The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher on Monday, following an 84 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 65 percent greater value than Friday after trading in 42 securities down from 44 on Friday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 4,540,755 shares valued $8,078,268, up from 2,465,676 units at $4,887,449 on Friday.
Trading averaged 108,113 shares at $192,340 compared with 56,038 units at $111,078 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 169,340 stocks at $383,200 compared to 175,817 shares at $403,392 on the previous day and September with an average of 419,421 stock units at $774,292.
Paramount Trading led trading with 1.06 million shares for 23.2 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 964,792 units for 21.2 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 472,000 stock units for 10.4 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 21.52 points to 3,747.45.The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial gained 21 cents in closing at $21.10 after trading in 2,810 stock units, AMG Packaging popped 53 cents to $3.28 after 98,268 shares through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 78 cents to close at $2.81 with an exchange of 45,750 stocks. Caribbean Cream climbed 29 cents and ended at $3.45 with 85,282 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 9 cents to end at $21.09 as investors exchanged 27,316 shares, Elite Diagnostic rallied 7 cents to finish at $2.49 with 54,884 stocks passing through the market. Fontana lost 7 cents and ended at $7.97 after an exchange of 25,323 units, Future Energy declined 10 cents to $3.60 with 69,893 stock units changing hands, Image Plus shed 7 cents to end at $1.58 after a transfer of 9,256 shares. ISP Finance jumped $5 to close at $25 with traders dealing in 250 stock units, 
Jamaican Teas advanced 7 cents to close at $2.31 with a mere 10 units clearing the market, Knutsford Express dropped 11 cents to finish at $12.44 in an exchange of 5,963 stocks. Limners and Bards rose 25 cents to $1.50 with investors trading 37,990 shares, Lumber Depot fell 15 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 264,220 stock units, Main Event climbed 30 cents in closing at $11.30 with investors dealing in 340 units. Medical Disposables dipped 23 cents to close at $2.20 after the trading of 2,097 stocks, MFS Capital Partners increased 14 cents to finish at 84 cents with 144,073 units crossing the exchange, Regency Petroleum sank 7 cents and ended at $2.75 with a transfer of 73,909 stocks and Tropical Battery slipped 14 cents to $2.46 after an exchange of 8,560 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.