Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 23 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 14 percent lower value than Thursday following trading in 41 securities compared with 43 on Thursday, with prices of 13 rising, 15 declining and 13 closing unchanged.
Trading of 6,835,444 shares with a value of $12,027,661 changed hands compared with 8,871,799 units at $13,943,128 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 166,718 shares at $293,358 compared with 206,321 stock units at $324,259 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 365,777 units at $485,801 compared to 379,873 shares at $499,428 on the previous day and July averaging 358,542 units at $736,760.
EduFocal led trading with 1.10 million shares for 16.1 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 975,120 units for 14.3 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 901,467 stock units for 13.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 5.01 points to close at 3,574.54.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed $2.84 to close at $21.84 with traders dealing in 235 stock units, Blue Power increased 8 cents to $3.98, with 474 shares crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers popped 38 cents to end at $10.38 in trading 966 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 15 cents to $3.45 after an exchange of 16,030 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 16 cents to finish at $2.20 with investors trading 610,464 shares, Dolla Financial rose 17 cents and ended at $2.99, with 901,467 stocks crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic sank 17 cents to $1.55 with investors trading 8,641 units, Express Catering shed 15 cents to finish at $3.81 in an exchange of 597 stock units, Fontana advanced 7 cents and ended at $8.34 with investors swapping 14,218 shares. 
Future Energy lost 7 cents to close at $3.28 with an exchange of 75,413 stock units, Honey Bun dipped 16 cents to $8.30 and closed with 74,479 units changing hands, iCreate lost 3 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $0.37 after an exchange of 51,974, Image Plus gained 7 cents to close at $1.62 as investors exchanged 19,786 stock units. Knutsford Express fell 36 cents to $10.51, with 2,850 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards dropped 12 cents to finish at $1.23 with investors dealing in 87,555 units and Omni Industries rose 6 cents and ended at $1.08 with 975,120 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
