Medical Disposables slipped 24 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors trading 57 stocks and ONE on ONE Educational fell 7 cents to end at 86 cents with market participants switching the shareholders of 110,079 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.