One on One Educational led the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange trading on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging up 1,207 percent, with 994 percent more value than on Tuesday. Following trading in 41 securities, up from 40 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 19 rising, nine declining and 13 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 170,488,981 shares with a value of $150,133,750, jumping steeply from 13,047,736 units at $13,719,102 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 4,158,268 shares at an average value of $3,661,799, up sharply from 326,193 stock units at $342,978 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 559,884 stock units at $543,581 compared to 298,763 stock units at $317,304 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 145.07 million shares for 85.1 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings with 15.24 million stocks for 8.9 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 7.71 million units for 4.5 percent of the day’s trade, with the price hitting a record low of 71 cents.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 22.99 points to 3,202.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 15.5, 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rallied $1.99 to close at $17 with just 292 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging rose 19 cents to end at $2.01 with 8,328 stock units passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware rose 5 cents and ended at $1.50 with a transfer of 186,971 stocks. Cargo Handlers rallied $2.94 to end at $20.50 with trading of 12 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 11 cents to finish at $1.52 with 269 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours rose 19 cents to end at $1.59 in an exchange of 549 shares. Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents in closing at $1.60 with 4,534 stock units clearing the market, Derrimon Trading gained 7 cents to $1.65 as investors exchanged 14,528 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 8 cents to finish at $2.41 in trading 2,090 units. Elite Diagnostic increased 6 cents and ended at $1.32 with 3,397 shares passing through the market, Express Catering climbed 23 cents to end at $2.45 in switching ownership of 2,532 units, 
Fontana shed 9 cents to $7.25 with 4,600 stocks crossing the market. Honey Bun rose 58 cents to $6.48 in an exchange of 7,358 stock units, Image Plus fell 6 cents to finish at 77 cents trading 74,802 shares, Knutsford Express sank 9 cents and ended at $9.30 after an exchange of 2,008 stock units. Lasco Financial advanced 14 cents to end at $1.94 with investors dealing in 808 units and Lumber Depot popped 18 cents in closing at $2.58 after a transfer of 34,268 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.