Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 70 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded resulting from a 74 percent slippage in value compared with Monday, following trading in 43 securities, compared with 41 on Monday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 22 declining and four closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 8,465,793 shares for $9,750,944, compared with 28,603,521 units at $37,608,677 on Monday.
Trading averaged 196,879 shares at $226,766, down from 697,647 stocks at $917,285 on Monday with trading month to date, averaging 261,930 stock units at $364,266, well aligned with 265,530 stock units at $371,876 on the previous day but well lower than June, with an average of 1,591,326 shares for $1,703,148.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 3.16 million shares for 37.4 percent of total volume, followed by One Great Studio with 1.72 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 800,392 stocks for 9.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 47.86 points to wrap up trading at 2,960.58. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles PE ratios, derived by dividing a stock’s last traded price by its earnings per share, for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the day, Access Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $17.20 with investors exchanging 142 stocks, AMG Packaging advanced 6 cents to $1.76 with 28,063 units clearing the market, Atlantic Hardware rose 16 cents to $1.33 after an exchange of 174,337 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $1.95 and ended at $16 in trading of 2,469 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 34 cents to $1.03 in trading 11,644 shares, Caribbean Cream declined 15 cents to close at $1.99 with 24,107 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rallied 9 cents to $1.18 in trading 1,730 stocks, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.21, with 3,162,483 units crossing the market, Dolla Financial lost 6 cents in closing at $2.90 with investors dealing in 141,194 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 36 cents to close at $11.38 in an exchange of 3,392 units, Elite Diagnostic skidded 23 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors trading 32,325 stocks, Fosrich climbed 17 cents to finish at $1.57 after closing with an exchange of 56,533 stock units. GWest Corporation slipped 10 cents and ended at 49 cents with 50,586 shares changing hands, Image Plus increased 7 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 76,439 units, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents to end at $2.70 after an exchange of 41,911 stocks. 
ISP Finance shed $1.04 in closing at $7.50, with 3 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 12 cents to close at $2.13, with an exchange of 70,791 shares, Lasco Financial declined 12 cents to finish at $1.53 after 3,425 units passed thro ugh the market. Limners and Bards and ended with an exchange of 113,113 shares at $1.12, Lumber Depot advanced 12 cents to $2.60 with investors trading 4,852 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to close at $2.46, with 100,740 shares crossing the exchange. Main Event skidded 67 cents to end at $4.03 with an exchange of 6,480 units, Medical Disposables rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15, with 1,279 stocks changing hands, MFS Capital Partners dropped 7 cents to finish at 41 cents with a transfer of 16,882 stock units and Omni Industries slipped 9 cents and ended at 88 cents, with 149,830 shares changing hands.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.