Trading climbed to close out the week on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 200 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, a 10 percent rise in value compared with Thursday, following trading of 11 million RA Williams’ shares. Trading closed with an exchange of 42 securities, compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 22 rising, nine declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 15,947,334 shares for $9,317,090, compared with 5,307,813 units at $8,466,498 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 379,698 shares valued $221,835, up from 123,438 stocks at $196,895 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 241,459 units at $341,493, down from 233,093 stocks at $348,735 on the previous day and June, than ended with an average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148.
RA Williams led trading with 10.98 million shares for 68.9 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International ended with 3.23 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with only 275,000 stocks for 1.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index jumped 64.58 points to settle at 3,038.29. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 11.7. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 48 cents after closing at $17.50 with a transfer of 277 units, the price of Blue Power rose by 8 cents and ended at $3.33 after trading of 1,856 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.75 to close at $17.75 after 1,085 shares were traded. Caribbean Flavours rose by 13 cents to $1.18, after an exchange of 2,381 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents to end at $1.45 after trading of just one share, Derrimon Trading shed 11 cents to close at $1.25, with 238,668 units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to $11.25 in an exchange of 7,396 stocks, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.40 after the trading of 16,721 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents after closing at $6.20, with 50,771 shares crossing the market. Fosrich gained 5 cents to finish at $1.57 after an exchange of 104,316 stock units, Future Energy rose 11 cents to end at $3.75 with investors trading 157,136 units, 
Honey Bun advanced 56 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 503 stock units. Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.30 with 21,383 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial popped 5 cents and ended at $1.65 in switching ownership of 100,000 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 18 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged 21,609 shares. Mailpac Group declined 12 cents in closing at $2.43, with 14,561 stock units clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 9 cents to end at 78 cents with an exchange of 20,004 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 15 cents to close at $4.35 with an exchange of 2,517 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 6 cents to $1.48 with investors trading 105,689 units.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.