Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 35 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 89 percent lower value than Wednesday, following trading in 42 securities compared with 40 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 14 declining and 13 closing unchanged, pushing the market value higher at the close.
The market closed with trading of 4,700,572 shares for a mere $4,406,644, from just 7,252,413 units at $39,999,213 previously.
Trading ended with an average of 111,918 shares at $104,920, compared with 181,310 stocks worth $999,980 on Wednesday. The month to date, ended with an average of 145,768 stock units at $541,535, compared to September, with an average of 154,641 shares at $329,246.
JFP led trading with 1.74 million shares for 37 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, which ended with 1.62 million stock units for 34.4 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 387,183 shares for 8.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 28.82 points to 3,390.31. 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 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 93 cents to end at $17.94 with 1,745 shares changing hands, Blue Power rallied 10 cents to close at $3.50 as investors traded 19,913 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 9 cents to finish at $2.09 with 100 shares crossing the market. Fontana rose 5 cents to close at $9 with trading of 38,799 stocks, Future Energy advanced 9 cents in closing at $3.10 with 387,183 units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun rallied 23 cents to end at $7.25 with investors dealing in 1,177 shares. ISP Finance gained $1.68 to $13.18 with traders passing 301 stock units through the market, Limners and Bards lost 6 cents and ended at $1 after trading of 1,500 units, 
Lumber Depot dipped 14 cents to end at $2.51 in an exchange of 6,794 stocks. Mailpac Group rose 14 cents in closing at $2.54 with investors trading 27,807 shares, Medical Disposables rose 10 cents to finish at $1.90 after brokers exchanged 3,440 shares, Omni Industries popped 10 cents to close at 85 cents with investors trading 31,471 units. Paramount Trading gained 5 cents to close at 73 cents after a transfer of 3,505 stocks, Regency Petroleum sank 8 cents and ended at $4.53 with traders dealing in 18,486 shares and Spur Tree Spices declined 5 cents to end at $1.08 after an exchange of 15,154 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.