Local Equities Market
For the week ending June 13, 2025, the local stock market, measured by the Combined Index, declined by 2.49%. The Main Market Index declined by 2.63%, the Junior Market Index declined by 0.73%, and the JSE USD Equities Index declining by 0.43%. During the week Ironrock Insurance Company Limited was the largest gainer, rising by approximately 17.10% to close at $5.00. A.S. Bryden & Sons Holdings Limited was the biggest decliner, which fell by 15.16% to close at $25.35.
Large-cap stocks, reflecting those listed on the Main Market Index are outperforming on a YTD basis, declining by 6.54%, relative to its Junior Market counterpart which has declined by 8.99%.
For the week ending June 13, 2025, overall market activity resulted from 124 stocks of which 32 advanced, 73 declined and 19 traded firm. Market volume amounted to 68,606,377 units valued at over $542,237,898.02. Key contributors to trading volume are TransJamaican Highway Limited (USD) with 12,432,203 units (17.41%), followed by Kingston Wharves Limited with 10,154,947 units (14.22%) and Wigton Energy Limited with 7,178,718 units (10.05%).
Revisiting relevant news during the week:
KPREIT eyes modern parking solution for downtown lot
Kingston Properties Limited (KPREIT) is weighing plans to transform its East Street lot in downtown Kingston into a modern parking facility, in what could become the company’s first mobility infrastructure.
KPREIT eyes modern parking solution for downtown lot
SCOTIA NOW JAMAICA’S LARGEST MORTGAGE LENDER
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) has become the largest banking mortgage provider in Jamaica as its residential mortgage portfolio has grown to $107 billion (US$671 million).
SCOTIA NOW JAMAICA’S LARGEST MORTGAGE LENDER
Mayberry cements place in Dolla
Mayberry Group Limited (MGL) has cemented its place firmly in Dolla Financial Services Limited as it acquired another seven per cent of the microcredit company for $332.50 million.
Mayberry cements place in Dolla
VM Investments launches digital onboarding platform
VM Investments has officially completed its much-anticipated digital onboarding system, delivering on its promise to make investing more accessible for clients, wherever they are in the world. The new platform allows clients, including those in the diaspora, to open an investment account entirely online.
VM Investments launches digital onboarding platform
Caricom confronts tariff turbulence
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — Trade and economic development ministers from the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) began a two-day meeting here on Tuesday against the background of many trade-related challenges facing the region, and in a geopolitical environment which is changing very rapidly.
Caricom confronts tariff turbulence
NCB adds audio-guided feature on banking machines for blind and illiterate users
The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has introduced a new audio- guided feature on select automated banking machines (ABMs), aimed at improving accessibility for visually impaired and illiterate customers.
NCB adds audio-guided feature on banking machines for blind and illiterate users
| Unit Trust Fund | 11/06/2025 | 04/06/2025 | Week/Week Return | Year-to-Date Return | 1 Year Return | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Growth | 75.82 | 76.23 | -0.54% | -7.15% | -0.40% | - |
| Money Market | 17.64 | 17.59 | 0.30% | 3.01% | 6.01% | 5.12% |
| Income Portfolio | 100.00 | 100.00 | - | - | - | 4.62% |
| FX Bond Portfolio (US$) | 1.52 | 1.52 | 0.05% | 2.47% | 4.14% | 4.63% |
| Real Estate Portfolio | 17,596.12 | 17,587.89 | 0.05% | 1.19% | 8.69% | - |
| FX Growth Portfolio | 1.23 | 1.22 | 0.86% | 14.33% | 14.33% | - |
| FX Income Accumulator | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.02% | 0.46% | 1.59% | 2.85% |
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