Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 97 percent, with 87 percent greater value than Monday, following trading in 41 securities, compared with 42 on Monday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged, with the market declining 9.2 percent for the first six months of the year.
The market closed with trading of 35,931,023 shares with a value of $49,043,464, up from 18,239,490 units at $26,227,124 on Monday.
Trading averaged 876,366 shares at $1,196,182, up from 434,274 stocks at $624,455 on Monday. Trading ended month to date, with an average of 1,591,326 units at $1,703,148, moderately below the 1,623,82 stock units at $1,726,192 on the prior day and well above May, with an average of 644,187 shares at $540,889.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 19.27 million shares for 53.6 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas which ended with 4.09 million stocks for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade, Dolla Financial closed with 3.38 million stocks for 9.4 percent of the volume traded, Kintyre Holdings ended with 2.17 million units for 6 percent of the total trade, Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.0 million units for 5.6 percent of the day’s volume and Image Plus with 1.03 million units for 2.9 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 5.18 points to finish at 3,088.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5. 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 the half year, Blue Power gained 20 cents to end at $3.70 after 6,326 units passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 21 cents to end at $1.40 as investors exchanged 16,958 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose 32 cents to finish at $1.20, with 1,500 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours climbed 13 cents to end at $1.18 with investors swapping 22,232 stock units, Dolla Financial skidded 7 cents in closing at $3 after an exchange of 3,376,737 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 40 cents to close at $9.60 with investors dealing in 6,233 units. Express Catering slipped 19 cents to $2.09 with 165,802 stocks crossing the exchange, 
Fontana increased 18 cents and ended at $6.75 in trading 14,034 stock units, Fosrich fell 10 cents to finish at $1.60 and closed with an exchange of 82,742 shares. Jamaican Teas declined 5 cents to end at $2.16 with an exchange of 4,086,003 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 30 cents in closing at $7.50, after 866 units passed through the market, Main Event advanced 14 cents to close at $5.53 with investors trading 22,958 stock units. Omni Industries shed 5 cents to 90 cents, with 48,681 shares crossing the market and Regency Petroleum rose 36 cents to close at $4.77 after an exchange of 853,182 units.
The closing stock prices are those of the last transaction.