The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange inched up on Friday, with the volume and the value of stocks traded declining 31 and 63 percent, respectively, following trading in 39 securities compared with 42 on Thursday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 14 declining and five closing unchanged.
The market closed with 9,227,293 shares trading at $7,983,321 after sliding from 13,366,612 units at $21,586,275 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 236,597 shares for $204,701, after a decline from 318,253 stock units at $513,959 on Thursday. For the month to date, trading averages 222,658 units at $311,385, closely aligned with 221,719 stocks at $318,571 on the previous day, but well below January with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 5.46 million shares for 59.2 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal, ending with 1.23 million units for 13.4 percent of the day’s trade and Limners and Bards with 343,284 stocks for 3.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of the market Junior Market Index gained 18.39 points to 3,337.60. 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 14.1, derived 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, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 6 cents to close at $1.83 in an exchange of 1,542 shares, Consolidated Bakeries gained 13 cents to end $1.74 with 574 stock units clearing the market, Dolla Financial rose 10 cents and ended at $2.54 after an exchange of 6,253 shares. Express Catering climbed 19 cents to $2.50 after investors traded 3,192 units, Fontana shed 34 cents to finish at $7.65 after a transfer of 57,974 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance fell 39 cents to end at $2.50, with investors swapping 16,462 units. 
Jetcon Corporation dipped 7 cents to close at 2.23 with a transfer of 330,635 shares, Lasco Financial increased 20 cents to end at $1.80 with 5,561 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards sank 7 cents in closing at 95 cents in an exchange of 343,284 stocks. Mailpac Group dropped 11 cents to close at $2.59 with investors swapping 41,841 stock units and Regency Petroleum popped 41 cents to finish at $4.45, with 254,786 stock units switching owners.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.