Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 12 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, and a 13 percent increase in value over Friday, with trading in 44 securities compared with 39 on Friday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 12,780,847 shares for $8,633,054 after rising from 11,425,315 units at $7,638,426 on Friday.
Trading averaged 290,474 shares at $196,206 compared to 292,957 stock units at $195,857 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 647,626 units at $1,019,846, down from 727,396 shares at $1,203,806 on the previous trading day but much higher than November, with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 7.08 million shares for 55.4 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal with 2.72 million stocks for 21.2 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.05 million stock units for 8.2 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 31.70 points to end at 3,265.01. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 13.2, which is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the per share earnings. The PE ratios in this report are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied $1.62 to finish at $17.38 with the trading of 95 shares, Blue Power rose 13 cents to end at $3.53 with 1,042 units changing hands, CAC 2000 popped 8 cents to end at $2.30 with a transfer of 500 shares. Cargo Handlers declined $4.10 in closing at $14.90 after trading of 1,980 stock units, Derrimon Trading advanced 9 cents and ended at $1.79 in an exchange of 12,811 stocks, Dolphin Cove shed 89 cents to close at $11.61 with 1,000 units clearing the market. Fontana fell 7 cents to $7.78 with investors swapping 21,492 stocks, Honey Bun dipped 72 cents in closing at $7.03 with 3,407 shares passing through the exchange, ISP Finance sank $2.90 to close at $14 in trading only three stock units. Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents to finish at $1.40 with 1,000 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings dropped 12 cents and ended at 43 cents as investors exchanged 7,081,063 stock units, 
Knutsford Express gained 95 cents to end at $11 after 17 stocks were traded. Lasco Financial sank 8 cents in closing at $1.77 with traders dealing in 15,480 units, Limners and Bards climbed 7 cents to $1.13 after an exchange of 4,121 stocks, Mailpac Group slipped 11 cents and ended at $2.39 with investors trading 45,500 shares. Main Event lost 84 cents to finish at $5.05 with 2,472 units passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 8 cents to close at 76 cents in an exchange of 11,570 stock units, Paramount Trading sank 7 cents to end at $1.08 with 10,755 shares crossing the market and Regency Petroleum popped 9 cents in closing at $4.10 after traders exchanged 19,001 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.