Activities on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended lower on Monday, with the value and volume traded, falling from Friday’s levels with the market index closing down, following a 29 percent decline in the volume traded with a 52 percent lower value than Friday with trading in 42 securities, down from 46 on Friday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 23 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 3,731,860 shares for $7,247,787 compared with 5,265,940 units at $14,996,116 on Friday.
Trading averaged 88,854 shares at $172,566 compared to 114,477 stocks at $326,003 on Friday with trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 177,812 units at $309,797 compared to 183,473 stock units at $318,530 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
EduFocal hit a new low in trading of 32 cents on Monday with an exchange of 1.01 million shares for 27.1 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading which ended with 715,456 units for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 532,266 stocks for 14.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 20.97 points to wrap up trading at 3,609.98, down 3.3 percent for the year. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, CAC 2000 sank 31 cents to $2.15 in switching ownership of 1,702 stock units, Caribbean Cream rose 9 cents to close at $3.14 as investors traded 4,021 shares, Everything Fresh shed 11 cents to finish at $1.86 with 707 units changing hands. Express Catering popped 10 cents and ended at $3.20 with an exchange of 30,150 stocks, Fontana sank 17 cents to end at $9 with 63,455 units clearing the market, Fosrich climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.25 in an exchange of 36,089 shares. Honey Bun slipped 7 cents to $8.07 with traders dealing in 4,140 stock units, ISP Finance lost $3.76 to close at $24.50 in an exchange of 2,937 stocks, 
Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors trading 750 units. Limners and Bards dipped 14 cents to finish at $1.13 and closed with an exchange of 11,384 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 7 cents in closing at $2.52 in trading 75,497 shares, Main Event rallied 20 cents to end at $11 with a mere 3 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents in closing at $3.20 with investors dealing in 21,615 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 6 cents to $1.53 after a transfer of 60,103 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.