The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market closed with on Thursday following trading in 44 securities, down from 45 on Wednesday and ending with the prices of 15 rising, 16 declining and 13 closing unchanged resulting in the market index rising moderately.
The market closed with trading of 21,248,025 shares, down by 47 percent from 39,957,630 units on Wednesday worth $31,747,458, up 114 percent compared with $14,850,424 previously.
Trading ended with an average of 482,910 shares at $721,533 in contrast to 887,947 stock units at $330,009 on Wednesday. Trading month to date, averages 629,279 units at $523,597 compared with 637,698 stock units at $512,212 on the previous day and April, with an average of 504,653 shares at $502,169.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.72 million shares for 17.5 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 3.07 million stocks for 14.5 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas closed with 3.0 million stock units for 14.1 percent of the volume traded, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 2.51 million shares for 11.8 percent of the total volume, Fosrich chipped in with 2.06 million stocks for 9.7 percent of the volume day’s trade and Lasco Financial with 2.01 million units for 9.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 7.71 points to end at 3,100.14. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dipped 60 cents to end at $16.55 with the trading of 1,096 shares, Caribbean Flavours fell 13 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $1.04 with 75,971 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove increased 32 cents and ended at $10.42 with investors dealing in 32,066 shares. Elite Diagnostic climbed 23 cents to $1.38 with 7,205 stock units crossing the market, Everything Fresh skidded 8 cents to finish at $2.11 with traders dealing in 10,000 stocks, Express Catering sank 7 cents to end at $1.70 with 163,064 shares clearing the market. Fontana shed 28 cents in closing at $6.70 following a transfer of 97,393 stocks, Future Energy declined 8 cents to $3.63 in trading 330,982 units, Honey Bun sank 19 cents and ended at $5.71 after an exchange of 14,523 stock units. Image Plus lost 5 cents to close at 75 cents with a transfer of 3,761 shares, 
Indies Pharma slipped 6 cents to finish at $2.77 with 234,412 stock units crossing the exchange, ISP Finance dropped $1.60 to end at $10.40, following trading of 826 units. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents in closing at $2.39 with an exchange of 3,000,450 stocks, Lasco Financial advanced 29 cents to $1.89 with 2,006,252 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot popped 28 cents to close at $2.70 in an exchange of 1,011,022 stocks. Mailpac Group gained 11 cents and ended at $2.56 with investors swapping 18,368 shares, Main Event rallied 7 cents to $6.70 in switching ownership of 3,849 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational lost 8 cents to finish at 77 cents after a transfer of 3,074,816 shares. Paramount Trading dropped 16 cents to 99 cents with 97,345 units passing through the market, RA Williams increased 8 cents and ended at 35 cents in an exchange of 1,538 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 13 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 2,510,390 stock units.
Prices of traded stocks are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.