Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 15 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 30 percent lower value than Tuesday from trading in 41 securities down from 44 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 23 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 9,257,198 shares for $12,706,033 down from 10,891,843 stock units at $18,155,914 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 225,785 shares at $309,903 below the 247,542 stock units valued at $412,634 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 174,602 units valued at $304,838 in line with 166,468 stock units at $304,033 on the previous day and lower than February with an average of 246,071 shares at $454,487.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 2.02 million shares for 21.8 percent of the total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.74 million units for 18.8 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 934,062 stocks for 10.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 32.31 points to end trading at 3,527.89. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial sank 64 cents to $16.32 after a transfer of 3,915 shares, Blue Power dipped 7 cents to close at $5.30 after 1,009 stocks were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 39 cents and ended at $2.77 after an exchange of 2,994 shares, while Caribbean Cream gained 31 cents to finish at $2.48 with 789 stocks crossing the market, Derrimon Trading lost 10 cents to end at $1.85 in an exchange of 648,490 shares, Dolla Financial also declined by 10 cents in closing at $2.70 with investors trading 730,582 stock units. Dolphin Cove fell $2.50 to $16.90 with 26,100 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering dipped 25 cents in closing at $2.70 with traders dealing in 56,603 units, Future Energy sank 10 cents to close at $3.16 after an exchange of 548,118 stocks. Honey Bun likewise slipped 10 cents and ended at $7.80 with investors dealing in 10,973 units, Indies Pharma skidded 18 cents to finish at $3.37 in an exchange of 3,263 shares, 
ISP Finance climbed $3.02 to end at $30 as 865 stock units passed through the market. Jamaican Teas rose 19 cents to $2.30 as investors exchanged 2,784 shares, Kintyre Holdings shed 8 cents to close at 30 cents with a transfer of 1,739,918 stock units, Knutsford Express gained $1 in closing at $13.80 in trading 14 stock units. Regency Petroleum rallied 9 cents to end at $3.09 with 38,333 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices lost 6 cents and ended at $1.30 in trading 57,260 units and Tropical Battery fell 9 cents to finish at $2.56 with 17,065 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.