Junior Market trading dived on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 29 percent decline in volume traded, with a 42 percent lower value than Friday with all 48 listed securities contributing compared with 44 on Friday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 24 declining and seven closing unchanged as the market pulled back from the end on month close on Friday.
The market closed with an exchange of 8,545,502 shares with a valued at $16,979,195, down from 11,969,953 stock units at $29,144,541 on Friday. Trading averaged 178,031 shares at $353,733 down from 272,044 stocks at $662,376 on Friday compared to November that averaged 309,920 shares at $766,307.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.50 million shares for 17.5 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 1.33 million units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 794,643 stock units for 9.3 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 27.94 points to 3,694.58. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging dipped 14 cents to end at $2.73 after 45,276 shares were traded, Blue Power increased by 7 cents to end at $4.37 with investors dealing in 91,449 stocks, CAC 2000 popped 42 cents in closing at $2.43 with 200 shares switching owners. Cargo Handlers climbed 39 cents to close at $12.39 with investors trading 163 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries lost 14 cents to finish at $2.02 with 11,282 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove slipped 13 cents to end at $19.67 with investors trading 14,254 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rose 16 cents to $2.01 after a transfer of 226 units, Everything Fresh sank 13 cents to $2.10 after 99,960 stock units changed hands, Express Catering declined 20 cents and ended at $3.25 after an exchange of 2,817 shares. Future Energy slipped 12 cents to $3.78 with investors trading 648,383 units, Honey Bun rallied 8 cents to finish at $8.45 with 3,952 stocks passing through the market, Image Plus dipped 11 cents to end at $1.50 with investors swapping 48,871 stock units. 
Iron Rock Insurance fell 9 cents to $3.80 with 80,221 shares being traded, Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents in closing at $2.10 in an exchange of 131,741 stocks, Knutsford Express skidded 59 cents to finish at $12 with 10,252 units crossing the market. Lasco Financial lost 16 cents and ended at $1.53 with traders dealing in 166,438 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 10 cents to close at $2.60 as investors exchanged 264,824 shares, Main Event dropped 17 cents to end at $10.80 with 11,000 stocks crossing the market. Paramount Trading gained 7 cents to close at $1.12 with a transfer of 26,793 units and tTech climbed 20 cents to $2.20 after an exchange of 50 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.