All 48 listed Junior Market securities traded on of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, similar to trading on Tuesday, resulting in a 35 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 16 percent lower value, with trading ending with prices of 19 stocks rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with 3,575,600 shares being traded valued $6,737,028 compared with 5,522,042 stock units at $7,976,248 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 74,492 shares at $140,355 compared with 115,043 stocks at $166,172 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 161,015 units at $340,914 compared to 167,204 stock units at $355,261 on the previous day and September with an average of 419,421 shares at $774,292.
iCreate led trading with 692,941 shares for 19.4 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 504,496 stocks for 14.1 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 391,285 stock units for 10.9 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 11.99 points to wrap up trading at 3,675.39.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of market activities, Access Financial popped $3.70 to close at $18.70 with a transfer of just 4 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 29 cents to $3.13 after 22,924 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 7 cents to end at $3.50 with 61,943 shares changing hands. Caribbean Cream rose 25 cents in closing at $3.45 after 20,006 stock units crossed the exchange, Dolphin Cove rallied 29 cents and ended at $20.98 after a transfer of 16,845 shares, Elite Diagnostic lost 9 cents to finish at $2.30 as investors exchanged 158,684 stock units. Everything Fresh increased 34 cents and ended at $2.49 with 670 units passing through the market, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to $8.32 with investors dealing in 3,933 stocks, ISP Finance climbed $4.99 to close at $25 with 22 shares crossing the market. 
Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents in closing at $1.05 with investors swapping 6,104 stock units, KLE Group gained 12 cents to finish at $1.32 with an exchange of 20,022 units, Knutsford Express sank $1.18 to end at $10.45 trading 27,981 stocks. Limners and Bards dropped 12 cents in closing at $1.36 in an exchange of 5,098 units, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to $2.70 with 30,150 stocks clearing the market, Mailpac Group slipped 10 cents to finish at $2.30 with investors trading 391,285 shares. Main Event popped 32 cents and ended at $11.32 after closing with 59 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables declined 39 cents to end at $1.90 in an exchange of 163,007 shares, MFS Capital Partners skidded 10 cents to close at 70 cents with traders dealing in 188,683 units. 
Spur Tree Spices advanced 10 cents to $1.98 with an exchange of 820 stocks, Tropical Battery lost 18 cents and ended at $2.30 in trading 33,247 stock units and tTech rose 12 cents to finish at $2.02 after an exchange of 1,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.