Woodcats International pallet and crate manufacturer, cornered 39 percent of the 6,549,859 shares traded following a 47 percent rise from 4,455,615 units with a value of $8,170,358, compared with $8,483,284 on Tuesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. At the close, 39 securities were exchanged compared to 42 on Tuesday, with prices of 13 rising, 19 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of an average of 167,945 shares traded at $209,496, after an increase from 106,086 stock units at $201,983 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 140,604 stock units at $270,599 compared to 136,439 stock units at $279,908 on the preceding day and well lower than August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Woodcats International led trading with 2.56 million shares for 39.1 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 1.58 million units for 24.2 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 643,638 stocks for 9.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 17.74 points to end at 2,939.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. 
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined 14 cents to close at $1.70, with 243,583 units being traded, Cargo Handlers increased $1.83 to end at $16.33 following an exchange of 1,036 stocks, Caribbean Cream shed 18 cents to close at $2.27 with 13,200 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours dropped 12 cents to $1.10 after a transfer of 38,475 stock units, Dolla Financial climbed 5 cents to finish at $3.55 with investors trading 164,374 shares, Elite Diagnostic rose 13 cents to close at $1.70 in an exchange of 1,647 stock units. Fontana advanced 22 cents to $6.42 with investors dealing in 11,995 stocks, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents to $2.56 after an exchange of 9,696 units, ISP Finance dipped 10 cents and ended at $9.85, with 1,002 stocks clearing the market. Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents to close at $2.14 as investors exchanged 1,150 units, 
Jetcon Corporation popped 21 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $4.35, with trading of 287,330 shares, Knutsford Express shed 34 cents to end at $8.66 with 7,107 stock units passing through the market. Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.55 in trading 43,784 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 21 cents and settled at $2.32 with 51,344 shares changing hands, Main Event lost 20 cents to stop at $3.80 with investors trading 4,753 units. MFS Capital Partners shed 5 cents to close at 45 cents with a transfer of 27,351 stock units and Regency Petroleum rallied 19 cents to finish at $4.18 after an exchange of 1,074 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.