Trading activity rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a steep 281 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, resulting in a 207 percent bounce in value compared with Wednesday, following trading in 43 securities, up from 42 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 18 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors exchanged 21,955,175 shares valued $33,321,331, after jumping from 5,769,289 units at $10,871,063 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 510,585 shares at $774,915, with an increase of just 137,364 stock units at $258,835 on the Wednesday. Trading month to date, averages 267,964 units at $378,885, slightly above 255,861 stock units at $359,129 on the preceding day, but well below an average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148 in June.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 3.50 million shares for 16 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 3.14 million stocks for 14.3 percent of the day’s trade, ONE on ONE Educational closed with 3.02 million stock units changing hands for 13.7 percent of the volume traded, Fosrich chipped with 2.01 million shares for 9.2 percent of the total trade, Stationery and Office Supplies also contributed with 2.0 million stocks for 9.1 percent of the overall volume traded and Express Catering ended with 1.51 million stock units for 6.9 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 15.21 points to conclude trading at 2,982.51. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, 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 fell 29 cents to end at $17.20 with 24 stock units clearing the market, AMG Packaging advanced 6 cents to $1.80 with investors trading 104,903 shares, Atlantic Hardware slipped 15 cents and ended at $1.15 with 1,351,334 shares changing hands. Cargo Handlers lost $1.50 in closing at $16.25 with 50 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Flavours shed 8 cents and ended at $1.10 after trading of 103,303 shares, Derrimon Trading popped 13 cents to finish at $1.32 with 3,141,000 stock units crossing the market. 
Fosrich dropped 11 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 2,011,572 units, Honey Bun declined 39 cents and ended at $5.51 with investors swapping 1,913 stocks, Jamaican Teas increased 25 cents to settle at $2.29 with 3,502,416 shares crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express skidded $1.51 to $6.48 with investors trading 10,000 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 12 cents to close at $1.64 with 555,806 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.19 with investors dealing in 610,003 units. Mailpac Group gained 50 cents to $2.55 after an exchange of 80,656 stocks, Regency Petroleum rallied 8 cents to close at $4.33 with a transfer of 9,372 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 9 cents to finish at $1.67 as investors exchanged 2,000,000 stock units.
Closing securities prices are those of the last transaction.