Trading activity climbed 15 points to close at 3,431.76 on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday. The volume of stocks traded jumped 32 percent, with 45 percent more value than on Friday. Trading in Future Energy generated $20.5 million, for 82 percent of the value of stocks traded after investors swapped 45 securities the same as on Friday and ending, with prices of 16 rising, 19 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 8,955,318 shares for $25,019,004, following a climb from 6,782,030 units at $17,225,291 on Friday.
Trading averaged 199,007 shares worth $555,978, up from 150,712 stock units at $382,784 on Friday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 336,438 stock units at $433,659, compared with 350,430 stock units at $421,206 on the previous trading day, but higher than February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Future Energy led trading with 4.54 million shares for 50.7 percent of total volume, with the price ending at a 52 weeks high of $4.51, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 1.76 million units for 19.7 percent of the day’s trade and Limners and Bards with 749,323 stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 15.08 points to settle at 3,431.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of each stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware skidded 6 cents to $1.79 with 317,815 shares crossing the market, CAC 2000 rallied 9 cents to $1.99 after an exchange of 21 stock units, Caribbean Flavours sank 11 cents and ended at $1.56, with investors trading 35,438 shares. Derrimon Trading popped 9 cents to end at $1.74 after traders swapped 286 stocks, Dolla Financial advanced 15 cents to close at $2.70 as investors exchanged 318,699 units, 
Dolphin Cove rose 15 cents to finish at $10.65, following trading of 2,312 shares. Indies Pharma climbed 7 cents to $2.98 with investors dealing in 45,824 stock units, ISP Finance declined $2.45 to end at $10.05 in switching ownership of 1,267 stocks, Jetcon Corporation gained 7 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $2.77 with investors swapping a mere 1,054 units. Knutsford Express rallied 30 cents to close at $9.80 after an exchange of 2,549 shares, Medical Disposables rose 13 cents and ended at $1.28, following trading of 100,003 stock units, Regency Petroleum rallied 36 cents to finish at $4.87 with 10,697 units crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices fell 7 cents and ended at $1.01 with traders dealing in 91,744 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.