Trading dropped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded diving 46 percent, with a 51 percent lower value than on Friday. The number of companies following activity in 42 securities, up from 39 on Friday and ending, with prices of only 10 rising, 17 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of just 7,400,596 shares worth $6,536,470, after tumbling from 13,669,671 units at $13,446,186 on Friday.
Trading closed with an average of 176,205 shares at $155,630, with a fall from 350,504 stock units at $344,774 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 296,673 units valued at $315,348, down moderately from 307,148 stocks at $329,236 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.66 million shares for 35.9 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 1.94 million stocks for 26.2 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.52 million stock units for 20.6 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 14.07 points to close at 3,226.55. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.3, derived by dividing the last traded price of a 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 trading, AMG Packaging skidded 25 cents and ended at $1.82 following trading 12,404 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 20 cents to $1.40 after an exchange of 1,521,110 stock units, Cargo Handlers dropped by 17 cents to $20.50 following the trading of 941 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 11 cents to close at $1.52 with an exchange of 177 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries shed 13 cents to finish at $1.51 with 1,681 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading sank 12 cents to end at $1.57 with investors trading 18,432 stocks. Dolla Financial dropped 5 cents to $2.35 in an exchange of 60,912 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 49 cents to end at $10.51 with 9,678 shares passing through the market, Everything Fresh increased 18 cents in closing at $2.28 with a transfer of 190 stock units. Express Catering popped 28 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged just 700 shares, Fosrich gained 5 cents and ended at $2.05 in switching ownership of 83,968 stocks, Future Energy slipped 5 cents to close at $3.29 with 168,744 units crossing the exchange. 
GWest Corporation rose 7 cents to 69 cents after a transfer of 10,110 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.89 with 3,001 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group dipped 15 cents in closing at $2.33 with traders dealing in 17,996 stock units. Regency Petroleum sank 25 cents to finish at $4.23 with 18,451 units crossing the market and Woodcats International declined 6 cents to close at a new low of 78 cents in trading 1,941,022 stocks.
Prices of securities are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.