Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 20 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 29 percent more value than Thursday, with trading in 42 securities on both Friday and Thursday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged, with the market index slipping moderately.
The market closed with trading of 5,694,229 shares for $8,260,760, up from 4,735,370 units with a value of $6,394,360 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 135,577 shares valued at $196,685, well above the 112,747 stocks at $152,247 on Thursday, and month to date an average of 124,162 units at $174,466 compared to April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 1.21 million shares for 21.2 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 1.11 million units for 19.5 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 649,030 stocks for 11.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index slipped 10.68 points to 3,464.03. 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 15.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the week, AMG Packaging climbed 9 cents to $2.74 in trading 11,117 shares, Blue Power popped 10 cents to finish at $4.85 with 3,206 stock units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers skidded 11 cents and ended at $10.99 as investors exchanged 37 shares. Caribbean Assurance gained 20 cents to end at $2.49 after trading of 18,566 stock units, Derrimon Trading lost 6 cents in closing at $1.96 after an exchange of 1,209,401 units, Dolla Financial rose 14 cents to close at $2.69 with investors trading 189,700 shares. Elite Diagnostic advanced 12 cents to $1.50 after an exchange of 57,014 units, Express Catering dropped 5 cents to close at $2.84 with a transfer of 7,320 stocks, Fontana fell 80 cents and ended at $8.99 with 147,187 stock units clearing the market. Future Energy slipped 9 cents in closing at $3.15 after a transfer of 237,505 shares, GWest Corporation sank 10 cents to end at 87 cents in switching ownership of 14,110 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to finish at 99 cents with traders dealing in 483,127 units. 
Indies Pharma sank 10 cents and ended at $3.60 in an exchange of 8,091 stocks, ISP Finance shed 82 cents to $11.50 with investors trading 873 shares, Jamaican Teas rallied 10 cents to close at $2.55 with an exchange of 35 units. Knutsford Express increased 53 cents to end at $12.68 with 3,563 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards declined 5 cents in closing at $1.15 with investors swapping 73 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 23 cents to finish at $2.58 with 24,477 shares crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents to 42 cents with investors dealing in 25,868 units, Regency Petroleum rose 23 cents to finish at $3.88 after closing with 127,794 stocks being exchanged and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 7 cents and ended at $1.52 with just 1,219 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.