Trading activity climbed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 210 percent, with 81 percent more value than on Friday, One On One Educational, contributing nearly 14 million shares following trading in 45 securities, up from 38 on Friday and ending, with prices of 19 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 24,320,121 shares for $19,665,289, a sizeable increase from 7,834,537 units at $10,846,039 on Friday.
Trading averaged 540,447 shares at $437,006, compared to 206,172 stocks at $285,422 on Friday with a month to date, average of 384,290 units at $489,870 after rising from 355,252 stock units at $499,700 on the previous day and April, which ended with an average of 504,653 shares at $502,169.
ONE on ONE Educational was the leading trade with 13.76 million shares for 56.6 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings with 6.13 million stocks for 25.2 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 2.32 million units for 9.5 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 11.72 points to end at 3,124.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3. 
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 end of trading on the market, Access Financial skidded 46 cents to $16.97 following the trading of 323 shares, AMG Packaging rose 22 cents to $2.02 with 2,465 stocks besing traded, Blue Power rose 59 cents to end at $3.90 following trading of 6,323 shares. Cargo Handlers advanced $1.46 to finish at $18.96 with 1,146 units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 10 cents and ended at $1.49 with dealing in a mere one stock unit, Caribbean Flavours rallied 14 cents to close at $1.35 after an exchange of 31,067 shares. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 21 cents to $1.59 with 30,139 stocks passing through the market, Dolphin Cove fell 35 cents to finish at $10.10 with investors dealing in 37,942 units, 
Everything Fresh dipped 19 cents and ended at $2.11, following trading in 826 stock units. Express Catering sank 5 cents to close at $2.25 with 1,429 shares clearing the market, Iron Rock Insurance gained 14 cents to end at $2.69 with investors trading 350 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 9 cents in closing at 71 cents in switching ownership of 5,051 units. ONE on ONE Educational slipped 5 cents to 82 cents as investors exchanged 13,755,980 stock units and Woodcats International slipped 5 cents and ended at 80 cents with a transfer of 2,317,868 shares.
Prices of stocks trade are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.