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Junior Market winner Jetcon surges 129%
The current year is turning out to be one of the worst-performing years for the JSE Junior Market, after a decline of 12.5 percent in the market index, through the end of July. Jetcon Corporation surged to … [Read More...]
Junior Market winner Jetcon climbs 129%
The current year is turning out to be the worst-performing one for the JSE Junior Market, with a fall of 12.5 percent in the market index through to the end of July. Jetcon Corporation surged to the top of … [Read More...]
Profit jumps 18% for Grace
GraceKennedy delivered an 18 percent jump in after tax profit of $2.4 billion for the June 2026 quarter, from a 6.26 percent increase in revenues of $45.6 billion. For the half year, profits rose 11.76 … [Read More...]
Record remittance inflows for Jamaica
Remittance inflows into Jamaica slipped by a mere half of one percent to US$294.2 million in April this year, down by just US$2.3 million from April 2025, but remain at record levels for the year to … [Read More...]
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Carib Cement post impressive results
Jamaica’s sole cement producer, Caribbean Cement Company, delivered another quarter of bumper profit, with a 396 percent surge after tax to $2.7 billion from just $544 million in 2025 for the quarter … [Read More...]
Profit jumps 18% for Grace
GraceKennedy delivered an 18 percent jump in after tax profit of $2.4 billion for the June 2026 quarter, from a 6.26 percent increase in revenues of $45.6 billion. For the half year, profits rose 11.76 … [Read More...]
Scotia Group to delist from JSE
Scotia Group, after listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange since 1967, is now slated to be taken private at a buyout price of $61.50, the Group announced today. The group reports that, based on the … [Read More...]
Profit surges 159% at Paramount Trading
Profit for the third quarter ending February, this year jumped 159 percent to $24 million from $9.3 million at Paramount Trading, from a 5.7 percent rise in revenues for the quarter to $433 million from … [Read More...]
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Jetcon tops Junior Market to August
The JSE Junior Market slipped 11.8 percent between January and August and in spite of the decline, 15 stocks recorded gains for the first eight months of the year, led by Jetcon Corporation with the price more than doubling to close at $3.77, from the start of the year.Jetcon's stock price benefitted from a turnaround in operations and a successful … [Read More...]
Trading dipped on the Junior Market
Trading dipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 18 percent and the value falling 54 percent lower than Thursday. Investors exchanged 44 securities, up from 42 on Thursday and ended, with prices of 13 rising, 20 declining and 11 closing unchanged.The market closed with trading of … [Read More...]
Trading jumps on JSE US Dollar Market
Trading jumped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume and value of stocks traded rising 108 and 55 percent respectively compared with Thursday’s activities, resulting in an exchange of 11 securities, up from eight on Thursday with prices of three rising, two declining and six ending unchanged.The market closed with … [Read More...]
Trading robust but falls on JSE Markets
Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a modest fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a steeper lower value than on Thursday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading the prices of 40 shares rose, 49 declined and 27 remained … [Read More...]
Scotia swells T&T Stock Exchange trading
Scotiabank swelled trading on Friday, and added $3 million in value to trading levels, resulting in 36 percent of the day’s trading value on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday. The volume of stocks traded jumped 213 percent valued 390 percent more than on Thursday as 21 securities were traded, up from 20 on Thursday and ending with prices of … [Read More...]
JSE USD trading slips on Thursday
Stocks edged higher at the close of slower trading on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume and value of stocks traded declining 38 percent and 18 percent, respectively, compared to Wednesday. The market closed with an exchange of eight securities, sliding from 11 on Wednesday, with prices of two rising, two … [Read More...]
Trading climbs on Junior Market
Solid investment interest pushed trading higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, resulting in a 197 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded , with a 237 percent surge in value compared to Wednesday. Just 42 securities, were active, down from 44 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of only seven rising, 25 declining and 10 … [Read More...]
Trading jumps on Jamaica Stock Exchange
Trading picked upon the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday and closed with a 51 percent in the volume of stocks traded, with a 41 percent greater value than on Wednesday. The market closed with the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market declining and the JSE USD Market inched higher. At the end of trading the prices of 21 shares rose, 57 … [Read More...]
Trading rises on TT Stock Exchange
Trading maintained its sluggishness from yesterday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, resulted in a 7 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded at a 21 percent greater value than on Wednesday. Trading closed with an exchange of 20 securities, up from 16 on Wednesday and ending with prices of four rising, seven declining and nine ending … [Read More...]
Trading rose on JSE USD Market
Trading activity climbed on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 63 percent with a 31 percent jump in value compared with Tuesday, resulting from an exchange of 11 securities, similar to Tuesday with prices of three rising, five declining and three ending unchanged.The market closed with an … [Read More...]
Declining stocks weight down Junior Market
Lumber Depot and Elite Diagnostic were the two top winners on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, but they were outshone by declines Cargo Handlers and Main Event and Access Financial following trading in 44 securities up from 42 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 20 rising, 11 declining and 13 closing unchanged. The … [Read More...]
Jamaica Stock Exchange falls
Trading closed with a fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a greater value on Wednesday compared to Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Trading resulted in the major indices of all three markets falling, ending with the prices of 48 shares rising, 36 declining and 30 remaining firm.At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index … [Read More...]