Trading led to a higher close on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, following a modest fall in the volume traded and a 19 percent greater value than Thursday, following trading in 44 securities compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 13 declining and 12 closing unchanged resulting in the Junior Market Index gaining 31.87 points to close at 3,523.10.
The market closed with trading of 11,582,135 shares for $23,634,600 compared with 11,958,803 units at $19,923,242 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 263,230 shares at $537,150 compared with 278,112 stocks at $463,331 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 419,466 units at $701,563, close to the 427,441 stock units at $709,955 on the previous day and April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.86 million shares for 16 percent of the total volume, followed by Regency Petroleum, which ended with 1.53 million stocks for 13.2 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.05 million units for 9.1 percent of market share.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 13.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the month, CAC 2000 shed 7 cents and ended at $1.98, with investors trading a mere two shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 14 cents to $2.21, with 100 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream dropped by 14 cents to close at $2.17 with investors swapping 52 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 41 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $1.71 after closing with an exchange of 501 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 8 cents to end at $13.29, with traders dealing in 3,243 stock units, Everything Fresh dipped 9 cents in closing at $2.25 as investors exchanged 172,013 shares. Fontana rallied 24 cents to $9.04 in trading 8,657 stock units, Future Energy popped 12 cents to close at $3.25 with 834,233 stock crossing the market. Honey Bun fell 7 cents to end at $8.30 with investors dealing in 30,991 units. Indies Pharma gained 6 cents in closing at $3.95 with a transfer of 870,449 shares, 
ISP Finance increased 50 cents to finish at $11.50 after an exchange of 3,508 stocks, KLE Group climbed 18 cents and ended at $1.08 with investors trading 5,500 units. Knutsford Express advanced 39 cents to $13.99 after a transfer of 262 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 11 cents to end at $2.70 in trading of 280,523 shares, Main Event gained 26 cents in closing at $11.26 in an exchange of 100 units. Omni Industries slipped 6 cents to close at 80 cents with 199,108 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum popped 18 cents and ended at $3.97 in an exchange of 1,531,628 stock units and Tropical Battery increased 12 cents to finish at $2.25 with 418,329 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.