Caribbean Flavours led trading with 2.94 million shares, followed closely by Kintyre Holdings with 2.92 million units, which accounted for 40 percent of the traded volume on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday. Trading ended with an 8 percent climb in volume, with the value jumping 52 percent over Thursday, following trading in 45 securities on Friday, as on Thursday. Trading closed with prices of 21 securities rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged, resulting in no change in the market index at the end of trading.
Some 14,685,086 shares were traded for $23,967,844, up from 13,650,004 units at $15,782,587 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 326,335 shares at $532,619, up from 303,333 stock units at $350,724 on Thursday, with the month to date, ending with an average of 464,544 stocks for $446,928 compared to 500,083 stock units at $424,894 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Caribbean Flavours led trading with 2.94 million shares for 20 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings which ended with 2.92 million stocks for 19.9 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy closed with 1.60 million stock units for 10.9 percent of the volume traded, RA Williams with 1.0 million shares for 6.8 percent of the overall trade and Lasco Financial with 1.0 million stocks for 6.8 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index remained unchanged at 3,364.37. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived at by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rose 85 cents to $17.75, following trading of 367 shares, CAC 2000 advanced 7 cents to $1.75 with 2,489 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours skidded 7 cents to close at $1.60 in switching ownership of 2,935,504 shares. Derrimon Trading popped 10 cents to finish at $1.80 after an exchange of 1,792 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 15 cents to end at $11 after traders swapped 811 units, Express Catering shed 31 cents in closing at $2.16 in an exchange of 296,880 shares. 
Iron Rock Insurance dropped 29 cents to $2.50 with investors swapping 428,754 stock units, ISP Finance climbed 17 cents to $10.80 in an exchange of 32 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents and ended at $2.30 with traders dealing in 400,000 stock units. KLE Group declined by 12 cents to close at 91 cents with 210 shares passing through the market, Omni Industries lost 8 cents to end at 91 cents with an exchange of 721,450 stock units, Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents in closing at $5 with 413,407 units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 12 cents to $1.67 after a transfer of 23,875 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.