Junior Market stocks were traded in increased quantities and value on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, compared with Mondays outcome with a 36 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 56 percent more than on Monday following trading in 46 securities up from 42 on Monday and ending with prices of 22 rising, 15 declining and 9 ending unchanged and ending with the Junior Market Index climbing for the fourth straight day with a gain of 22.80 points to close at 3,468.86, ahead of the last trading day of the month.
The market closed with trading of 15,009,251 shares at $29,395,669, up from 11,041,741 stock units at $18,804,210 on Monday.
Trading averaged 326,288 shares at $639,036, well above 262,899 stocks that traded for an average of $447,719 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 182,438 units at $457,694, close to the 173,877 stock units at $446,903 on the previous day but well below March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 4.69 million shares for 31.2 percent of total volume followed by Mailpac Group with 3.56 million stocks for 23.7 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas closed with 1.86 million units for 12.4 percent of the volume traded and Derrimon Trading with 1.56 million units for 10.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator was B with seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close on a day of gains, Access Financial shed 93 cents to finish at $16.03 with 1,203 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging sank 47 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $2.01, with traders dealing in 10,638 stock units, Blue Power lost 8 cents to end at $4.90 and closed with an exchange of 3,116 shares. Cargo Handlers skidded 14 cents in closing at $11.10 with 93 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream advanced 43 cents and ended at $2.59 in an exchange of just 400 units, Caribbean Flavours fell 7 cents to close at $1.16 with 10,722 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove popped 20 cents to $11.70 with an exchange of 15,126 stock units, Express Catering rallied 39 cents in closing at $2.93 after 1,455 units passed through the market, 
Fontana sank 48 cents to finish at $9.32 with investors trading 104,594 stocks. Indies Pharma increased 21 cents and ended at $3.85 after an exchange of 408,245 shares, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 5 cents to end at $3.70 with investors dealing in just one stock unit, ISP Finance rose $2.55 to close at $12.05 after an exchange of 2,035 stocks. Jamaican Teas gained 15 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors trading 1,863,472 units, JFP Ltd dropped 17 cents to close at a record low of 42 cents after a transfer of 228,115 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $1.70 with investors trading 136,859 shares. Mailpac Group dipped 20 cents to finish at $2.37 with 3,556,348 stock units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices advanced 5 cents and ended at $1.27 with investors swapping 32,976 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.