Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 94 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and an 89 percent drop in value from Monday with trading in 40 securities compared with 44 on Monday and ending with prices of 18 rising, 10 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,843,654 shares for $6,457,897 down from 93,479,484 units at $57,326,844 on Monday.
Trading averaged 146,091 shares at $161,447 down from 2,124,534 units at $1,302,883 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 411,837 units at $539,472 compared with 435,250 stock units at $572,778 on the previous day and July with an average of 358,542 units at $736,760.
EduFocal led trading with 3.03 million shares for 51.8 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 770,144 units for 13.2 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 383,260 stock units for 6.6 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 33.92 points to settle at 3,596.07.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12, 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 two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, Blue Power gained 36 cents to end at $4.05 with investors exchanging 24 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 10 cents to $3.60, with 51,941 stocks crossing the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries fell 19 cents to $1.85, with 484 shares changing hands. Dolla Financial climbed 11 cents to close at $2.94 in an exchange of 221,033 stock units, Express Catering increased 24 cents to finish at $4.25, with 11,034 shares crossing the market, Fontana slipped 7 cents and ended at $8.17 in an exchange of 38,384 units. Honey Bun advanced 76 cents to $7.86 with investors trading 1,221 stocks, 
Image Plus rose 13 cents to finish at $1.69 after an exchange of 96,156 stock units, Knutsford Express sank 99 cents and ended at $9.90, with 673 shares crossing the market. Limners and Bards rallied 8 cents in closing at $1.35 with an exchange of 10,040 units, Medical Disposables popped 6 cents to close at $1.82 and closed after trading in 459 stocks, Omni Industries dropped 10 cents to end at $1 after an exchange of 770,144 stock units and Spur Tree Spices shed 17 cents in closing at $1.75 with investors swapping 383,260 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
