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GWest jumps 58%, Kintyre set for big jump
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed out the past week with mixed performance. The market index climbed 4.3 percent to close at 3,050.16, the highest point since the first week of July, … [Read More...]
Scotiabank ups offer to $75 for Scotia Group
Scotiabank today announced an increase in the price to acquire the shares of the minority shareholders in Scotia Group Jamaica to $75 from $61.50 per share that was originally offered in June. The new … [Read More...]
Remittances on track for 2026 record
Jamaica recorded a solid 8.3 percent rise in remittance inflows in July this year, following an increase of US$25 million over July last year, resulting in a record July haul of US$327.5 million and … [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 … [Read More...]
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Express Catering abusing small shareholders
Express Catering generated US$7.3 million in cash flow and paid interest of $2.5 million on borrowings used to fund loans to the parent company. The loan to the parent jumped US$7.7 million during the … [Read More...]
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...]
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GWest jumps 58%, Kintyre set for big jump
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed out the past week with mixed performance. The market index climbed 4.3 percent to close at 3,050.16, the highest point since the first week of July, with a many stocks recording gains well ahead of the market average and several that fell below. Looking ahead, ICInsider.com projects ten Junior Market … [Read More...]
Scotiabank ups offer to $75 for Scotia Group
Scotiabank today announced an increase in the price to acquire the shares of the minority shareholders in Scotia Group Jamaica to $75 from $61.50 per share that was originally offered in June. The new offer of $75 per share represents an increase of just over 12 percent over the original offer. According to the release, "the offer was increased due to … [Read More...]
Winning JSE USD stocks beat losers 2 to 1
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, the volume of stocks traded rose 17 percent with a 19 percent lower value than on Friday, following an exchange of 11 securities, down from 15 on Friday with prices of four rising, two declining and five ending unchanged. The market closed with an exchange of 798,381 shares forUS$86,114 … [Read More...]
Trading bounces on T&T Stock Exchange
Trading closed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 279 percent, valued 307 percent more than on Friday, resulting in elevated trading of 26 securities compared with 24 on Friday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, seven declining and 11 ending firm.The market closed with trading of 473,453 … [Read More...]
Winners beat losers by a big margin on the Jamaica Stock Exchange
Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a rise in the volume of stocks traded, at a lower value than on Friday. Trading ended with the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index rising while the JSE USD Market declined. At the end of trading, prices of 55 shares rose, 39 declined and 22 remained firm.At the end of the … [Read More...]
Trading rose on the JSE USD Market
Trading climbed on Friday, with an infrequent high of 15 securities changing hands, up from just eight on Thursday on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The market closed with a 31 percent rise in the number of shares exchanged, with a 142 percent surge in value compared with Thursday. Trading activity ended with one stock price rising, five … [Read More...]
Increased JSE Main Market trading
Investors pumped more money into trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, pushing the number of stocks changing hands up by 15 percent and the value 114 percent higher, compared to Thursday, with Supreme Ventures controlling 59 percent of stocks traded. The market closed with trading in 58 securities compared with 59 on Thursday and ended … [Read More...]
Junior Market climbs to 3 months high
Stocks were pushed higher on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Friday to close at a near three months high after prices of 19 stock rose, eight declined and 14 closed unchanged following trading in 41 securities, compared with 44 on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded fell 43 percent and the value of trades dropped 63 percent than Thursday. The … [Read More...]
Trading on T&T Stock Exchange drops
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday, after investors traded 24 securities, up from 21 on Wednesday and ended with a 31 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, at a 66 percent lower value compared to Wednesday. The market closed with prices of 10 stocks rising, four declining and 10 ending firm. Trading ended with an exchange of … [Read More...]
Transjamaican Main Market leader
Transjamaican Highway continued to lead the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, contributing nearly half of the total stocks traded on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded declined 48 percent, with a 61 percent lower value compared to Wednesday, following trading in 59 securities from 58 on Wednesday, with prices of 22 rising, 19 declining and 18 ending … [Read More...]
Trading dips on JSE US Dollar Market
Trading activity spiked on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, relative to Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded climbing 139 percent with a 179 percent jump in value compared to Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of eight securities on Thursday and Wednesday, with prices of four rising, one declining and three ending … [Read More...]