The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed Monday, with more winners than losers, resulting in a minor uptick in the market index. Trading ended with an exchange of 44 securities, up from 43 on Friday and closed with prices of 21 advancing, 15 declining and eight closed unchanged. The volume of stocks traded rose 13 percent, valued 28 percent more than on Friday.
The market closed with trading of 8,450,118 shares for $16,120,088, compared with 7,485,925 units at $12,587,165 on Friday.
Trading averaged 192,048 shares at $366,366, after increasing from 174,091 stock units at $292,725 on Friday. Trading ended with the month to date, averaging 321,076 units at $509,983 after sliding from 330,523 stock units at $520,498 on the previous day and July, with an average of 280,479 shares valued at $401,436.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.42 million shares for 16.8 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy with 1.31 million stocks for 15.5 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.02 million units for 12.1 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 2.26 points to close at 2,886.01. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 11.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed $1.41 in closing at $18.59 in an exchange of 319 stock units, AMG Packaging popped 13 cents and ended at $1.98 after a transfer of 5,581 shares, Atlantic Hardware advanced 23 cents to $1.47 as investors exchanged 1,020,321 units. 
Cargo Handlers declined by 6 cents and ended at $16.43 after a transfer of 150 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 15 cents to end at $1.25 with investors swapping 1,630 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 5 cents to close at $2.15, after an exchange of 15,154 shares. Caribbean Flavours increased 14 cents to $1.19 with trading of 539,571 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents and closed at $1.40 after trading of 5,188 shares, Dolphin Cove popped 50 cents and ended at $10.50 with 537 shares crossing the market. Fontana dipped 9 cents to finish at $6 in switching ownership of 164,831 stock units, Fosrich lost 12 cents to end at $1.06 with 366,636 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy climbed 11 cents in closing at $3.64 with investors trading 1,306,599 units. Honey Bun rose 16 cents to $6.16 with 67,071 stocks crossing the exchange, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks low of $5, Indies Pharma rallied 9 cents to finish at $2.74 with investors dealing in 18,549 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 5 cents and ended at $2.05 with a transfer of 932,167 shares. Jetcon Corporation shed 25 cents in closing at $3.70 with investors trading 124,079 stock units, 
JFP declined 5 cents to end at 40 cents with an exchange of 1,377 shares, Knutsford Express increased 35 cents to close at $7.50 with 1,235 stock units clearing the market. Limners and Bards slipped 6 cents to $1.01, with 61,867 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group advanced 13 cents in closing at $2.50 in trading 439,172 stocks, Medical Disposables gained 14 cents to finish at $1.09 in an exchange of 4,963 shares. MFS Capital Partners rose 5 cents to 60 cents after trading of 5 stock units, Paramount Trading climbed 9 cents to end at $1 with 64 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum skidded 49 cents to close at $4 after trading of 253,266 stocks. Spur Tree Spices lost 10 cents to $1.40 with 54,927 units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 6 cents and ended at $1.47 with an exchange of 48,899 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.