The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with gains on Thursday following a $1.42 jump in the price of Main Event and $1.30 for Access Financial, with the volume of stocks traded rising 15 percent, with an 8 percent greater value than on Wednesday, following trading in 45 securities up from 43 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 23 declining and eight closing unchanged, resulting in the Junior Market Index climbing 23.69 points to 3,364.37.
The market closed with trading of 13,650,004 shares for $15,782,587 after rising from 11,889,308 units at $14,632,854 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 303,333 shares at $350,724 compared with 276,496 units at $340,299 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 500,083 stock units at $424,894 after declining from 568,189 stock units at $450,568 on the previous day and February with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
EduFocal led trading with 4.92 million shares for 36 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, with 3.09 million stocks for 22.6 percent of the day’s trade, MFS Capital Partners closed with 1.46 million stock units for 10.7 percent of the volume traded and Kintyre Holdings with 1.37 million shares for 10 percent of overall trades.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. 
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced $1.30 and closed at $16.90 with 9,120 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 dropped 32 cents to close at $1.68 with trading of 99 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rose 12 cents in closing at $1.67 in an exchange of 7,777 shares. Dolla Financial climbed 10 cents to finish at $2.59 with investors trading 541,744 units, Dolphin Cove increased 39 cents to close at $11.15 with an exchange of 1,463 stocks, Elite Diagnostic popped 6 cents to end at $1.47 trading 1,644 units. Fontana shed 15 cents in closing at $7.60 with 47,127 shares crossing the market, Fosrich sank 6 cents to $2.13 in trading 174,734 stock units, Future Energy gained 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $3.49, a rise of 20 percent year to day, with 551,831 stocks passing through the market,
Honey Bun skidded 25 cents and ended at $6.25 as investors exchanged 7,003 shares, Indies Pharma fell 19 cents to finish at $2.80 after a transfer of 67,272 stock units, ISP Finance slipped $2.37 to close at $10.63 with traders dealing in a mere one unit. Jamaican Teas lost 6 cents to $2.40 after an exchange of 41,494 stocks, Main Event rallied $1.42 and ended at $7 with a transfer of 230 units, Regency Petroleum rose 45 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.90 following an exchange of 308,057 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 15 cents to finish at $1.55 in switching ownership of 300,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.