Fosrich, distributors of building and electrical products, contributed 32 percent of the value of stocks traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, pushing the volume of stocks traded up by 76 percent, and the value higher by 110 percent over Monday. Trading ended after an exchange of 40 securities, down from 42 on Monday, and ended with prices of 11 rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 13,047,736 shares for $13,719,102, after an increase from 7,400,596 units at $6,536,470 on Monday.
Trading averaged 326,193 shares at $342,978, up from 176,205 stock units at $155,630 on Monday.
Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 298,763 units at $317,304 compared with 296,673 stock units at $315,348 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Woodcats International led trading with 5 million shares for 38.3 percent of total volume, with the price hitting a record low, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 3.03 million stocks for 23.2 percent of the day’s trade, Fosrich closed with 2.17 million shares for 16.6 percent of the volume traded and Lasco Financial with 1.0 million units for 7.7 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 46.68 points to 3,179.87. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.3, 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 declined 1.99 to $15.01 with an exchange of 6,166 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 5 cents to $1.45 following trading of 193,744 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost $2.94 to close at $17.56 the trading of 60 shares. as Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 11 cents to $1.63 with investors trading 1,269 stock units, Caribbean Flavours sank 19 cents to $1.40 after an exchange of 5,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 14 cents in closing at $1.65 with investors dealing in a mere 200 shares. Elite Diagnostic slipped 11 cents to $1.26 in an exchange of 2,480 units, Express Catering sank 26 cents to $2.22 with 10,500 stocks passing through the market, Fosrich declined 5 cents in closing at $2 with 2,170,289 stock units crossing the exchange. Honey Bun fell 59 cents and ended at $5.90 in switching ownership of 2,136 shares, Jamaican Teas skidded 7 cents to finish at $2.26 after an exchange of 10,887 units, 
Jetcon Corporation advanced 11 cents to $2.63 with investors swapping 55,940 stocks. JFP dropped 5 cents in closing at 41 cents after an exchange of 4,000 stock units, Lasco Financial dipped 9 cents to $1.80 following trading of 1,001,000 shares, Lumber Depot sank 19 cents to finish at $2.40 with an exchange of 18,101 stocks. Mailpac Group climbed 15 cents and ended at $2.48 with 3,383 units changing hands, MFS Capital Partners slipped 9 cents to close at 60 cents in trading 6,315 stock units and ONE on ONE Educational sank 5 cents to 91 cents with 172,468 shares crossing the market.
Prices of traded securities are the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.