Knutsford Express, Honey Bun, Caribbean Cream and Express Catering were the winners on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following trading in 43 securities, up from 39 on Monday. The market closed with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged. The market closed with trading of 8,284,109 shares, down 21 percent from 10,465,109 units on Monday, with a 20 percent slide in value to $12,511,780, from $15,711,667 on the preceding day.
Trading averaged 192,654 shares at $290,972, after declining from 268,336 stock units at $402,863 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 238,614 units for $364,050, closely aligned with 242,093 stock units at $369,583 on the preceding day, but well below the average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148 for June.
Lasco Financial led trading with 1.93 million shares in accounting for 23.3 percent of total volume, followed by Image Plus with 1.36 million stocks for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.10 million units for 13.3 percent of the total number of shares traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 45.67 points to close at 2,978.65. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 11.6. 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 trading, Blue Power rose 13 cents to $3.13 after trading of 10,280 stocks, Cargo Handlers dropped $2.25 and ended at $16 in an exchange of 1,113 units, 
Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped by 34 cents to finish at $1 with trading of 40 shares. Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to $2 after a transfer of 8,476 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rose by 18 cents and ended at $1.19 with 70,822 shares crossing the market, Dolla Financial skidded 6 cents to $2.80 with the trading of 375,550 stocks. Dolphin Cove fell $1.78 to $12.32 with a transfer of 6,711 stocks, Express Catering rallied 20 cents to finish at $2.38 with 3,024 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun increased 37 cents and ended at $5.92 following trading of 20,918 shares. Image Plus shed 10 cents in closing at $1.25 with 1,363,855 stocks passing through the market, Jamaican Teas declined 5 cents to close at $2.01 with a transfer of 18,750 units, Knutsford Express climbed 62 cents to end at $8.24 as investors exchanged 154 stock units. Lasco Financial dipped 25 cents to $1.85 in switching ownership of 1,927,207 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 13 cents to $2.55 with investors trading 89,896 stocks, 
Mailpac Group gained 17 cents in closing at $2.55 after an exchange of 15,486 units. MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to settle at 39 cents with 823,275 stock units crossing the market, Omni Industries dipped 8 cents to close at 89 cents after an exchange of 65,686 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents to finish at 78 cents with 45,757 stock units changing hands and Spur Tree Spices gained 6 cents to 98 cents with an exchange of 27,648 stocks.
Closing prices of securities are those fr the last transaction.