Trading activity jumped at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, as prices tumbled following a 533 percent surge in stocks traded, with a 392 percent jump in value over Tuesday, from activity in 45 securities compared with 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 11 rising, 24 declining and 10 ending unchanged as Regency Petroleum traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $3.27 after investors traded 326,730 shares.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 12,854,245 shares for $20,150,400 well above the 2,030,899 units at $4,091,926 on the previous trading day. Trading ended with an average of 285,650 shares valued $447,787 compared with 44,150 stock units at $88,955 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 359,927 units at $918,898 down from 365,751 stock units at $955,831 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 5.11 million shares for 39.7 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 2.13 million stock units for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Financial with 1.58 million units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 39.16 points to finish at 3,651.63. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended 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, 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, Access Financial advanced $1.99 to $19.60 with an exchange of 1,328 stock units, AMG Packaging shed 10 cents to $3 with 13,708 shares passing through the market, Blue Power sank 44 cents to end at $3.95 with 18,103 units crossing the exchange. CAC 2000 popped 23 cents to $2.64 with 946 stocks being traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 32 cents to finish at $3.23 with 4,297 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Flavours rose 8 cents and ended at $1.40 after a transfer of 136,485 stocks. Derrimon Trading slipped 10 cents to $1.90 with 14,757 shares traded at the close of the market, Dolla Financial sank 18 cents to $3 with 565,725 stock units being traded, Dolphin Cove dropped 24 cents in closing at $19.56 with traders dealing in 22,067 shares. Elite Diagnostic fell 28 cents to finish at $1.81 with 5,952 stocks crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh climbed 20 cents and ended at $2.30 with investors dealing in 15,456 units, Express Catering declined 20 cents to close at $3.20 after the trading of 1,478 stock units. 
Honey Bun lost 34 cents to $8.25 with the transfer of 7,857 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 11 cents and ended at $2.94 after an exchange of 206,907 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance increased 11 cents to $4 with investors trading 960 stock units. Jamaican Teas rallied 8 cents to end at $2.19 in an exchange of 6,399 stock units, JFP Ltd increased 9 cents to close at $1.04 with investors trading 39,546 shares, Lasco Financial dipped 22 cents to finish at $1.52 in an exchange of 1,577,606 units. Medical Disposables fell 48 cents to $1.70 with 65,076 stocks crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners dipped 9 cents to 58 cents as investors exchanged 415,562 stock units and tTech sank 30 cents to finish at $2.20 with 836 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.