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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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Best year for remittance inflows
Remittance inflows continue to climb for Jamaica, with record June inflows of US$312 million, an increase of US$24.5 million or 8.5 percent over June 2025, data out of Jamaica’s central bank, Bank of Jamaica, (BOJ) show. According to the BOJ data, there are only 7 other periods when inflows exceeded US$312 million garnered in June. In March 2021, US$328 … [Read More...]
New high for JSE USD Market
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 7.99 points to close at a new record high of 322.63 on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a year to date gain of 52 percent. Trading closed with a 386 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, valued 181 percent more than on Thursday. The market closed with an exchange of six … [Read More...]
Trading jumps on T&T Stock Exchange
Trading surged sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 691 percent, valued at 869 percent more than on Thursday. Trading ended with an exchange of 23 securities the same as on Thursday and ended with prices of 10 stocks rising, five declining and eight ended firm.The market closed with trading of … [Read More...]
Trading drops on Jamaica Stock Exchange
Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a lower value than on Thursday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market climbing to a new record high. At the end of trading the prices of 48 shares rose, 39 declined and 19 … [Read More...]
Transjamaican grabs JSE USD Market share
Transjamaican Highway took 46 percent of the value of stocks traded on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 64 percent jump in value of trading and a 11 percent decline in the volume of stocks changing hands compared with Wednesday. Trading resulting in an exchange of nine securities, in equaling trading on Wednesday, … [Read More...]
All Jamaica Stock Exchange markets rise
Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a rise in the volume of stocks traded, but with a lower value than on Wednesday. Trading resulted in major indices of the market rising. At the end of trading the prices of 43 shares rose, 47 declined and 19 remained firm.At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied … [Read More...]
Prices mostly fall on T&T Stock Exchange
Declining stocks outpaced by a wide margin those rising on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 142 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued 10 percent less than Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of 23 securities up from 19 on Wednesday, and ending with prices of four rising, nine declining and 10 ending firm.In a … [Read More...]
Trading dives on JSE USD Market
Trading suffered a steep drop on the of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume and value of stocks traded declining 86 percent and 95 percent, respectively, compared to Tuesday, following an exchange of nine securities, similar to Tuesday with prices of three rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.The market closed with an exchange … [Read More...]
Gains for Junior Market
Winners edged out losers after weak trading activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following trading in 41 securities, down from 42 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 19 rising, 15 declining and seven closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded dropped 39 percent, and the value dipped slightly lower compared to … [Read More...]
JSE Main Market falls as Junior Market rises
More money entered the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, but investors walked away with fewer shares than they did on Tuesday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market falling, the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market inching just higher. At the end of trading the prices of 41 shares rose, 42 declined and 27 remained firm.At the end … [Read More...]
Winners beat losers 2 to 1 on T&T Exchange
Fortunes were reversed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, compared to Tuesday, with a 2-to-1 advance-to-decline ratio, reversing Tuesday’s adverse outcome of twice the number of stocks declining as rising. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded declining 73 percent, and the value of trades sliding 33 percent compared with … [Read More...]
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 the top of the market with gains of 129 percent, next is Future Energy, up by 26 percent, following solid 2026 full year results to March. Jetcon’s profit … [Read More...]