Stocks closed out June with a 60 points jump in the Junior Market index and 47 points lower than the close of May, as trading jumped sharply on Monday, following Friday’s trade. Activity closed after trading in 42 securities, up from 39 on Friday, ending with prices of 21 rising, 13 declining and eight closing unchanged as two stocks closed at 52 week high and one at a low, after a 110 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 218 percent more value than Friday.
The market closed with trading of 27,649,833 shares for $70,387,812 compared with 13,189,955 units at $22,163,154 on Friday.
Trading averaged 658,329 shares for $1,675,900, up from 338,204 stocks at $568,286 on Friday, with trading month to date, averaging 186,843 units at $332,162, well above the 162,870 stock units at $263,837 on the previous day and May with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
On a day when several stocks had million share day, Dolla Financial led trading with 8.35 million shares for 30.2 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading, with 3.96 million stocks for 14.3 percent of the day’s trade, Regency Petroleum closed with 3.14 million stocks for 11.4 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas with 2.82 million units for 10.2 percent of the day’s volume, Future Energy ended with 2.41 million units for 8.7 percent of trading and ONE on ONE Educational closed off the month with 2.08 million units for 7.5 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 60.22 points to wrap up trading at 3,476.21. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 14.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of June, Access Financial rallied 21 cents to end at $17 with investors dealing in 19,843 shares, CAC 2000 sank 20 cents to $1.80 and closed with 697 units being traded, Cargo Handlers skidded 23 cents in closing at $9.52 as investors exchanged 1,703 shares. Derrimon Trading rose 5 cents to close at $2 in trading 3,960,039 stock units, Dolla Financial climbed 15 cents to finish at $2.70 after the market was cleared of 8,347,759 stocks, Express Catering sank 18 cents to end at $2.51 with an exchange of 85 shares. Fontana popped 29 cents to $8.79 after 88,562 stocks passed through the market, Fosrich gained 9 cents and ended at $2.69 with traders dealing in 1,036,528 units, Future Energy increased 10 cents to close at $3.20 after an exchange of 2,411,799 stock units. 
Honey Bun advanced 11 cents to end at $7.50 in trading 11,708 shares, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents to close at $3.70 after an exchange of 273,610 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 20 cents to finish at $6 with investors trading just 2 stocks. Jetcon Corporation gained 1 cent to close at a 52 week high of $1.44 after investors traded 3,274 shares. Knutsford Express rose 87 cents to $13.86, with 122,987 stock units crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial rallied 6 cents to close at $1.84 with 307,105 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group increased 6 cents in closing at $2.69 in an exchange of 46,575 units. Regency Petroleum climbed 26 cents and ended at $4.35, with 3,142,487 stocks crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices slipped 12 cents to end at a 52 week low of 92 cents with a transfer of 110,227 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $1.79 with 1,258,117 shares crossing the market and Tropical Battery popped 8 cents to $2.11 after a transfer of 157,955 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.