ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 73 percent of the day’s reduced trading volume, with nearly 9 million of the company’s shares on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 78 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 72 percent lower value than Wednesday. Trading ended similarly to Wednesday, with 41 securities changing hands and ending with prices of 21 rising, 15 declining and five closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 12,286,419 shares for $13,554,086, sharply down from 56,678,732 units at $49,193,048 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 299,669 shares at $330,587, well below 1,382,408 stocks at $1,199,830 on the prior day. Trading ended with the month to date, averaging 3,458,494 units at $1,903,853, below the 5,037,907 stocks at $2,690,486 previously and well above June with an average of 186,843 shares at $332,162.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 8.95 million shares for 72.9 percent of the total volume, followed by Image Plus, with 457,627 units for 3.7 percent of the day’s trade and Jetcon Corporation with 381,419 stocks for 3.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 14.16 points to conclude trading at 3,445.77. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the end of market close, Access Financial popped $1.88 to finish at $17.14, with 2,055 shares being traded, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents and ended at $2.46, after an exchange of 3,273 units, Dolphin Cove rose $1.56 to $13.96, with 17,359 stocks changing hands. Express Catering gained 22 cents to end at $2.75 after an exchange of 18,020 shares, Fontana increased 8 cents in closing at $8.88 following trading of 72,003 stock units, Fosrich fell 6 cents to close at $2.60 with a transfer of 121,106 shares. Honey Bun advanced 18 cents to $7.48 with investors swapping 10,303 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance rallied $1 to finish at $5.99 after a transfer of 182 units, 
Jetcon Corporation popped 9 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $1.59, with 381,419 stock crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express slipped 36 cents to close at $13.50 with investors trading 1,410 shares, Lasco Financial sank 10 cents in closing at $1.95, with 200,148 stocks clearing the market. Limners and Bards rallied 8 cents to end at $1.16 as investors exchanged 6 units. Mailpac Group rose 6 cents to $2.51 in trading 12,972 stock units, Omni Industries climbed 6 cents to finish at 72 cents, with 11,329 shares crossing the market, Regency Petroleum lost 5 cents and ended at $4.35 with investors dealing in 20,255 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 10 cents to end at $1.80 in switching ownership of 367,363 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.