Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 19 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, but with a small 4 percent lower value than Thursday, resulting in trading of 43 securities compared with 42 on Thursday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,613,962 shares for $4,237,237 after increasing from 4,700,572 units at $4,406,644 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 130,557 shares at $98,540, jumping from 111,918 stocks at $104,920 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 140,536 units at $389,145, down from 145,768 shares at $541,535 on the prior day and September that ended with an average of 154,641 shares at $329,246.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.83 million shares for 68.2 percent of total volume, followed by MFS Capital Partners, with 503,062 stock units for 9 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with just 205,735 stocks for 3.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 14.12 points to finish at 3,376.19. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three 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, Cargo Handlers rose $1.97 to $13 with investors trading 1,049 shares, Caribbean Cream dropped 21 cents to $1.98 with 12,728 stocks passing through the market, Express Catering shed 10 cents in closing at $2.70 with traders dealing in 9,000 shares. Fosrich sank 10 cents to finish at $2.14 with 50,335 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun popped 5 cents and ended at $7.30 in trading 10,417 units, Indies Pharma skidded 10 cents to end at $2.90 after a transfer of 35,592 stocks. ISP Finance sank $1.67 to close at $11.51 with investors dealing in 1,376 shares, Jetcon Corporation dipped 14 cents to $1.65 with traders exchanging 5,011 stock units, 
Limners and Bards increased 10 cents to finish at $1.10 with 11,491 units clearing the market. Mailpac Group lost 10 cents and ended at $2.44 in switching ownership of 23,251 shares, Main Event rose 98 cents to close at $7.97 with 10,109 stock units crossing the exchange Medical Disposables dropped 56 cents to end at $1.34 with 5,255 stocks changing hands. Regency Petroleum rallied 7 cents to close at $4.60 in an exchange of 9,021 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 6 cents to finish at $1.86, with investors swapping 1,990 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.