Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a modest rise in the volume of stocks traded accompanied by a 92 percent surge in value up from Thursday with the number of securities traded rising to 43 securities from 39 on Thursday and ending with rising prices beating out those declining by a notable margin and ending with prices of 23 rising, 15 declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,057,362 shares at $11,180,391 compared with 4,942,890 units at $5,833,637 on Thursday. Trading averaged 117,613 shares valued $260,009 compared with 126,741 stocks at $149,580 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 411,720 stocks for $1,236,825 compared to 442,793 stock units at $1,340,027 on the previous day and November ending with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 826,221 shares for 16.3 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings with 634,117 units for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 630,700 stock units for 12.5 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped a modest 5.41 points to settle at 3,691.77. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 8 cents to end at $2.84 with investors dealing in just 2 units, Blue Power sank 35 cents to $4.70 with 2,195 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 44 cents to $2.96 with traders dealing in just 141 shares. Dolphin Cove popped $1 to $18.50 and ended up closing with 90,173 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh climbed 13 cents to finish at $2.23 with investors trading 3,182 shares, Express Catering increased 10 cents to close at $3.30 in an exchange of 153 units. Future Energy slipped 14 cents to $3.71 after the trading of 168,274 stocks, Honey Bun advanced 99 cents to finish at $8.50 after a transfer of 5,021 stock units, Indies Pharma gained 11 cents and ended at $3.44 with 177,340 shares passing through the market. Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents to end at $2.19 with 3,841 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express advanced by 15 cents to end at $12.90 with 16,005 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial popped 14 cents to close at $1.64 in an exchange of 769 stock units. 
Lumber Depot fell 18 cents to $2.56 with 81,776 shares clearing the market, Mailpac Group climbed 15 cents and ended at $2.75 after an exchange of 47,072 units, ONE on ONE Educational shed 7 cents to close at 93 cents with investors trading 62,969 stocks. Regency Petroleum increased 7 cents to finish at $3.08 after an exchange of a mere 3 stock units, Spur Tree Spices gained 12 cents to close at $2 with investors swapping 109,972 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 11 cents to end at $1.47 with 333,087 units switching owners and tTech dipped 10 cents to $2 as investors exchanged 41,385 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.