Trading picked up appreciably at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 193 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and the value jumped 118 percent over Thursday with trading in 46 securities compared with 48 on Thursday and ended with prices of 14 rising, 21 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Trading climbed sharply on Friday with an exchange of 11,943,047 shares for $17,624,061 up solidly from 4,082,483 units at $8,098,206 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 259,631 shares at $383,132 compared with 85,052 units at $168,713 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 171,223 stocks at $369,829 compared to 164,175 stock units at $368,769 on the previous day and September with an average of 419,421 shares at $774,292.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 7.08 million shares for 59.2 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 958,740 units for 8 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 861,147 stock units for 7.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 15.08 points to settle at 3,688.94. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial climbed 8 cents and ended at $18.30 in trading 835 units, AMG Packaging fell 28 cents to $2.85 after a transfer of 1,065 stocks, CAC 2000 sank 24 cents to finish at $2.41 as investors traded just 21 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 38 cents to end at $3.58 with a transfer of 9,023 stock units, Caribbean Cream rallied 29 cents in closing at $3.45 with 1,130 shares crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove dropped 54 cents to close at $19.65 with investors swapping 30,240 stocks. Everything Fresh rose 21 cents to $2.40 after an exchange of 83 units, Express Catering lost 15 cents and ended at $3.30 with 58 stock units being traded, Fontana advanced 14 cents to end at $8 after an exchange of 22,013 shares. 
GWest Corporation gained 7 cents in closing at 97 cents with 415 stocks clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation slipped 12 cents to close at $1.05 with an exchange of 71 units, KLE Group sank 11 cents to finish at $1.09 in trading 10,041 stock units. Knutsford Express increased 29 cents and ended at $11.90 in an exchange of 4,519 shares, Main Event climbed 26 cents to $11.60 with 1,355 units crossing the market, Medical Disposables declined 7 cents to close at $2.30 with investors trading 100 stocks. Spur Tree Spices shed 11 cents in closing at $1.87 with 312,942 stock units changing hands and Tropical Battery skidded 7 cents to finish at $2.50 in an exchange of 57,443 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.