Trading fell on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume and value of stocks traded declining by 11 percent and 41 percent respectively compared to Monday, with the market Index slipping 17.76 points to 3,274.33, following trading in 46 securities, down from 47 on Monday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 21 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 7,122,679 shares for $7,747,839, after sliding from 7,960,170 units at $13,236,337 on Monday.
Trading averaged 154,841 shares at $168,431, down from 169,365 stocks at $281,624 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 226,965 units at $298,598, down from 239,162 shares at $320,611 on the previous day and January closing with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings ended as the leading trade with 3.15 million shares for 44.2 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 1.07 million units for 15 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 710,969 stock units for 10 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 30 cents to $2.40, with 141,470 shares clearing the market, Atlantic Hardware climbed 9 cents to $2.14, with investors trading 1,069,551 units, Blue Power increased 75 cents to finish at $3.75, with 2,497 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 26 cents and ended at $2 after an exchange of just 923 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 25 cents to end at $1.55 with 3,719 stocks passing through the market, Dolphin Cove gained $1.10 to close at $12 after trading of 10,601 units. Express Catering fell 17 cents to $2.33 with 4,582 shares crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance sank 30 cents to end at $2.50 with a transfer of 126 stocks, Jamaican Teas slipped 12 cents to $2.18 after an exchange of 7,908 stock units. 
KLE Group sank 14 cents to finish at 90 cents with investors trading 34 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 70 cents and ended at $10.29 in an exchange of 1,616 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 11 cents to close at $1.03 with traders dealing in 149,436 units. Mailpac Group lost 30 cents to $2.49 after a transfer of 28,552 stock units, Main Event declined 10 cents to finish at $7 as investors exchanged 3,743 shares, Medical Disposables popped 24 cents and ended at $1.34 with 203 stocks crossing the market. Paramount Trading shed 22 cents in closing at $1.06 with an exchange of 25,578 units and Regency Petroleum rallied 6 cents to close at $3.94 with 3,998 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.