Junior Market trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with rising 25 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, having a 31 percent greater value than Tuesday, following trading in 39 securities compared with 40 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,643,942 shares for $10,874,824 compared with 5,317,670 units at $8,323,400 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 170,357 shares at $278,842 compared with 132,942 stocks at $208,085 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 173,842 units at $268,500 compared to 175,441 stock units at $263,754 on the previous day and October with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 1.59 million shares for 23.9 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 693,100 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams closed with 629,904 stocks for 9.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost only 0.09 points to end at 3,390.31. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dropped 17 cents to finish at $2.24, after 22,857 shares were traded, Atlantic Hardware advanced 17 cents to close at a record of $1.47, with 1,589,761 stocks changing hands, Cargo Handlers rose 38 cents to end at $13.34 after trading of 15,222 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 13 cents in closing at $1.50 after an exchange of 37,476 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 20 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $2.29 closed at 23,465 units, Dolphin Cove declined $1.69 to close at $11.11 with investors swapping 79,228 stocks. Elite Diagnostic fell 23 cents to $1.67, with 16,059 units crossing the market, Express Catering sank 10 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 30,685 shares, 
Fosrich popped 8 cents in closing at $2.28, with 276,358 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation slipped 14 cents and ended at 60 cents as investors exchanged 10,000 shares, Honey Bun rallied 38 cents to finish at $7.38 with a transfer of 1,480 units, Indies Pharma sank 8 cents to close at $2.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Lasco Financial increased by 7 cents to $1.95 with investors dealing in a mere 100 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.12 after a transfer of 834 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 16 cents to finish at $4.06 with investors trading 109,179 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 13 cents to close at $1.71 in an exchange of 4,437 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.