Investors pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Monday, following a 61 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 87 percent more value than on Friday, as Atlantic Hardware and Kintyre Holdings controlled nearly 70 percent of the volume. Trading ended with activity in 43 securities, up from 40 on Friday, with prices of 15 rising, 16 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 11,293,436 shares worth $14,486,739, ahead of 7,013,935 units at $7,728,227 on Friday.
Trading averaged 262,638 shares at $336,901 compared with 175,348 stock units at $193,206 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 361,807 units at $518,690, to be closely aligned with 368,764 stock units at $531,442 on the previous trading day and well ahead of November with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 3.89 million shares for 34.5 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 3.82 million units for 33.9 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 802,073 shares for 7.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 31.74 points to 3,293.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 13.1, 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, Access Financial climbed $1.07 and ended at $18.97 with traders dealing in 586 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 11 cents to $1.61, with trading of 3,890,638 units, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.05 in an exchange of 76,651 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 19 cents to close at $1.46, with 943 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours shed 34 cents in closing at $1.55, with investors swapping 5,489 stocks, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.40 in an exchange of 122,103 units. Dolphin Cove sank $1.19 to $10.81 with investors dealing in 5,740 stocks, Fontana increased 20 cents to close at $8 after an exchange of 22,362 shares, Honey Bun slipped 68 cents and ended at $6.81 in trading 3,825 stock units following the release of full year results that were less than half of the 2024 profit at 23 cents per share. 
Indies Pharma lost 12 cents to finish at $2.60, with 18,775 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaican Teas advanced by 6 cents in closing at $2.29, with investors trading 1,138 stock units, Lumber Depot rose 10 cents to end at $2.95, with 802,073 units clearing the market. Mailpac Group skidded 27 cents to $2.20 with a transfer of 4,559 stocks, Main Event rallied 61 cents to finish at $6.50 after an exchange of 85,160 shares, Omni Industries fell 11 cents and ended at 91 cents after closing with an exchange of 143,285 units and ONE on ONE Educational shed 9 cents to end at 76 cents after a transfer of 155,712 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.