The Junior Market made modest gains for a second consecutive day on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume and value of stocks traded marginally lower compared to Friday, as the number of securities trading climbed to 44 securities, from 39 on Friday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 18 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 16,992,748 shares for $10,343,912, marginally less than the 18,931,461 units at $10,642,378 on Friday.
Trading averaged 386,199 shares at $235,089, down from 485,422 stock units at $272,881 on Friday, Trading month to date, averages 1,383,139 units at $826,588, down from 1,591,032 stocks at $949,933 on the previous trading day and higher than May, with an average of 644,187 shares at $540,889.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 9.39 million shares for 55.3 percent of total volume, followed by Limners and Bards with 3.99 million units for 23.5 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 772,587 stocks for 4.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 16.51 points to end at 3,026.38. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. Insider.com compiles the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped 15 cents to $17, following trading of 199 shares, AMG Packaging popped 5 cents to $1.85 after an exchange of 8,337 units, Blue Power advanced 20 cents to close at $4.10, with investors trading 9,559 shares. Cargo Handlers rose 82 cents to finish at $15.82 after a transfer of 587 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 20 cents and ended at $1.60 with investors swapping 235,170 stock units, Elite Diagnostic increased 16 cents to $1.27 in an exchange of 1,010 shares. Express Catering shed 5 cents to $1.84 with investors trading 69,951 units, Future Energy climbed 16 cents and ended at $3.54 with 12,394 stocks passing through the market, ISP Finance sank $1.75 to end at $10 with investors dealing in a mere one stock unit. 
Jetcon Corporation slipped 14 cents to $2.65 after a transfer of 71,777 shares, Knutsford Express gained 90 cents to $8.90 with 18,084 stocks crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial popped 19 cents to finish at $1.82 with a transfer of 1,602 units. Limners and Bards climbed 6 cents to $1.03 with 3,989,801 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners rose 5 cents in closing at 48 cents in an exchange of 18,650 shares, Paramount Trading sank 9 cents and ended at $1 with 178 stocks crossing the market and Regency Petroleum rallied 6 cents to finish at $4.36 following trading of 93,243 units.
Prices of stocks are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.