Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 44 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, and a 95 percent lower value than Thursday, even as Kintyre Holdings traded over 281 million shares. Trading closed with an exchange of 41 securities, compared with 44 on Thursday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged, with three stocks trading at 52 weeks low.
Trading closed with 291,347,712 shares changing hands, with a value of $52,382,016, down from 515,750,593 stock units worth $985,064,559 on Thursday.
An average of 7,106,042 shares were exchanged at an average of $1,277,610, compared with 11,721,604 stock units valued at $22,387,831 on Thursday.
Trading for the month to date, averages 2,858,469 stock units at $3,078,937 in comparison to 2,404,953 shares at $3,271,266 on the previous day and May, with an average of 644,187 shares at $540,889.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 281.30 million shares for 96.6 percent of total volume, with the price ending at a at a 52 weeks low of 13 cents, followed by Dolla Financial which ended with 4.63 million stocks for 1.6 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Financial closed with 1.25 million stocks for 0.4 percent of the volume traded, Limners and Bards with 1.20 million units for 0.4 percent of the volume traded and Atlantic Hardware with 1.06 million units for 0.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 28.32 points to close at 2,980.34. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial skidded 10 cents and ended at $17 in an exchange of just 3 shares, AMG Packaging lost 21 cents to end at $1.79, with 11,080 units changing hands, Atlantic Hardware climbed 8 cents to finish at $1.68 after a transfer of 1,061,231 shares. Blue Power increased 48 cents to close at $3.98 after trading 1,505 stocks, CAC 2000 slipped 26 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.37, with 100 stock units clearing the market, Cargo Handlers sank 97 cents in closing at $15.03 with investors dealing in 324 shares. Caribbean Cream popped 17 cents to $1.50 after it closed with an exchange of 199 stocks, Caribbean Flavours declined 5 cents to close at $1.13 with investors swapping 44,368 units, Dolphin Cove rallied 24 cents to finish at $10.25 in switching ownership of 1,413 stock units. Elite Diagnostic shed 6 cents and ended at $1.05 with investors trading 16,385 shares, Fontana fell 10 cents to end at $6.50 after an exchange of 13,298 stocks, Fosrich sank 11 cents in closing at $1.66 with investors trading 40,523 units. Future Energy rose 10 cents to $3.45 with an exchange of 31,804 stock units, Indies Pharma advanced 30 cents to end at $2.70, with 24,136 shares crossing the market, 
Jamaican Teas gained 14 cents in closing at $2.24 with a transfer of 1,604 units. Jetcon Corporation dipped 14 cents to finish at $2.60, with 26,911 stocks crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial popped 18 cents and ended at $1.98 in trading 1,246,056 stock units, Medical Disposables dropped 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 95 cents after an exchange of 8,474 shares. MFS Capital Partners gained 9 cents, while ending at 54 cents with 11,531 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 6 cents to close at $1.60 in an exchange of 35,835 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.