Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 153 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 103 percent greater value than Thursday following activity in 44 securities up from 41 on Thursday and ending with prices of 21 rising, including one trading at a 52 weeks’ high, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 8,741,694 shares for $17,574,956 up from 3,458,781 units at $8,651,263 on Thursday. Trading averaged 198,675 shares at $399,431 compared with 84,361 units at $211,006 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 159,167 units at $337,492 compared to 156,879 stock units at $333,906 on the previous day and September with an average of 419,421 units at $774,292.
EduFocal led trading with 2.42 million shares for 27.7 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 811,556 units for 9.3 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 784,324 stock units for 9 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 8.07 points to wrap up trading at 3,686.41. The market closed with a slight bias to the downside, with the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showing just two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial gained 50 cents to finish at $18.50 after an exchange of 6,360 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 25 cents and ended at $3.06 in trading 6,500 units, Caribbean Cream lost 28 cents to $3.17 after an exchange of 67 shares. Dolphin Cove shed 10 cents in closing at $20.40 with investors dealing in 27,386 stock units, Everything Fresh rose 8 cents to end at $2.48 after a transfer of 228 shares, Express Catering dropped 8 cents to close at $3.22 as investors exchanged 20,387 stock units. Future Energy rallied 22 cents to $3.78 and closed with 470,864 units changing hands, GWest Corporation fell 7 cents and ended at 90 cents with investors trading 95,617 stocks, Indies Pharma skidded 12 cents to finish at $2.83 in an exchange of 767,844 units.
Iron Rock Insurance popped 80 cents in closing at a 52 weeks; high of $4.80 with 67,100 stocks changing hands, JFP Ltd advanced 7 cents to end at 94 cents in an exchange of 158,867 shares, Knutsford Express gained $1.21 to close at $11.64 with 1,286 stock units crossing the market. Limners and Bards sank 8 cents to $1.36 with a transfer of 16,815 shares, Mailpac Group rose 10 cents in closing at $2.40 with 339,560 units crossing the exchange, Main Event advanced 38 cents to end at $11.20 after trading 1,814 stocks. Medical Disposables dipped 7 cents to finish at $1.83 with 275 stock units crossing the market, 
MFS Capital Partners sank 8 cents and ended at 68 cents with investors trading 126,475 shares and tTech popped 9 cents to close at $2.11 after 1,300 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.