Slow trading ended the week on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 22 percent fall in the value of stocks traded and a 6 percent decline in the volume compared with Thursday,
resulting from trading in 39 securities up from 38 on Thursday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 16 falling and nine closing unchanged and ending with a slight fall in the market index.
A total of 5,440,156 shares were traded worth $7,382,491 after a fall from 5,794,966 units at $9,461,495 on Thursday.
Trading close with an average of 139,491 shares at $189,295, with a slide from 152,499 stock units at $248,987 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, averages 480,948 units at $713,761 in slipping from 517,333 stock units at $769,647 on the preceding day and November with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
As was the case since last week, Kintyre Holdings continues to lead trading, with reduced volume of 1.21 million shares for 22.2 percent of total volume, followed by Paramount Trading with 750,000 stock units for 13.8 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 650,000 stocks for 11.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 3.38 points to 3,268.67. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with seven stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied 54 cents to end at $16.35 with 363 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging lost 10 cents in closing at $2 with a transfer of 101,645 stock units, Blue Power increased 20 cents to $3.50 trading 392 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 24 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $1.55 with only 3,859 stocks clearing the market, 
Dolphin Cove sank 9 cents and ended at $11.50 in an exchange of 100,020 units, Fontana skidded 15 cents to close at $7.75 with traders dealing in 38,064 stocks. Honey Bun fell 29 cents to $6.81 after an exchange of 1,446 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 10 cents to close at $2.30 with investors trading 118,628 shares, Regency Petroleum rose 10 cents and ended at $4 after an exchange of 137,076 stock units. Spur Tree Spices advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.08 with investors trading 2,528 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 14 cents to $1.56 in an exchange of 650,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.