Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 76 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 66 percent lower value than on Friday, with trading in 44 securities on both Friday and Tuesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 20 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 4,213,080 shares for $7,442,460 compared with 17,420,320 units at $21,581,720 on Friday.
Trading averaged 95,752 shares at $169,147, down from 395,916 stocks at $490,494 on Friday with trading for the month to date, averaging 143,812 stock units at $240,545 compared to 147,720 shares at $246,352 on the prior trading day and September with an average of 154,641 shares at $329,246.
AMG Packaging led trading with 1.26 million shares for 30 percent of the total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings which ended with 1.14 million units for 27.1 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 211,000 stocks for 5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 9.31 points to wrap up trading at 3,370.51. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close, Blue Power dropped 39 cents to close at $3.36 with 15,274 being shares being traded, Cargo Handlers rallied $1.96 to $12.99 in an exchange of 100 units, Dolla Financial sank 12 cents to close at $2.42 after trading of 126,236 shares. Elite Diagnostic fell 8 cents and ended at $1.70 after an exchange of 23,056 stock units, Everything Fresh rose 5 cents to finish at $2.15 with a transfer of 30,010 stocks, Express Catering advanced 10 cents to end at $3.20 after an exchange of 36,237 units. 
Future Energy popped 6 cents in closing at $3.10, with 24,618 stocks clearing the market, ISP Finance declined $1.70 to $11.30 after trading of 1,094 shares, JFP sank 9 cents to end at 80 cents in an exchange of 15,920 stock units. Knutsford Express slipped $1 to close at $12 with traders dealing in 84,375 shares, Limners and Bards gained 14 cents and ended at $1.24, with 71,350 stocks crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot gained 5 cents to finish at $2.65 in trading 166,078 units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 9 cents and ended at $1.70 after a transfer of 50,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.