Trading activity climbed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, to close out the month resulting in a 182 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, following a 134 percent rise in value over Thursday with trading in 45 securities compared with 44 on Thursday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 14 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed trading with an exchange of 25,193,200 amounting to $45,578,261 up from 8,941,253 units at $19,448,755 on Thursday. Trading averaged 559,849 stocks at $1,012,850 well over the 203,210 shares at $442,017 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 246,071 units at $454,487 slightly more than the 229,120 stock units at $424,323 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 7.84 million shares for 31.1 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 5.91 million stocks for 23.5 percent of the day’s trade, Fosrich closed with 1.86 million stocks for 7.4 percent of the volume traded, Stationery and Office Supplies ended with 1.77 million units for 7 percent of the day’s trade, Derrimon Trading delivered up 1.13 million stocks for 4.5 percent of the volume traded and Lasco Financial with 1.06 million shares for 4.2 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 43.50 points to settle at 3,627.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, 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 second month of the year, Cargo Handlers rose 8 cents in closing at $11.08 with investors swapping 826 stock units, Caribbean Cream shed 15 cents to $2.85 with trading of 44,283 shares, Caribbean Flavours rose 8 cents to close at $1.34 after investors traded 3,435 stocks. Dolphin Cove popped $1.50 to end at $14 in switching ownership of 94,773 units, but only after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $11.90, Future Energy rallied 17 cents to finish at $3.47 after an exchange of 248,009 stocks, Honey Bun lost 23 cents and ended at $7.85 with investors dealing in 6,690 units. Indies Pharma increased 41 cents to $3.77 after an exchange of 488,333 shares, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 15 cents to finish at $3.75 with 10 stock units clearing the market, 
ISP Finance gained 73 cents and ended at $22 with trading of 2,002 shares. Knutsford Express popped $1.08 in closing at $14.37 after a transfer of 66,727 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 14 cents to $1.13 as investors exchanged 103,794 stock units, Medical Disposables sank 23 cents to end at $1.38 with a transfer of 18,007 stock units. Regency Petroleum advanced 12 cents in closing at $3.37 with 533,209 shares being traded, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 13 cents to $1.68 with an exchange of 1,771,466 stock units and tTech climbed 8 cents and ended at $1.45 with 704 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.