The Jamaica Stock Exchange recorded exceptional performance in January 2026, with the JSE Main Market index surging over 9 percent and the USD Market index jumping 26.5 percent while other major key Main Market indices posted substantial gains. The markets, excepting the Junior Market that slipped mildly for the month, showed remarkable strength, marking one of the strongest monthly performances in recent years, with West Indies Petroleum Terminal 700 percent gain playing a major role in the robust gains.
At the close of January, the JSE Main Index ended at 346,437.16, with gains of 28,450.28 points for an 8.9 percent increase. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index ended at 403,422.64 after rising 38,108.26 points up 10.4 percent and the JSE Select Index rose 603.96 points to 8,279.55 after rising by 7.9 percent. The gain in the market was not broad-based, as it arose from the prices of 16 stocks rising and 29 declining.
The extraordinary performance in January was primarily driven by exceptional gains in West Indies Petroleum Terminal following its Main Market listing in December last year, gains in the financial services sector, infrastructure stocks, including Transjamaican Highway, that gained quite a bit and selective manufacturing companies.
West Indies Petroleum Terminal delivered an exceptional performance with a remarkable 699 percent gain in January, making it the standout performer across the entire Jamaica Stock Exchange. The company operates Jamaica’s largest independent petroleum storage infrastructure and recently completed its transition to the Main Market in December 2025. This extraordinary performance significantly contributed to the JSE Index’s overall 26.9 percent monthly gain.
TransJamaican Highway posted a robust 33 percent gain, benefiting from increased traffic volumes and toll rate adjustments and taking on board the operations of the leg of the tolling road into the Mandeville area. The company operates Jamaica’s East-West toll road network under a concession with the Government of Jamaica.
The financial services sector showed strong momentum with NCB Financial Group, along with Wisynco Group, hitting 52 weeks high ahead of the month-end, both gaining 18 percent. Kingston Wharves advanced 16 percent, reflecting renewed investor confidence in Jamaica’s blue-chip stocks.
Tropical Battery led Main Market declines with a 21 percent loss, reflecting pressure from increased costs and reduced revenues in the third quarter and a loss for the nine months to June compared with a profit in 2024.
VM Investments and Productive Business Solutions both declined 15 percent, while Supreme Ventures, Jamaica’s gaming and lottery operator, fell 13 percent following lower profits for 2025 up to September.
The market closed after trading 24,529,732 shares with a value of $118,203,561, after a decline from 26,835,604 stock units at $357,812,042 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.83 to end at $7.99 after a transfer of 136,908 shares, Scotia Group rose $1.46 and ended at $51.21 after the trading of 23,498 stocks, Seprod gained $5.98 to finish at $83.98 with 80,620 units crossing the exchange. West Indies Petroleum fell $1.65 to $10.55, with traders dealing in 209,310 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $22.99 after an exchange of 32,362 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 17,505,463 shares for $34,272,582 after sliding from 27,371,857 units at $39,808,880 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 24.93 points to close at 3,390.30.
Fontana lost 20 cents to end at $8.20 with investors trading 178,831 units, Future Energy advanced 11 cents in closing at $2.64 in an exchange of 59,560 stocks. GWest Corporation gained 14 cents to close at 80 cents with traders dealing in 920 units, Honey Bun slipped 8 cents and ended at $6.33 as investors exchanged 8,428 shares, Indies Pharma popped 6 cents to finish at $2.78 with 12,104 stock units clearing the market. ISP Finance sank 44 cents to $14.20 with investors dealing in just one stock, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to end at $1.60 in an exchange of 3,171 shares, Lumber Depot climbed 18 cents in closing at $2.74 with investors swapping 8,187 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to finish at 99 cents with an exchange of 1,094,682 units, Regency Petroleum rallied 54 cents and ended at $4.20 after the trading of 2,536,692 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 8 cents to close at $1.02 after an exchange of 248,691 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 315,832 shares worth $4,259,116 compared to 550,388 stock units at $2,673,363 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $24.22 with 300 shares clearing the market, AS Bryden remained at $1.68 after trading of 300 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 51 cents to close at $8.27 after an exchange of 11 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $40 after swapping 1,323 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.45 with traders switching ownership of 19 units, Guardian Holdings skidded 3 cents to end at $15.25 with 20,784 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group slipped 3 cents in closing at 80 cents after an exchange of 10,090 shares, Massy Holdings fell 4 cents and ended at $3.31 with 48,231 stocks changing hands, Medcorp ended at $47 with a transfer of 12 units. National Enterprises remained at $2.42 with 31,291 stock units crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 with investors trading 102,890 shares, NCB Financial popped 22 cents to close at $2.15 after an exchange of 37 stock units. One Caribbean Media declined 19 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.35 in trading of 34,406 units,
Republic Financial gained 50 cents to finish at $105.50 with an exchange of 30,343 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $48.50 with 277 shares passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 50 cents in closing at $5.80 in an exchange of 33,251 stocks, Trinidad Cement shed 20 cents to close at $1.74 with traders dealing in 761 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.24 as investors exchanged 364 stock units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 15 cents and ended at $2.60 after a transfer of 121 shares.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,856.23 points to 402,575.60, the JSE Main Index slipped a mere 38.98 points to close at 345,816.24, while at the same time the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.85 points to close at 63.65.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden popped $2.90 to end at $34.10 with 199 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.05 to $107 with investors trading 18,047 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped by just 35 cents and ended at $46.80 with 419 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy fell 35 cents to finish at $70.25 in an exchange of 39,490 stock units, Guardian Holdings rose by $5 to $365 with 9,145 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group climbed 49 cents to close at $17.99 with 338,664 shares crossing the exchange. Kingston Properties increased 35 cents to $9.70 after a transfer of 201,764 stocks, Kingston Wharves slipped $2 to close at $35 as investors exchanged 7,471 units, Margaritaville lost $1.76 to finish at $11.66 with 1,015 stock units crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $3 and ended at $41 with an exchange of three shares, 138 Student Living dropped 40 centsto $3.08 with 23,750 units clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 88 cents to end at $6.16 with investors swapping 16,837 stocks. 
Scotia Group declined $1.46 to $49.75 after an exchange of 98,922 stock units, Seprod fell $1.98 to close at $78 with investors dealing in 4,160 shares, Supreme Ventures advanced 45 cents to end at $17 in an exchange of 193,449 stock units. West Indies Petroleum popped 68 cents in closing at $12.20, with investors trading 133,676 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 69 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $22.49 after switching ownership of 323,607 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 27,371,857 shares for $39,808,880, up from an exchange of 36,522,902 stocks at $65,382,268 on the prior day.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 19.51 points to close the month marginally down at 3,365.37. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Dolphin Cove declined $1.02 to $10.97 with traders dealing in 30,305 stocks, Fontana shed 10 cents to close at $8.40 with 32,745 units crossing the market, Fosrich increased 14 cents and ended at $2.35 with investors trading 9,115 stock units. Future Energy slid 16 cents to finish at $2.53 in an exchange of 79,576 shares, GWest Corporation slipped 12 cents in closing at 66 cents with investors trading 14,388 units, Indies Pharma popped 22 cents to end at $2.72 in an exchange of 6,278 stocks. ISP Finance rallied $2.69 to $14.64 with investors trading in a mere one stock unit, Lasco Financial slipped 10 cents in closing at $1.50 in trading of 17,892 shares, Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents to end at $2.56 as investors exchanged 36,381 stocks and Medical Disposables rose 28 cents and ended at $1.44 in trading 6,638 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 550,388 shares worth $2,673,363, increasing from 214,118 stock units at $1,054,008 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank skidded $4.28 to end at a 52 weeks low of $24.22 with investors dealing in 413 units, AS Bryden remained at $1.68 with 760 stocks crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 51 cents to end at $7.76 with investors swapping 135 units. First Citizens Group shed $2 in closing at $40 after an exchange of 18,866 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.45 with 100 shares clearing the market, Guardian Holdings fell 1 cent to close at $15.28 with investors trading 6,532 stock units. Guardian Media dropped 6 cents to finish at 62 cents with 1,050 shares changing hands, JMMB Group remained at 83 cents after an exchange of 75 stock units, Massy Holdings fell 8 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.35 with investors dealing in 51,128 stocks. Medcorp advanced 75 cents to $47 with 20 units passing through the market, National Enterprises rose 8 cents to finish at $2.42 with an exchange of 65,000 shares, National Flour Mills slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.50 with 124,571 stocks crossing the market. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 with investors exchanging 190,126 units, 
Point Lisas ended at $5.09 with 15 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.25 in an exchange of 61 shares. Republic Financial dipped 50 cents to $105 with investors trading 3,342 stocks, Scotiabank declined $1.50 to finish at $48.50 after a transfer of 3,629 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 80 cents and ended at $5.30 in trading 52,110 stock units. Trinidad Cement gained 20 cents to end at $1.94 in an exchange of 10 shares, Unilever Caribbean dropped just 1 cent in closing at $15.24 with a transfer of 5 stock units and West Indian Tobacco popped 15 cents to close at $2.45 as investors exchanged 32,105 units.
The market closed with trading of 36,522,902 shares for $65,382,268 after increasing from 22,534,059 units at $32,626,163 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Fontana advanced 46 cents and ended at $8.50 with investors swapping 111,942 units. Future Energy gained 11 cents to end at $2.69 in an exchange of 143,688 shares, Indies Pharma dipped 20 cents in closing at $2.50 with investors dealing in 173,456 units, ISP Finance fell $3.04 to close at $11.95 after an exchange of 29 stocks. Jamaican Teas popped 23 cents to $2.34, with trading in 3,764,063 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to finish at $2.22 after swapping 113,305 shares, JFP shed 7 cents and ended at 49 cents in an exchange of 123,045 stocks. Lasco Financial increased 18 cents in closing at $1.60 with 265,425 units crossing the market, Mailpac Group climbed 36 cents to close at $2.85 with investors trading 1,630,251 stock units, Medical Disposables declined 29 cents to end at $1.16 with 9,956 shares passing through the market. ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to end at 94 cents with an exchange of 203,514 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 15 cents to $1.70 with investors trading 4,450,245 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed after 27,431,284 shares were traded at $355,623,563 compared to 18,449,174 stock units at $119,913,464 on Tuesday.
the highest close since late October in 2022, the JSE Main Index jumped by a solid 3,888.79 points to end at 345,855.22 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.71 points to end at 64.50. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Jamaica Producers climbed $1.29 to end at $24.99 with a transfer of 192,372 stock units, Kingston Wharves dipped 39 cents to $37, with investors swapping 4,183 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 99 cents to $74.99 after an exchange of 291,626 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained $1.13 and ended at $8.14 in trading 3,433 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $6.20 to $38 with a mere 5 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial sank $1.20 to end at $43 with investors dealing in 136,848 stock units. Proven Investments dropped $1.17 in closing at $14.02 with 2,411 shares clearing the market and Scotia Group fell 79 cents to finish at $51.21 with traders dealing in 77,179 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 214,118 shares for $1,054,008 after increasing from 455,744 stock units at $2,139,497 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.50 with traders dealing in 4 shares, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to close at $1.68 in an exchange of 131 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 16 cents to end at $8.27 with investors swapping 68 shares. First Citizens Group rallied $1.60 to $42 after an exchange of 1,439 units, GraceKennedy rallied 8 cents to finish at $3.45 trading 8,150 units, Guardian Holdings popped 3 cents and ended at $15.29 an exchange of 77 stocks. Guardian Media ended at 68 cents with 100 units passing through the market, JMMB Group remained at 83 cents with investors trading 70 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 2 cents to close at $3.43 with dealers switching ownership of 21,502 shares. National Enterprises advanced 18 cents to $2.34 with 5,597 stock units crossing the market, National Flour Mills increased 7 cents and ended at $1.58 with a transfer of 50 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 with investors dealing in 45,440 stocks. One Caribbean Media gained 18 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.54 with 50 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $5.09 in trading 400 stock units, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $12.25 with 250 shares clearing the market. Republic Financial rose 5 cents to $105.50 after an exchange of 296 units, Scotiabank rallied 50 cents to end at $50 with 756 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 14 cents in closing at $6.10 with investors trading 113,008 stock units and West Indian Tobacco sank 30 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $2.30 after an exchange of 16,702 shares.