Trading activity surged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 334 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, following a 336 percent jump in value on Monday with trading in 41 securities compared with 42 on Monday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 15 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 16,202,659 shares amounting to $31,625,775 up sharply from just 3,731,860 units at $7,247,787 on Monday.
Trading averaged 395,187 shares at $771,360 well above 88,854 stocks at $172,566 on Monday with trading the month to date, averaging 189,807 units at $335,267 up from 177,812 stock units at $309,797 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 4.22 million shares for 26 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational which ended with 2.80 million stocks for 17.3 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Financial closed with 2.16 million units for 13.4 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.78 million units for 11 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 20.01 points to settle at 3,629.99, the first rally in seven days. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 13.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of fairly robust trading, Access Financial fell 44 cents to close at $16.56 in trading 100,010 shares, Caribbean Cream skidded 14 cents to $3 after an exchange of 10,898 units, Caribbean Flavours advanced 9 cents in closing at $1.34 with investors trading 7,377 shares. Dolla Financial sank 7 cents to end at $2.83 with 214,936 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 90 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.60 with investors trading 60,718 shares, Everything Fresh popped 22 cents and ended at $2.08 after an exchange of 772,403 units. Express Catering sank 9 cents to $3.11 after 61,181 stocks passed through the market, Fosrich gained 12 cents to close at $2.37 after 1,781,081 stock units were traded, Future Energy rose 10 cents to end at $3.37 with 393,447 shares crossing the market. Image Plus declined 9 cents in closing at $1.24 with a transfer of 602,245 units, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 14 cents and ended at $3.75 with 50,000 stocks clearing the market, 
Jamaican Teas increased 13 cents to finish at $2.40 with traders dealing in 4,215,841 stock units. Knutsford Express climbed 96 cents and ended at $13.80 after an exchange of 4,194 shares, Limners and Bards popped 16 cents to $1.29 after investors ended trading 15,945 stock units, Mailpac Group gained 13 cents in closing at $2.65 in an exchange of 549,121 units. Main Event shed 20 cents to close at $10.80 with 5,000 stocks, changing hands, ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to finish at 99 cents in an exchange of 2,797,941 shares, Regency Petroleum lost 8 cents to end at $3.12 with investors dealing in 46,574 units and tTech slipped 37 cents in closing at $1.45 in switching ownership of 90 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.