Stocks mostly fell on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following trading in 46 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ending with prices of just 11 advancing, 22 declining and 13 closing unchanged with trading ending with an exchange of 46 percent fewer shares changing hands with an 18 percent lower value compared with Friday.
At the close of the market, Spur Tree Spices ended at a 52 week low of $1.08, RA Williams closed at a 52 week low of 46 cents while Dolla Financial and Main Event traded at 52 week intraday lows of $2.18 and $9.10, respectively.
Trading ended in 5,847,124 shares changing hands for $10,317,978, compared to 10,899,363 stock units at $12,643,835 on Friday.
Trading averaged 127,111 shares at $224,304, well below the 242,208 stocks at $280,974 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 190,570 units at $283,096 in line with 196,172 stock units at $288,287 on the previous day compared with April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.96 million shares for 33.5 percent of total volume, followed by Limners and Bards, with 607,189 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 554,655 stocks for 9.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 39.48 points to close at 3,401.96. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer, reflecting a likely positive opening on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 14 cents and ended at $2.49 after traders switched 5,480 shares, Blue Power increased 12 cents to $5.17 with investors dealing in 101 units, Caribbean Flavours sank 21 cents to close at $1.29 with a transfer of 112 stocks. Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.80 after closing with an exchange of 4,001 shares, Dolphin Cove popped 27 cents in closing at $12.10 after a transfer of 5,417 stock units, 
Elite Diagnostic advanced 20 cents to finish at $1.50 as 654 shares crossed the market. Everything Fresh rose 19 cents to $2.22 in an exchange of 19,483 stock units, Express Catering gained 10 cents to finish at $2.80 with investors swapping 7,146 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance sank 57 cents and ended at $3.33 in an exchange of 104,021 stock units. JFP Ltd rallied 6 cents to close at 57 cents with investors trading 522,717 shares, KLE Group popped 14 cents in closing at $1.06 with an exchange of a mere one stock unit, Lasco Financial slipped 6 cents to end at $1.62 with traders clearing 10,000 units in the market. Mailpac Group fell 16 cents to $2.38 after an exchange of 72,115 stock units, Medical Disposables skidded 9 cents to close at $1.35 with investors trading 1,527 shares, RA Williams lost 6 cents to finish at 46 cents with 67,561 stocks crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents and ended at $3.50 with traders dealing in 74,581 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.