RA Williams was in good demand and accounted for more than 25 percent of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the price climbing to a 52 weeks high of 53 cents, up by 33 percent since the close of last week Friday. Trading ended with a 15 percent increase in volume and a 25 percent climb in value compared with Monday, with an exchange of 42 securities similar to Monday, resulting in prices of 17 rising, 21 declining and four closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 8,413,693 shares for $10,662,413, up from 7,321,627 stock units at $8,554,856 on Monday.
Trading averaged 200,326 shares at $253,867 each, in climbing from 174,324 stock units at $203,687 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 169,613 shares worth $284,677 compared with 166,512 stock units at $287,787 on the preceding day and well below August, ending with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
RA Williams led trading with 2.12 million shares for 25.2 percent of total volume, followed by Spur Tree Spices with 1.32 million units for 15.7 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus with 858,023 stocks for 10.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index climbed a solid 51.70 points to end trading at 2,968.93. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 11.4. 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 close of trading, AMG Packaging rose by 7 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 43,105 shares, Blue Power popped 25 cents to $3.49 with a swapping of 900 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 55 cents to finish at $15.55 as investors exchanged 2 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents tot $1.60 in trading 16,343 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rose 13 cents to $1.40 with 819 stock units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 40 cents in closing at $9.05 in an exchange of 27,010 shares. Elite Diagnostic climbed 8 cents to $1.77 with investors dealing in 1,165 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 39 cents in closing at $1.97 in an exchange of 1,740 stock units, Fontana lost 25 cents and ended at $6.15 with 52,794 shares clearing the market. Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1.30 after an exchange of 858,023 units, JFP declined 13 cents to close at 35 cents with a transfer of 449,311 stocks, 
Main Event shed 30 cents to finish at $3.50 with 557 stock units crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners dropped 10 cents and ended at 45 cents after trading 273,553 shares, Paramount Trading popped 6 cents to $1 with 200,000 units crossing the market, RA Williams rallied 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 52 cents, with a transfer of 2,124,176 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents and ended at $4.06, with 5,808 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices rose 16 cents to end at $1.45, with investors trading 1,320,538 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.