Local Equities Market
For the week ending July 04, 2025, the local stock market, measured by the Combined Index, improved by 0.15%. The Main Market Index improved by 0.09%, the Junior Market Index improved by 0.76%, and the JSE USD Equities Index improved by 2.46%. During the week ISP Finance Services Limited was the largest gainer, rising by approximately 32.28% to close at $15.08. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Limited USD was the biggest decliner, which fell by 29.09% to close at $0.39.
Large-cap stocks, reflecting those listed on the Main Market Index are outperforming on a YTD basis, declining by 6.79%, relative to its Junior Market counterpart which has declined by 7.85%.
For the week ending July 04, 2025, overall market activity resulted from 126 stocks of which 58 advanced, 54 declined and 14 traded firm. Market volume amounted to 544,130,351 units valued at over $814,208,664.59. Key contributors to trading volume are R.A. Williams Distributors Limited with 395,478,905 units (71.74%), followed by Wigton Energy Limited with 28,760,177 units (5.22%) and TransJamaican Highway Limited with 28,277,691 units (5.13%).
Revisiting relevant news during the week:
Jamaica’s economy expands 1.1% in Q1
Jamaica’s economy expanded by 1.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin) said on Thursday, as the country implemented sweeping changes to its national accounting framework in line with international standards.
Jamaica’s economy expands 1.1% in Q1
Jamaican bank profits crash 19.2 per cent
Jamaican lenders face intensifying margin pressure as stubbornly high funding costs and falling investment returns drove a 19.2 per cent plunge in pre-tax profits for 2024, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s Financial Stability Report 2024 published recently.
Jamaican bank profits crash 19.2 per cent
Image Plus wraps M&A review
Image Plus Consultants Limited has restarted operations at its Liguanea branch and is moving forward with acquisition and expansion plans that it says will support stronger earnings in the year ahead.
Image Plus wraps M&A review
Dolphin Cove board gutted of Mexican directors
Dolphin Cove Limited’s board of directors has been reduced to just three Jamaicans, after Eduardo Albor Villanueva and three other Mexican directors were removed on Monday.
Dolphin Cove board gutted of Mexican directors
Wigton takes control of Flash Holdings, but says stake may be temporary
Wigton Energy Limited (WIG) has taken control of Flash Holdings Limited (FHL), raising its stake to 51 per cent in a move aimed at fast- tracking the roll-out of electric vehicles under the subsidiary Flash Motors Company Limited (FMCL).
Wigton takes control of Flash Holdings, but says stake may be temporary
SVL’s McKayla Finance rebrands as Evolve Loan Co
Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) microfinance subsidiary McKayla Financial Services Limited (MFSL) is now officially Evolve Loan Co Limited.
SVL’s McKayla Finance rebrands as Evolve Loan Co
| Unit Trust Fund | 02/07/2025 | 25/06/2025 | Week/Week Return | Year-to-Date Return | 1 Year Return | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Growth | 75.61 | 74.37 | 1.66% | -7.41% | -1.48% | - |
| Money Market | 17.62 | 17.51 | 0.67% | 2.89% | 5.36% | 5.30% |
| Income Portfolio | 100.00 | 100.00 | - | - | - | 4.65% |
| FX Bond Portfolio (US$) | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.20% | 2.93% | 3.71% | 4.50% |
| Real Estate Portfolio | 17,577.53 | 17,654.11 | -0.43% | 1.08% | 8.06% | - |
| FX Growth Portfolio | 1.27 | 1.24 | 2.10% | 13.14% | 13.14% | - |
| FX Income Accumulator | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.01% | 0.70% | 1.82% | 2.93% |
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