Trading jumped and prices mostly rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, in closing out the month with a 52 percent rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with 61 percent greater value than Tuesday following trading in 45 securities compared with 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, nine declining and 15 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 22,755,488 shares, with Stationery and Office Supplies accounting for 20 percent of the volume traded, resulting in a value of $47,209,153, up appreciably from 15,009,251 units at $29,395,669 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 505,678 shares at $1,049,092, up from 326,288 stock units at $639,036 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 199,273 units at $488,496, closely aligned with 182,438 stock units at $457,694 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 4.50 million shares for 19.8 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational which ended with 3.88 million stocks for 17 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas closed with 2.75 million stocks for 12.1 percent of the volume traded, Image Plus with 1.72 million units for 7.6 percent of the overall volume, Indies Pharma with 1.69 million units for 7.4 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group ended with 1.19 million units for 5.2 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 48.98 points to conclude trading at 3,517.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 14.7, 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 popped $1.52 to $17.55, with 1,782 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rallied 30 cents to end at $2.31 in an exchange of 6,005 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 47 cents in closing at $2.50, with investors dealing in 3,150 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents and ended at $1.70 after 1,871 shares passed through the market, Dolla Financial rose 12 cents to finish at $2.57 with investors trading 80,135 stock units, Dolphin Cove sank 47 cents to close at $11.23 after an exchange of 30,950 shares. Everything Fresh advanced 7 cents to $2.10 with a transfer of 33 stocks, Fontana gained 48 cents and ended at $9.80 after the trading of 111,138 units, Fosrich popped 10 cents in closing at $2.60 with an exchange of 501,933 stock units. 
Future Energy rallied 14 cents to end at $3.30 with 581,156 shares crossing the market, GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at 87 cents in trading 9,900 stock units, Indies Pharma increased 20 cents to finish at $4.05 with 1,688,670 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas skidded 6 cents and ended at $2.54 with investors trading 2,752,934 stocks, JFP Ltd climbed 18 cents to 60 cents in an exchange of 243,215 units, Knutsford Express rose 20 cents in closing at $12.68 with investors swapping 338,227 stocks. Limners and Bards advanced 10 cents to close at $1.25 in switching ownership of 5,662 shares, Lumber Depot gained 12 cents to finish at $3.02 after a transfer of 107,810 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 33 cents to end at $2.70 with traders dealing in 1,187,139 shares. Regency Petroleum rallied 40 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high at $3.80 with 774,792 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 6 cents to finish at $1.60 and closed with an exchange of 4,499,451 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.