Newly listed Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group are two of 6 main market stocks to pull back on Friday with 2.96 million and 1.85 million units traded respectively.
All four stocks that listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, in December have retreated from their peak, FosRich fell 48 percent, GWest 33 percent, Wisynco Group 28 percent and VM Investments down 10 percent.
At the close of trading on Friday the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index shed 585.03 points to end at 316,302.83 and the JSE Index fell 533.03 points to close at 288,187.64.
Trading ended with 8,660,030 units valued at $83,892,685 from 27 securities changing hands, of which 12 advanced, 6 declined and 9 traded with prices unchanged.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints finished at $18, with 13,043 shares, Cable & Wireless settled 8 cents higher at $1.39, with 510 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of $3.50 at $32, with 16,735 stock units, Carreras traded 9 cents higher at $11.40, with 180,461 units. Ciboney Group finished trading at 37 cents, with 55,200 shares, Grace Kennedy closed 45 cents higher at $43.45, with 10,493 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended at $18, with 1,219,377 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading at $16.50, with 51,177 units. JMMB Group settled at $25, with 71,228 shares, Kingston Wharves traded 12,597 units and rose $2.98 to $33.99, Mayberry Investments finished trading 10 cents higher at $6.10, with 159,384 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 60 cents at $98.90, with 61,628 shares. 1834 Investments ended with a loss of 2 cents at $1.28, with 40,063 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading $1.50 higher at $42, with 7,850 units, 
Portland JSX jumped $1.05 to close at $11, with 164,468 shares, Pulse Investments settled 9 cents higher at $2.19, with 68,456 shares trading, Radio Jamaica ended trading at $1.05, with 100,000 stock units. Sagicor Group traded 10 cents higher at $34.75, with 46,157 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading 50 cents higher at $15, with 2,640 shares, Salada Foods closed with a loss of $2 at $11, with 30,000 shares, Scotia Group ended $1 higher at $52, with 2,832 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments finished at $13, with 3,202 shares, Supreme Ventures settled 10 cents higher at $12, with 48,904 shares, VM Investments Limited ended trading with a loss of 33 cents at $4.07, with 3,594,152 stock units and Wisynco Group traded with a loss of 70 cents at $10.80, with 2,698,773 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 100 units at $1.80 and JMMB Group 7.5% traded 600 units to close at $1.15.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market retreat moderately.”
December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation closed at $3, with 1,810,292 shares, ISP Finance finished at $12.50, with 126 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.65, with 113,000 stock units, Key Insurance traded with a loss of 35 cents at $3.10, with 59,986 units, KLE Group finished trading at $2.15, with 9,300 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 7,659 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $3.80, with 63,491 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.30, with 70,113 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4.17, with 203,205 shares, Main Event settled at $5.80, with 20,463 shares. Paramount Trading traded 15 cents higher at $3.15, with 11,000 units and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 24,232 shares.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $42, with 2,843 shares, AMG Packaging finished at $2.90, with 1,500 shares, C2W Music finished trading at $0.51, with 35,000 shares, 
Iron Rock ended trading at $3, with 4,750 stock units, 
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 70.24 points to close at 316,887.86 and the JSE Index declined by 64.00 points to close at 288,720.67. A total of 24 securities changed hands, down from 29 on Wednesday, 10 advanced, 11 declined and 4 traded firm. 
Caribbean Cement ended trading with a surge of $4.03 to $35.50, with 542,827 stock units, Carreras traded with a loss of 14 cents at $11.31, with 480,831 units. Grace Kennedy fell 50 cents to close at $43, exchanging 13,031 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 79 cents higher at $18, with 26,916 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $16.50, with 28,306 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7, with 11,514 shares. JMMB Group fell $2 to $25, with 57,836 shares, Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of $1.99 to end at $31.01, with 9,101 units, Mayberry Investments finished trading $1 higher at $6, with 41,781 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents to $99.50, with 10,100,229 shares. PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $3 to $40.50, with 88,698 units, Pulse Investments settled with a loss of 29 cents at $2.10, with 35,000 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $1.05, with 1,303,046 stock units, 
Sagicor Group traded with a loss of 35 cents at $34.65, with 21,110 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $14.50, with 83,143 shares, Scotia Group ended with a loss of 10 cents at $51, with 398,181 stock units, Supreme Ventures settled 31 cents higher at $11.90, with 133,694 shares, VM Investments ended trading at $4.40, with 2,964,142 stock units and Wisynco Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $11.50, with 1,851,366 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% fell 10 cent in trading 50,418 units at $1.80 and JMMB Group 7.5% traded 119,440 units and slipped 1 cent to close at $1.15.
Losses| Ansa Mcal concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents in closing at $62.49 with 1,052 units, Clico Investments traded with a loss of 19 cents to close at $20.81 with 32,224 units trading valued at $673,099, National Enterprise fell 1 cent to $9.79 with 2,200 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGLsettled with a loss of 50 cents at $26 with 27,060 shares with a value of $705,870.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Grace Kennedy closed at $43.50, with 82,650 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 59 cents at $17.21, with 3,555 stock units. Jamaica Producers concluded trading 5 cents higher at $16.55, with 6,000 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 5 cents at $7, with 88,166 shares, JMMB Group jumped $3 t0 $27, with 18,530 shares trading, Kingston Wharves traded 50 cents higher at $33, with 476 units. Mayberry Investments finished trading with a loss of $1 at $5, with 26,370 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $99, with 13,121 shares, 1834 Investments ended at $1.30, with 20,000 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $1.50 to close at $43.50, with 378,000 units, Portland JSX finished with a loss of 5 cents at $9.95, with 2,000 shares. Pulse Investments settled 59 cents higher at $2.39, with 6,500 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading 8 cents higher at $1.10, with 100,000 stock units, 
Sagicor Group traded with a loss of 30 cents at $35, with 4,100 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading 50 cents higher at $14.50, with 595 shares. Salada Foods closed $1.50 higher at 52 weeks’ high of $13, with 1,000 shares, Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1.90 at $51.10, with 26,000 stock units, Seprod concluded trading at $31, with 10,600 units, Supreme Ventures settled $1.58 higher at $11.59, with 7,304 shares. VM Investments Limited ended trading 40 cents higher at $4.40, with 1,911,097 stock units and Wisynco Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $12, with 3,785,911 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 27,300 units at $1.90 and JMMB Group 7.5% traded 14,787 units at $1.16.
Trading month to date amounts to an average of In contrast, December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 70 cents at $3.30, with 506,563 shares trading, Honey Bun ended at $4.50, with 15,457 stock units, Iron Rock concluded trading 16 cents higher at $3, with 5,000 units. ISP Finance finished 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 103,538 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 5 cents higher at $5, with 379,918 stock units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $14.80, with 16,304 shares. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 34 cents at $3.52, with 170,855 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 35 cents higher at $5.50, with 24,267 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 13 cents higher at $3.50, with 263,914 shares, Main Event settled with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 5,083 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading 45 cents higher at $5.25, with 1,043,448 shares and tTech ended with a loss of 39 cents at $6.50, with 6,000 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% concluded trading at $7.20, with 642 units, Eppley 10% closed unchanged at $6, with 4,685 shares changing hands.
Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $32, with 9,800 stock units, Carreras traded 5 cents higher at $11.45, with 234,822 units. Ciboney Group finished trading with a loss of 4 cents down to 37 cents, with 728 shares, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 25 cents at $43.50, with 16,000 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 10 cents higher at $17.80, with 26,937 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $16.50, with 1,683 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7.05, with 12,000 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of $1 to end at $24, with 65,054 shares trading, Kingston Properties ended trading at $7.70, with 3,100 stock units, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of $1 to $99, with 50,823 shares. 1834 Investments ended 5 cents higher at $1.30, with 459,937 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading 25 cents higher at $45, with 5,341 units, Pulse Investments settled at $1.80, with 94,172 shares, 
Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.02, with 159,905 stock units, Sagicor Group traded with a loss of $2.70 at $35.30, with 7,563 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of $1 to $14, with 5,589 shares, Salada Foods closed 25 cents higher at $11.50, with 117,951 shares, Scotia Group ended with a loss of 85 cents at $53, with 104,683 stock units, Seprod settled $1 higher at $31, with 3,250 shares. Supreme Ventures traded with a loss of $1.49 to end at $10.01, with 131,005 units, VM Investments finished trading 76 cents higher to a record close of $4, with 2,353,026 shares trading and WISYNCO Group closed 51 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,546,728 shares changing hands. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 4,266 units at $2.49, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 6,981 units at $1.90.