Trading activity fell on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with a 32 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded at a 32 percent lower value than Friday following trading in 42 securities compared with 41 on Friday and ending with prices of 12 rising, 18 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 10,085,530 shares for $22,474,177 compared with 14,787,906 units at $32,912,226 on Friday.
Trading averaged 240,132 shares at $535,099 down from 360,681 units at $802,737 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 368,304 units at $763,324 compared to 375,434 stock units at $776,020 on the previous day and June with an average of 318,732 units at $696,979.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 2.17 million shares for 21.5 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 1.90 million stocks for 18.8 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 836,167 units for 8.3 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 2.29 points to close at 3,731.66.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market on Monday, Blue Power lost 18 cents to finish at $4.30 in an exchange of 635 units, Cargo Handlers declined 40 cents and ended at $12 with 1,160 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 11 cents to close at$3.74 in switching ownership of 25,354 shares. Dolla Financial rose 15 cents to close at $2.80 with 107,350 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Everything Fresh fell 13 cents to close at $1.85 with a transfer of 122,811 stock units, Express Catering advanced 7 cents to end at $4.02 as investors exchanged 3,865 units. Future Energy sank 25 cents to $3.24 with 836,167 stock units passing through the market, Jamaican Teas gained 6 cents to end at $2.45 after investors traded 2,169,235 shares, KLE Group shed 22 cents in closing at $2 with investors trading 39 stock units, Paramount Trading popped 11 cents to finish at $1.14 in an exchange of 108,961 shares and tTech dropped 20 cents and ended at $2.65 with investors swapping 51 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
