Carib Cement dropped sharply from record close on Monday.
Caribbean Cement dropped $8.90 to lead four stocks declining $2.50 or more, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday and helped to send the market index into a fall.
Investors pushed Cement to $67 in early trading but some selling came in to move the price lower to $56, but the stock closed with the bid at $60. Supreme Ventures that closed at a record high of $29.50 fell by $2.50 at the close. JMMB Group lost $3.49 and Kingston Wharves was down $4 at the close.
At the end of trading the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market retreated a bit from its upward climb to the record high of November last year and is now within 8,000 points away.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,034.03 points to end at 425,445.48 and the JSE Index declined by 939.63 points to 387,608.90.
At the close of the main and US markets, 31 securities traded, compared to 35 on Monday and leading to 11 advancing, 11 declining and 9 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 1,404,921 units at just $34,225,857 crossing the exchange, compared to 4,774,806 units valued at $58,420,189 changing hands on Monday.
On a day of low volumes, Victoria Mutual Investments led trading with 597,440 shares, and no other stock came close.
Market activity ended with an average of 50,176 units valued at an average of $1,222,352 for each security traded. In contrast to 170,529 units for an average of $2,086,435 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 110,352 units valued at $1,654,394. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments fell 37 cents to $44.40, with an exchange of 1,025 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped $8.90 to close at $56, with 152,518 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.49 in trading 4,202 units to close at $31.50, Jamaica Producers gained 50 cents to close at $22.50, with 20,445 shares changing hands. JMMB Group dropped $3.49 and concluded trading of 49,159 shares at $30.01, Kingston Wharves sank $4 to settle at $68, trading 5,332 units, 
Mayberry Investments lost 92 cents trading 17,500 shares to close at $8.28, Salada Foods rose 95 cents in closing at $30, with 200 shares changing hands. Scotia Group dropped 49 cents trading 30,677 shares at $51.01, Seprod rose $1.29 to close at $43.44 in trading 2,351 shares, Supreme Ventures dropped $2.50 to finish at a record high of $27, with an exchange of 111,448 units.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 160,444 units valued at over $20,989 changing hands. Margaritaville closed 25 US cents while trading with 233 shares, Proven Investments gained 1 cents trading 37,769 at 23 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 122,442 shares at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index gained 2.99 points to close at 179.23.
