Trading activity jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 44 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 92 percent more value than Monday following trading in 39 securities compared with 41 on Monday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 12 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 12,699,115 shares for $31,583,992 compared with 8,838,672 units at $16,421,905 on Monday.
Trading averaged 325,618 shares at $809,846 compared to 215,577 units at $400,534 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 250,786 units for $460,054 compared with 239,205 stock units at $405,920 on the previous day and July that ended with an average of 358,542 units at $736,760.
Express Catering led trading with 5.01 million shares for 39.4 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 2.86 million units for 22.5 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 2.04 million stock units for 16.1 percent of the total volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 11.33 points to end trading at 3,579.01.
The Junior Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 12.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging gained 13 cents to close at $2.94 with investors trading 14,539 units, Blue Power declined 19 cents to $4.29 with 3,005 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 36 cents to $3.84 with investors trading just 179 shares. Consolidated Bakeries rallied 50 cents to finish at $2.10 100 stock units crossing the exchange, EduFocal lost 5 cents to end at 34 cents after a transfer of 2,862,928 shares, Fontana climbed 6 cents in closing at $8.21 with trading in 31,093 units. Fosrich fell 6 cents to $2.14 in an exchange of 468,186 stocks, Future Energy sank 6 cents in closing at $3.20, with 23,011 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun rose 25 cents and ended at $8.50 with investors swapping 10,800 shares. Indies Pharma shed 18 cents to end at $2.47 and closed with an exchange of 138,208 units, 
Jamaican Teas sank 5 cents to close at $2.20, with 12,767 stocks crossing the market, JFP Ltd rallied 6 cents to finish at $1 with investors trading 39,036 stocks. Regency Petroleum advanced 5 cents to end at $2.20 after 122,276 shares passed through the market, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 5 cents to close at $.70 in switching ownership of 147,670 stocks, Tropical Battery gained 7 cents to finish at $2.28 as investors exchanged 80,037 units and tTech slipped 23 cents to close at $2.07 with a transfer of 997 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
