Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 35 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, but with a 51 percent greater value than on Monday with trading in all 48 securities for a second consecutive day and ending with prices of 22 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with 6,532,143 shares being exchanged valued at $15,215,637 from 10,101,374 units at $10,045,327 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 136,086 shares at $316,992 compared with 210,445 stock units at $209,278 on Monday. The month to date ends with an average of 369,794 units at $1,065,627 from 392,320 stock units at $1,137,785 on the previous day and compared with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307 in November.
Lumber Depot led trading with 4.11 million shares for 62.8 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 466,086 units for 7.1 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 417,898 stock units for 6.4 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 15.80 points to 3,666.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial rose 42 cents to close at $18.02 with 799 shares changing hands, Blue Power climbed 85 cents to $5.05 after an exchange of 2,029 stocks, CAC 2000 increased 14 cents in closing at $2.10 with 5,785 shares clearing the market. Consolidated Bakeries popped 10 cents and ended at $2.19 after a transfer of 51 stock units, Dolphin Cove declined by 35 cents to end at $18.05 with 6,896 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic gained 18 cents to finish at $2.01 with an exchange of a mere 5 stocks. Fontana fell 19 cents and ended at $8.01 180,131 units passed through the market, GWest Corporation advanced 7 cents to 97 cents with traders dealing in 1,180 stock units, Honey Bun rallied 10 cents to end at $8.50 after an exchange of 14,930 shares. ISP Finance rose $1.50 in closing at $23.50 with investors trading just one stock unit, 
Jamaican Teas fell 8 cents to finish at $2.10 with 19,848 units crossing the exchange, KLE Group skidded 18 cents to close at $1.04 after investors ended trading 100 stocks. Knutsford Express advanced $1.05 to $11.50 with 956 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot sank 17 cents to end at $2.50 with investors trading 4,105,346 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 18 cents in closing at $2.78 in an exchange of 161,247 units. Medical Disposables slipped 28 cents and ended at $1.69 with 1,635 stocks crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices lost 9 cents to finish at $1.89 in trading 29,264 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 11 cents to close at $1.51 in switching ownership of 3,108 stock units. Tropical Battery gained 9 cents to close at $2.59 as investors exchanged 54,473 stocks and tTech shed 10 cents in closing at $2 with a transfer of 41,677 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state