Trading slipped on the JSE Junior Market on Wednesday, with a 21 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded at a 14 percent lower value than Tuesday following 42 securities being active down from 48 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, 15 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with the trading of 4,110,413 shares for $5,665,514 down from 5,232,080 stock units at $6,551,817 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 97,867 shares with a value of $134,893, marginally down from 109,002 stocks at $136,496 on Tuesday with a month to date average of 476,287 stock units at $1,466,189 compared to 525,041 stocks at $1,637,705 on the previous day and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
EduFocal led trading with 856,109 shares for 20.8 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 727,977 units for 17.7 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus with 423,609 stock units for 10.3 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 9.77 points to 3,669.18. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the Market, Access Financial shed 41 cents to end at $17.71 with the trading of a mere 7 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 7 cents in closing at $2.90 after a transfer of a mere 100 units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 20 cents to $1.90 in trading 4,785 shares. Derrimon Trading rallied 12 cents to finish at $1.97 with 6,701 stock units crossing the market, Dolla Financial rose 8 cents and ended at $3 in an exchange of 26,808 shares, Dolphin Cove climbed 46 cents to close at $18.99 with investors dealing in 17,501 stocks. Everything Fresh increased 13 cents to $2.23 in an exchange of 101,550 units, Express Catering dipped 10 cents to end at $3.20 with 5,943 stock units clearing the market, Fontana popped 23 cents to $8.25 after an exchange of 12,594 shares. 
Fosrich gained 7 cents to close at $2.15 with 8,908 stocks passing through the market, Future Energy advanced 14 cents to finish at $3.84 as investors exchanged 123,159 units, Honey Bun lost $1.29 and ended at $7.31 with 24,260 stock units crossing the market. ISP Finance rose $2.01 to $22 with investors swapping 8 shares, KLE Group skidded 28 cents to finish at $1.01 with 20,512 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank 8 cents and ended at $12.90 with 355 stocks switching owners. Lasco Financial declined 15 cents to close at $1.49 with 9,791 stock units changing hands, Mailpac Group rallied 8 cents to $2.68 with a transfer of 356,808 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 15 cents to end at $3.11 in trading of 118,864 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 12 cents to $1.58 with an exchange of a mere 29 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.