Trading in Kintyre Holdings shares jumped on Tuesday as the price headed back to the 20-cent range, with investors focusing on the low-priced stock, capturing 70 percent of the shares traded and ending as the volume leader for another day on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. At the close of the market, the volume of stocks traded rose 59 percent, with 6 percent lower value than Monday, following trading in 43 securities, compared with 44 on Monday and ending with prices of 24 rising, nine declining and 10 closing unchanged and ending with a rise in the market index.
The market closed with trading of 18,569,665 shares at $10,390,828, compared with 11,656,263 units at $11,088,799 on Monday.
Trading averaged 431,853 shares at $241,647, versus 264,915 stocks at $252,018 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 1,875,118 units at $1,975,988, after declining from 1,965,322 units at $2,084,384 on the previous day and in May, with an average of 644,187 shares at $540,889.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 13.11 million shares for 70.6 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 2.02 million stocks for 10.9 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.16 million units for 6.2 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 14.06 points to 3,042.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which 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 the market, Access Financial rallied 75 cents to $17.75 with an exchange of 19,051 shares, Blue Power rose 20 cents to finish at $3.57 with 2,295 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers shed 15 cents to close at $19.50 after a transfer of 110 shares. Caribbean Flavours gained 11 cents to end at $1.15 in trading 7,657 stock units, Dolla Financial rose by 5 cents to $2.93 with 379,760 stocks crossing the exchange, Express Catering increased 13 cents to close at $2.15 with investors swapping 165,638 shares. Fosrich lost 5 cents in closing at $1.60 with a transfer of 79,569 units, GWest Corporation climbed 5 cents to finish at 55 cents following trading of 1,701 stocks, Image Plus dipped 13 cents and finished at 60 cents after an exchange of 58,458 stock units. Indies Pharma advanced 8 cents to end at $2.78 with investors trading 12,478 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 34 cents in closing at $2.75 with 47,502 units crossing the market, JFP rallied 5 cents to close at 34 cents after an exchange of 105,061 stocks. Kintyre Holdings popped 5 cents to 21 cents with investors dealing in 13,114,984 stock units, 
KLE Group fell 13 cents in closing at 71 cents in switching ownership of 22,783 shares, Knutsford Express skidded 5 cents and ended at $7.75 with 494 units clearing the market. Lasco Financial gained 33 cents to finish at $2.14 with investors trading 51,610 stocks, Limners and Bards climbed 12 cents to end at $1.12 in an exchange of 20 stock units, Mailpac Group increased 34 cents to close at $2.50 with 21,909 shares passing through the market. Main Event advanced 60 cents to $5.53 as investors exchanged 431 stocks and Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $4.39 after a transfer of 101,421 units.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.