Kintyre Holdings accounted for almost half of the stocks traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting in a 127 percent rise in the traded volume, with a 138 percent jump in value over Thursday with trading in 44 securities, up from 41 on Thursday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 22,390,313 shares for $22,377,409 up from just 9,855,862 stock units at $9,421,929 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 508,871 shares at $508,577, up from only 240,387 stock units at $229,803 on the previous day with the month to date averaging 219,928 units at $320,171 with increased trading over the 182,535 stock units at $295,789 on Thursday but lower than February with an average of 246,071 shares at $454,487.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 10.96 million shares for 49 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 2.95 million stocks for 13.2 percent of the day’s trade, Mailpac Group closed with 2.34 million stocks for 10.4 percent of the volume traded and Omni Industries with 1.07 million units for 4.8 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 32.82 points to close trading at 3,551.77. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Caribbean Cream shed 32 cents to end at $2.16 and closed with an exchange of 689 shares, Caribbean Flavours lost 9 cents to close at $1.29 with 726 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove popped $1.27 to close at $18.50 in an exchange of 7,835 shares. Elite Diagnostic sank 11 cents and ended at $1.52 with traders dealing in 8,376 stock units, Express Catering skidded 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.60 with an exchange of 427,646 shares, Fosrich advanced 19 cents to finish at $2.30 in switching ownership of 943,313 stock units. Honey Bun sank 39 cents and ended at $7.41 with 17,787 stocks crossing the market, 
Iron Rock Insurance rose 70 cents to $3.70 with an exchange of 525 units, ISP Finance climbed $1.01 to end at $31 with 55 stocks passing through the market. Jamaican Teas increased 15 cents to $2.30 in an exchange of 129,148 units, KLE Group dipped 22 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1 with investors swapping 45,267 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 9 cents to finish at $1.20 with 495,959 stock units changing hands. Mailpac Group popped 10 cents and ended at $2.45 in trading 2,337,682 shares, Main Event lost 20 cents to close at $10.80 after an exchange of 214 units, Paramount Trading dropped 11 cents in closing at $1 with a transfer of 200,000 stocks and Tropical Battery fell 16 cents to end at $2.36 as investors exchanged 16,686 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.