Local Equities Market
For the week ending August 07, 2026, the local stock market, measured by the Combined Index, declined by 0.10%. The Main Market Index improved by 0.10%, the Junior Market Index declined by 3.40%, and the JSE USD Equities Index improved by 6.51%. During the Palace Amusement Co. Ltd. was the largest gainer, rising by approximately 66.67% to close at $0.60. Sagicor Real Estate X Fund Ltd. was the biggest decliner, which fell by 27.51% to close at $6.51.
Large-cap stocks, reflecting those listed on the Main Market Index are outperforming on a YTD basis, improving by 17.73%, relative to its Junior Market counterpart which has declining by 15.46%.
For the week ending August 07, 2026, overall market activity resulted from 129 stocks of which 44 advanced, 74 declined and 11 traded firm. Market volume amounted to 153,271,107 units valued at over $1,209,083,675.30. Key contributors to trading volume are TransJamaican Highway Limited with 45,518,878 (28.15%), followed by Wigton Energy Limited with 11,058,578units (6.84%) and Woodcats International Limited with 10,175,294 units (6.29%).
Revisiting relevant news during the week:
Outside customers fuel WIPT profit growth
INCREASED business from customers outside its parent group helped West Indies Petroleum Terminal Limited (WIPT) lift six-month net profit by 51 per cent, while reducing its dependence on related companies.
Outside customers fuel WIPT profit growth
CPJ looks to exports and retail trade as tourism lags
Following a decline in tourism activity and hurricane-related disruption to its operations, Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) Limited (CPJ) is turning to retail sales and exports to drive growth.
CPJ looks to exports and retail trade as tourism lags
Knutsford pushes expansion after profit tumbles 47 percent
Knutsford Express Services Limited is pressing ahead with expansion into Morant Bay and the completion of a commercial development in Mandeville as the transport company seeks to rebuild earnings after audited group profit fell 47.4 percent.
Knutsford pushes expansion after profit tumbles 47 percent
JMMB opens first digital branch as annual profit halves
JMMB Group has opened its first digital smart branch at 102 Hope Road in Liguanea, St Andrew, as the regional financial services company expands its online and self-service operations.
JMMB opens first digital branch as annual profit halves
Sports betting carries SVL
Sports betting is emerging as the new growth engine at Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), with income from fixed-odds wagers jumping 54 per cent in the first half of 2026 and profit from the wider sports segment rising by almost a quarter.
Sports betting carries SVL
Paramount pursues international lubricant deal
Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited is negotiating with an unnamed international lubricant marketer to manufacture its brands in Jamaica for local and export markets, a prospective arrangement that could reshape the company’s lubricant operation, although there is no timetable for concluding the negotiations.
Paramount pursues international lubricant deal
| Unit Trust Fund | 05/08/2026 | 30/07/2026 | Week/Week Return | Year-to-Date Return | 1 Year Return | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Growth | 74.999 | 75.149 | -0.20% | -2.63% | 0.05% | - |
| Money Market | 18.694 | 18.740 | -0.25% | 2.23% | 5.32% | 4.32% |
| Income Portfolio | 100.00 | 100.00 | - | - | - | 4.97% |
| FX Bond Portfolio (US$) | 1.693 | 1.690 | 0.18% | 2.43% | 10.54% | 3.54% |
| Real Estate Portfolio | 21,415.939 | 21,383.963 | 0.15% | 14.93% | 21.59% | - |
| FX Growth Portfolio | 1.526 | 1.141 | 33.77% | 8.73% | 16.88% | - |
| FX Income Accumulator | 1.072 | 1.073 | -0.11% | 1.71% | 3.07% | 5.13% |
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