The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped on Tuesday, with the market index falling, with an 88 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, and a 64 percent lower value than on Monday. The market closed with trading in 43 securities, down from 47 on Monday. Prices of 20 stocks advanced, 17 declined and six closed unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,025,721 shares for $9,189,434 after plunging from 48,900,696 units at $25,636,425 on Monday.
Trading averaged 140,133 shares at $213,708,after tumbling from 1,040,440 stocks at $545,456 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 271,934 stock units at $320,992, sliding from 280,456 stock units at $327,929 on the previous day and January, with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 1.09 million shares for 18.1 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 1.09 million stock units for 18.1 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 556,803 stocks for 9.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 13.33 points to 3,315.26. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging advanced 22 cents in closing at $2.24, following trading of 2,626 shares, CAC 2000 rose 50 cents to $2 with 3,300 stocks passing through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 20 cents to finish at $2.10 with investors swapping 155,602 shares. Caribbean Flavours increased 18 cents and ended at $1.70 with 79,169 stock units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 29 cents to $1.47 with investors trading just 1,550 units, Derrimon Trading lost 7 cents to end at $1.63 in an exchange of 48,780 shares. Dolla Financial declined 13 cents to $2.45 with investors trading 223,144 units, Elite Diagnostic popped 8 cents to $1.50 with 30 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy gained 6 cents to finish at $3.01 with investors dealing in 496,316 stock units. 
GWest Corporation fell 13 cents and ended at 70 cents after a transfer of 1,400 shares, ISP Finance dropped $1.10 to close at $12.15 with a mere unit exiting the exchange, Jetcon Corporation rallied 9 cents to end at $2.39, following the trading of 546,642 stock units. Knutsford Express sank 51 cents to $10.28 after an exchange of 2,174 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 9 cents to $1.02 after dealers swapped 20,742 shares, Lumber Depot climbed 20 cents and ended at $2.50 with an exchange of 5,201 stock units. Medical Disposables rose 18 cents to close at $1.34 with 201 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum advanced 20 cents to finish at $4.30 after an exchange of 57,262 units and Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 13 cents to end at $1.51 with a transfer of 271,016 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.