Market Updates | Barita Insights | February 9, 2026

For the week ending February 06, 2026, the local stock market, measured by the Combined Index, declined by 1.31%. The Main Market Index declined by 1.18%, the Junior Market Index declined by 3.17%, and the JSE USD Equities Index improved by 1.55%. During the CAC 2000 Limited was the largest gainer, rising by approximately 16.96% to close at $2.00. Medical Disposables & Supplies Limited was the biggest decliner, which fell by 25.52% to close at $1.08.

Large-cap stocks, reflecting those listed on the Main Market Index are outperforming on a YTD basis, improving by 7.67%, relative to its Junior Market counterpart which has declined by 3.49%.

For the week ending February 06, 2026, overall market activity resulted from 128 stocks of which 37 advanced, 79 declined and 12 traded firm. Market volume amounted to 126,378,859 units valued at over $629,436,062.27. Key contributors to trading volume are TransJamaican Highway Limited with 35,829,036 (27.31%), followed by Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited with 23,415,074 units (17.85%) Wigton Energy Limited with 9,986,260 units (7.61%).

Revisiting relevant news during the week:

Cemex praises Jamaican performance
Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC) delivered its strongest financial performance on record in 2025, as higher cement volumes following a multibillion-dollar expansion allowed the company to lift earnings even as hurricane disruptions weighed on parts of the wider Caribbean.
Cemex praises Jamaican performance

Market downturn hits Mayberry Jamaican Equities in 2025
Mayberry Jamaican Equities Limited reported a sharp reversal in performance in 2025 as a broad downturn on the Jamaica Stock Exchange drove steep unrealised losses across its investment portfolio, wiping out gains from the previous year and weighing heavily on net asset value.
Market downturn hits Mayberry Jamaican Equities in 2025

Barita feels the chill as market-driven gains fade
Barita Investments Limited’s profit fell in the year ended September 30, 2025, as market-driven gains cooled, squeezing earnings after several years of outsized returns.
Barita feels the chill as market-driven gains fade

Main Event’s growth strategy strains cash as costs rise and margins narrow
Main Event Entertainment Group Limited’s move to transform itself from a service provider into an owner and promoter of major events lifted revenue last year, but the transition also made the business more expensive to run, more cash-intensive, and less profitable.
Main Event’s growth strategy strains cash as costs rise and margins narrow

Salada profits rise, but cash falls as costs and climate risks bite
Salada Foods Jamaica Limited posted higher profits in its latest financial year, but a sharp fall in cash and a heavy build-up of inventories show how rising costs, foreign exchange volatility, and climate risks are reshaping the finances of Jamaican manufacturers.
Salada profits rise, but cash falls as costs and climate risks bite

TransJamaican Highway powers January rally as JSE rebounds
TransJamaican Highway Limited led gains on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in January, helping to drive a sharp rebound in the main market at the start of 2026, even as trading liquidity thinned and investor participation remained uneven.
TransJamaican Highway powers January rally as JSE rebounds