The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back from the b rally yesterday and ended with a mild decline on Wednesday, resulting from trading in 42 securities compared to 43 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 20 declining and six closing unchanged with aa 76 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 31 percent more than Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 10,763,988 shares for $27,787,511 compared with 6,132,229 units at $21,170,720 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 256,285 shares at $661,607 compared to 142,610 stock units at $492,342 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 654,337 stocks at $1,001,790 compared to 706,745 shares at $1,046,579 on the previous day and for August that averaged 389,714 units at $570,529.
RA Williams led trading with 2.13 million shares for 19.8 percent of total volume followed by Fontana with 1.49 million stocks for 13.8 percent of the day’s trade, Dolla Financial was next with 1.41 million units for 13.1 percent market share, MFS Capital Partners chipped in with 1.35 million shares for 12.5 percent of stocks traded and EduFocal with 1.06 million units for 9.8 percent of total volume.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 9.94 points to end at 3,698.58.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, 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 six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power sank 69 cents to $3.70 after an exchange of 34,865 stocks, CAC 2000 fell 7 cents to close at $1.98 with 20,725 units clearing the market, Cargo Handlers rallied 14 cents to finish at $12 with an exchange of 2,010 shares. Dolphin Cove increased 81 cents and ended at $21.83 and closed with an exchange of 10,058 stock units, Elite Diagnostic climbed 11 cents to end at $1.71 with 31,986 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana slipped 12 cents in closing at $8.15 with investors dealing in 1,490,484 stocks. GWest Corporation rose 10 cents to $1.02 with just one unit crossing the market, Honey Bun sank 28 cents and ended at $8.06 with a transfer of 15,703 stock units, Image Plus advanced 9 cents to finish at $1.70 with 25,221 shares crossing the market. 
Iron Rock Insurance popped 51 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $4 in switching ownership of 126,120 units, JFP Ltd dipped 8 cents in closing at 85 cents after a transfer of 276,240 stocks, Knutsford Express lost $1.10 to close at $9.72 with investors trading 12,685 stock units. Limners and Bards gained 15 cents to finish at $1.50, with just 100 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group rose 18 cents in closing at $2.36 after trading 4,981 units, Paramount Trading dropped 19 cents to finish at $1.26 in an exchange of 235,252 stocks and Tropical Battery advanced 13 cents and ended at $2.48 with investors swapping 173,203 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
