Winning stocks were outnumbered by decliners at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with 42 securities changing hands, compared to 44 on Monday and ending, with prices of just 14 rising, 24 declining and four closed unchanged. Funds passing through the market were more than double that of trading on Monday, resulting in 67 percent more stocks trading compared to Monday
The market closed with trading of 28,340,692 shares for $21,298,462, after jumping from 16,992,748 units at $10,343,912 on Monday.
Trading averaged 674,778 shares at $507,106, following a steep rise from 386,199 stocks for $235,089 on Monday, with a month to date average of 1,282,967 stock units at $781,408 compared with 1,383,139 stock units worth $826,588 on the previous day and well above May, with an average of 644,187 shares at $540,889.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 16.30 million shares for 57.5 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 3.48 million stocks for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade, Limners and Bards closed with an exchange of 2.44 million stock units for 8.6 percent of the volume traded, Fosrich ended with 1.05 million shares for 3.7 percent of the total trades, Stationery and Office Supplies chipped in with 1.04 million stocks for 3.7 percent of the volume traded and Atlantic Hardware with 1.01 million stock units for 3.6 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 17.85 points to close at 3,008.53. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 12.3.
ICInsider.com compiles PE ratios by dividing the latest stock price by earnings per share for companies with financial years ending on or around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rose 10 cents to end at $17.10 with investors trading 10 shares, AMG Packaging declined 5 cents to $1.80 in switching ownership of 56,542 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 12 cents to finish at $1.25 after an exchange of 2,214 shares. Consolidated Bakeries dropped 16 cents to $1.44 with 3,319 stock units clearing the market, Dolla Financial lost 7 cents in closing at $2.30 as investors exchanged 3,480,079 units, Dolphin Cove advanced 72 cents to $10.75 after traders transferred 4,024 stocks. Express Catering declined 16 cents to $1.68 with an exchange of 45,074 shares, Fontana fell 27 cents to $6.05 following trading of 33,107 stock units, Future Energy skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.49 with 74,909 units crossing the exchange. 
GWest Corporation sank 6 cents to finish at 59 cents with investors trading 176 shares, Image Plus slipped 8 cents to 71 cents in an exchange of 144,770 stock units, Indies Pharma dipped 19 cents to end at $2.65 with investors swapping 56,146 stocks. ISP Finance popped $2 to $12 after an exchange of 24 stocks, Main Event sank 6 cents to $6.58 in trading 100 shares, Omni Industries slipped 6 cents to close at 85 cents with 65,804 units crossing the market. Paramount Trading rallied 6 cents and ended at $1.06 in an exchange of 465 stocks, Regency Petroleum increased 28 cents to $4.64 with 33,174 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 6 cents to finish at $1.57 with a transfer of 1,040,131 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.