Trading changed little from Friday’s activities on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded just rising, with a 6 percent fall in value, with rising stocks edging out those falling, following Trading in 42 securities, as against 41 on Friday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 7,321,627 shares worth $8,554,856, compared with 7,107,298 stocks at $9,084,330 on Friday.
Trading averaged 174,324 shares at $203,687, versus 173,349 stock units at $221,569 on Friday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 166,512 stock units for $287,787 compared with 165,635 shares at $297,232 on the previous trading day, but well below August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
RA Williams led trading with 3.10 million shares and accounted for 42.4 percent of total volume, following the release of solid first-quarter results, with a solid 28 percent increase in revenues. Woodcats International closed with 1.87 million units for 25.5 percent of the day’s trade and Jetcon Corporation with 445,296 stocks for 6.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 21.92 points to finish at 2,917.23. 
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, 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, Access Financial rose $2.54 and ended at $19.36 with an exchange of 2,804 stock units, AMG Packaging fell 12 cents to $1.73 after trading of 6,821 shares, Blue Power shed 26 cents to close at $3.24 with 11,094 stocks crossing the market. Cargo Handlers rallied 45 cents to end at $15 with investors dealing in 4,873 units, Caribbean Flavours declined 12 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 3,690 shares, Dolla Financial popped 5 cents to end at $3.60, following the swapping of 402,652 shares. Dolphin Cove lost 5 cents and ended at $9.45 while 21,222 stocks were transferred, Everything Fresh dropped 40 cents to $1.58 in an exchange of 20,044 stock units, Express Catering increased 15 cents in closing at $1.97, with 1,238 shares changing hands. 
Honey Bun dropped 19 cents to end at $5.80 with an exchange of 124,406 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to finish at $2.20 after 78,051 stocks cleared the market, JFP gained 8 cents to close at 48 cents after an exchange of 122,739 stock units. Main Event advanced 52 cents to $3.80 with investors swapping 6,856 shares, Omni Industries rose 5 cents to end at 93 cents with 500 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading dipped 6 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 14,417 stocks. RA Williams rallied 8 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 3,102,606 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 23 cents to finish at $4.15 in switching ownership of 34,295 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.