The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 15.70 points to 3,707.31 on Tuesday, following a 10 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 29 percent greater value than Monday with trading in 45 securities down from 47 on Monday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 19 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 5,903,831 shares for $13,196,287 compared with 5,348,793 units at $10,233,044 on Monday.
Trading averaged 131,196 shares at $293,251 compared with 113,804 stocks at $217,724 on Monday with trading month to date averaging 286,861 units at $801,854 down from 296,391 stocks at $832,993 on the previous day and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.15 million shares for 19.5 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 1.13 million units for 19.1 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 642,983 stock units for 10.9 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial fell 42 cents to $17.60 after a transfer of just one stock unit, Blue Power skidded 20 cents to end at $4.30 with investors trading 3,525 shares, Cargo Handlers sank 37 cents in closing at $10.52 in an exchange of just one unit. Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 39 cents to finish at $2.51 with investors exchanging 10,805 stocks, Caribbean Flavours lost 10 cents and ended at $1.30 with 49,795 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic declined 14 cents to close at $1.84 as investors exchanged 6,975 stock units. Express Catering sank 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $2.90 in trading 124,983 units, Fontana increased 10 cents in closing at $8.22 with 8,482 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma climbed 34 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.44 with investors dealing in 169,593 units. Iron Rock Insurance dropped 38 cents to close at $3.51 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks, 
Jetcon Corporation popped 10 cents and ended at $1.20 after trading 30,121 shares, Knutsford Express advanced $3.37 to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $14.37 and closed with an exchange of 74,776 stock units. Lasco Financial shed 17 cents to $1.50 with traders dealing in 385,847 shares, Mailpac Group rose 7 cents to end at $2.77 with 43,492 units crossing the market, Main Event gained 10 cents in closing at $10.90 with an exchange of 252 stocks. Medical Disposables rallied 17 cents to close at $1.84 with 2 stock units clearing the market, Spur Tree Spices increased 7 cents to $2 with investors swapping 94,403 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to finish at $1.50 after an exchange of only 4,693 units and tTech lost 9 cents to close at $2 as 23,456 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.