Bear appeared on Friday but wont stick around too long.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market record run finally ended on Friday as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 5,680.10 points to 479,242.46 and the JSE Index dived 5,161.72 points to 436,494.54.
At the close market activity, on the main and US markets, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 18 declined and 7 traded firm, as a total of 36 securities traded, compared to 35 on Thursday. Market activity ended with 104,623,709 units valued $541,856,427, in contrast to 18,955,666 units valued $147,418,895 on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm continues to dominate trading since listing in late May, closing with 93.76 million shares changing hands and 90 percent of total trades, followed by Scotia Group with 3.45 million stock units 
and 3.3 percent of the day’s trades and Grace Kennedy with 2 million units for 2 percent of volume traded.
The market closed with average of 2,989,249 units valued at over $15,481,612, in contrast to 557,520 shares valued at $4,335,850 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,309,645 shares, with a value of $13,324,556, compared to 860,896 shares, with a value of $9,289,962 previously. May closed with average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints lost $1.33 to close at $17, trading 33,214 stock units, Caribbean Cement dropped $6.95 to close at $73.05, with an exchange of 30,135 shares, Jamaica Broilers finished trading of 8,696 units with a rise of 49 cents to end at $33. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 80 cents to end at $19.80, with an exchange of 711,190 shares, 
Kingston Wharves lost $3 to settle at $68, with an exchange of 3,500 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities exchanged 414,374 shares after sliding 45 cents to close at $11. NCB Financial Group ended trading of 441,660 shares with a rise of $1.02 to end the day at $170.02, Proven Investment fell $1 in trading 19,897 shares to close at $34, Scotia Group shed 99 cents in trading 3,449,377 units to close at $51.01. Seprod fell $1 to end at $48, in trading 320,989 shares and Supreme Ventures rose 90 cents and settled at $30.90, with 632,307 shares trading.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 62,500 units valued at over $12,250 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments traded 62,500 units and closed with a loss of 1 cent at 26 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 2.79 points to close at 191.58.
iCreate settled with a loss of 5 cents at 75 cents, with an exchange of 30,573 shares, Indies Pharma ended trading with 172,000 stock units at $3.25, Jamaican Teas closed 5 cents higher at $4.55, in trading 72,555 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with an exchange of 106,045 shares. Lasco Distributors ended trading 466,534 shares, with a loss of 20 cents at $3.30, Lasco Financial traded 1 cent higher at $5.10, with 135,551 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing exchanged 6,752,501 stock units and rose 9 cents to $3.91, Main Event closed with a loss of 69 cents at $5.21, with an exchange of 37,554 units. Medical Disposables ended with a loss of 55 cents at $7.45, with 75,100 shares trading, Paramount Trading concluded trading of 250 shares, at $2.20, SSL Venture Capital finished with a loss of 10 cents at $1.30, with 6,871 shares crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies settled with a loss of 3 cents at $9.10, with an exchange of 56,796 stock units and Sweet River ended trading of 28,000 units at $2.56.
The Junior Market index make strong gains at the close of trading on Thursday with 483 percent more volume with 398 percent more value trading than on Wednesday. 
In contrast, April closed with an average of 81,626 units for an average of $311,248 for each security traded.
Knutsford Express settled at $12.90, with 180 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors traded 12,042,080 shares at $3.50. Lasco Financial exchanged 372,419 shares after rising 22 cents to $5.09, 
The Junior Market index was steady at the close of trading on Wednesday with advancing stocks just out pacing declining ones with reduced volume and value. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 166,588 shares carrying a value of 759,004 compared to 199,807 units valued at $918,256 previously. In contrast, May closed with an average of 81,626 units for an average of $311,248 for each security traded.
iCreate settled at 80 cents, with 135,224 shares changing hands. Indies Pharma ended trading with 193,782 stock units, after losing 14 cents to close at $3.16, Iron Rock traded 10 cents higher at $3.60, with an exchange of 66,000 units. Jamaican Teas closed at $4.50, with 9,975 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended 5 cents higher at $2, with 20,521 shares traded, KLE Group ended at $2.15, while trading 49,506 units, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 71,313 shares at $3.50. Lasco Financial exchanged 60,992 shares with a loss of 3 cents at $4.87, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading 158,687 stock units at $3.85, Main Event closed 10 cents higher at $5.90, with 16,600 units changing hands, Paramount Trading concluded trading of 100 shares and rose 10 cents to $2.20. SSL Venture Capital finished with a loss of 20 cents end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.45, after exchanging 57,400 shares, Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 7 cents at $9.13, with an exchange of 52,600 stock units and tTech traded at $5.70, with 334 shares changing hands.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange chalked up its eighth consecutive record close on Tuesday as advancing stocks out did losers almost three to one.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities exchanged 47,989 shares after rising 65 cents to close at $12.35, NCB Financial Group finished trading 22,975 shares at a record closing high of $168, after rising $1, PanJam Investment concluded trading with 2,154 shares but lost 60 cents to end at $95.50. Sagicor Group traded 299,516 units and gained 30 cents to close at $48.50, Seprod climbed $1.95 to end at $49.95, in trading 125,881 shares and Supreme Ventures gained $1 and settled at $31, with 655,299 shares trading.
Blue Power concluded trading of 12,000 units and rose 2 cents to end at $4.52, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 2 cents at $9.30, with 12,000 shares crossing the exchange. Caribbean Producers ended trading of 6,001,795 units and lost 30 cents to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries closed 1 cent higher at $2.01, with 35,400 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.94, with an exchange of 51,579 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 304,500 shares at $12. Elite Diagnostic exchanged 47,458 shares and rose 19 cents to close at $3.99, Express Catering lost 30 cents to close at $6.50, with 29,504 shares crossing the exchange. FosRich Group rose 5 cents to close at $5, with an exchange of 30,364 shares, Fontana closed 3 cents higher at $4.38, with 1,498,782 stock units changing hands, General Accident gained 25 cents to close at $4.45, with an exchange of 19,242 units, GWest Corporation concluded trading of 90,500 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $1.21. Honey Bun finished with a loss of 35 cents at $5.65, with 112,083 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma ended 
trading with 34,891 stock units at $3.30, Iron Rock traded 8,600 units, with a loss of 34 cents at $3.50, Jamaican Teas closed 32 cents higher at $4.50, with 1,000 shares changing hands. Jetcon Corporation ended 9 cents higher at $1.95, with an exchange of 21,000 shares, KLE Group finished 15 cents higher at $2.15, with 10,000 units changing hands, Knutsford Express climbed $1.10 to $12.90, trading 8,000 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading of 84,384 shares with a loss of 15 cents at $3.50. Lasco Financial rose 16 cents to $4.90, with 57,376 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing finished the trading 112,100 stock units at $3.85, Main Event closed 45 cents higher at $5.80, with 1,200 units crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables ended at $8, with 40,842 shares trading. Stationery and Office settled 16 cents higher at $9.20, with 24,764 stock units trading, Sweet River lost 46 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $2.56, with 1,536 units crossing the exchange and tTech closed at $5.70, with 18,168 shares changing hands.
PanJam Investment concluded trading with 273,876 shares and rose 50 cents to end at $96.10, Sagicor Group traded 268,818 units and declined by $1.80 to close at $48.20, Seprod gained 55 cents to end at $48, in trading 53,347 shares. Sterling Investments lost 43 cents to close at $3.22, with 200 units crossing the exchange and Supreme Ventures dropped $1.86 and settled at $30, with 655,299 shares trading.
Knutsford Express settled with a loss of 70 cents at $11.80, with 27,000 shares changing hands, 
Lasco Distributors ended trading of 398,051 shares with a loss of 15 cents to close at $3.55. Lasco Financial traded 84,397 shares at $5, Lasco Manufacturing jumped 60 cents to close at $3.85 trading 1,348,820 stock units, as investors responded strongly to the company’s improved 2019 profit results. SSL Venture Capital finished 4 cents higher at $1.65, with 6,886 shares crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office settled at $9.04, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and tTech traded 17,112 shares with a loss of 1 cent at $5.70. In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 closed 15 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.30, with 500 shares changing hands.
