Trading activity shrank on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 50 percent drop in the volume, and a 59 percent decline in the value of trades over Monday, with trading in 42 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 4,231,454 shares for $4,558,548 after plunging from 8,494,875 units at $11,114,748 on Monday.
Trading averaged 100,749 shares at $108,537 in falling from 188,775 stocks at $246,994 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 421,769 units at $619,403, down from 451,731 shares at $667,084 on the previous day, but more than November, which ended with an average of 224,300 shares valued at $353,285.
EduFocal supplanted Kintyre Holdings, the leading traded stocks for several days since last week, led trading on Tuesday, with 812,980 shares for 19.2 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams, ending with 759,386 units for 17.9 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware chipped in with 575,500 stocks for 13.6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 40.87 points to finish at 3,239.51, thus clawing back a sizable portion of Monday’s losses. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced $1.56 and ended at $17.46 with investors trading just 45 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 20 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.80 after a transfer of 5,515 stocks, Blue Power popped 45 cents to close at $3.46 with investors dealing in 430 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 9 cents to end at $1.70 with a transfer of 120 stock units, Caribbean Flavours increased 22 cents in closing at $1.58 after dealings in 500 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 19 cents to finish at $1.40 with an exchange of 3,005 stocks. Express Catering sank 10 cents to $2.60 following trading of 52,139 shares, Fontana slipped 31 cents to finish at $7.49 with dealers switching ownership of 41,551 stock units, 
Honey Bun climbed 29 cents and ended at $7.15 with traders dealing in 178 units. Image Plus lost 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 79 cents in an exchange of 312,350 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents in closing at $1.39 with 3,981 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express shed 32 cents to end at $10.50, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $9 with investors trading 6,678 units. Mailpac Group sank 12 cents in closing at $2.37 with 26,844 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to $4.10, after 986 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.