Trading activity closed with increased in volume and value of stocks passing through the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with rising a 63 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, having a 133 percent greater value than on Friday with trading in 42 securities compared with 46 on Friday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading jumping to 11,041,741 shares for $18,804,210, up from 6,792,598 units at $8,087,536 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 262,899 shares at $447,719 compared with 147,665 shares at $175,816 on Friday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 173,877 units at $446,903, just up from 168,763 stock units at $446,856 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 2.28 million shares for 20.6 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas which ended with 1.80 million stocks for 16.3 percent of the day’s trade, ONE on ONE Educational closed with 1.73 million stocks for 15.6 percent of the volume traded, Mailpac Group with 1.55 million units for 14.1 percent of the volume traded and EduFocal with 1.34 million units for 12.1 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 13.19 points to 3,446.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending 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 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of a day of increased activity, Blue Power popped 48 cents to close at $4.98 after the trading of 28,725 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 72 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.01 with investors trading 11,087 stock units, Caribbean Cream skidded 43 cents in closing at $2.16 with 2,551 shares crossing the market. Derrimon Trading increased 6 cents and ended at $1.96 as investors exchanged 2,276,260 units, Dolphin Cove lost 93 cents to finish at $11.50 in switching ownership of 20,243 stocks, Elite Diagnostic climbed 15 cents to close at $1.50 with investors trading 655 shares. Express Catering shed 41 cents to end at $2.54, with 25,547 units clearing the market. Fontana rose 9 cents in closing at $9.80 with investors dealing in 30,982 stocks, Fosrich rallied 5 cents to close at $2.49 after a transfer of 346,465 stock units. 
Iron Rock Insurance sank 5 cents to finish at $3.65 after 1,787 shares passed through the market, ISP Finance dipped $2.82 and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $9.50 and closed with an exchange of 23 units, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to end at $2.45 with 1,804,799 stocks crossing the exchange. JFP Ltd fell 5 cents to 59 cents with traders dealing in 454,318 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 32 cents to close at $12.49 after an exchange of 34,942 shares, Lasco Financial declined 6 cents in closing at $1.63 in trading 3,875 stocks. Lumber Depot rose 7 cents to finish at $2.89 after an exchange of 588 units, Mailpac Group advanced 12 cents and ended at $2.57 with a transfer of 1,554,847 stock units, Spur Tree Spices dropped 5 cents to end at $1.22 in trading 107,680 shares and Tropical Battery slipped 5 cents in closing at $2.05 in an exchange of 64,416 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.