As the 48th listing is heading for the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to fill the pockets of young investors, Regency Petroleum that was listed on the Junior Market on Thursday jumped 75 percent to $1.75 on Friday and seems poised to move higher when trading opens next week. 
At the same time, the Palace Amusement stock has come to life with the prospects of a stock split and hit a new 52 weeks’ intraday high of $1,699 but closed at $1,380 as the Main Market slipped from Thursday’s close and the Junior Market closed higher.
At the close of the market, the volume and the value of stocks traded rose well above that on Thursday.
At the close, the Combined Market Index dropped 744.44 points to 351,765.66, the JSE Main Index fell 1,031.70 points to 338,773.99, while the All Jamaica Composite Index lost 1,890.91 points to settle at 380,283.51, the Junior Market climbed 23.76 points to settle at 3,893.49 and the JSE US dollar market jumped 2.56 points to 231.39.
Trading ended, with 35,469,567 shares changing hands, for $120 million, versus $68.76 million, with 11,071,300 shares traded in all markets on the previous trading day. 
The JSE USD market ended with the value of stocks traded amounting to US$5,115 from US$5,493 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 23 based on 2021-22 earnings and 13 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
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The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts that show the closing volume for the bids and offers.
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