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📌Story of the Week

Why did NCB stop giving out loans?

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The diaspora doesn’t have to buy YOUR house to change its value.
And this is where the Diaspora Price Effect gets really interesting.

Diaspora buyers can enter Jamaica with purchasing power tied to US, Canadian and British incomes. But DPE actually has two sides.
There’s the constructive side…and then there’s the side that can make the market feel unfair...

Taking Stock

Inside Sagicor's Plan for One Caribbean Group

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📉The Bottom Line

Could Guyana's refinery plan lower fuel costs?

Fuel deal with Guyana? Read more​

Will China overtake USA as Jamaica's #1 supplier?

Changes in trade partners... Read more​

Uber leaves Nigeria and Uganda

Is Jamaica next? Read more​

NCB has two new CEOs

What does it mean for you? Read more​

Poll results

How much did you spend on back to school this year?

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Market Recap

Jamaica Stock Exchange

JSE Combined Index +0.90%​
Junior Market Index -0.45%​
Financial Index +0.96%​
Manufacturing and Distribution Index +0.38%​
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​Most Traded​
TJH +6.18%​
RJR +0.91%​
JMMB 9.5% +1.89%​
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​Biggest Gains​
Edufocal +28.57%​
CPJ +27.58%​
Sygnus Real Estate JMD +22.98%​
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​Biggest Losses​
Main Event -15.87%​
CAC 2000 -15.29%​
GWEST Corporation -13.64%

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Composite total -0.76%​
​Most Traded: Massy -1.49%​
​Biggest Gains: MedCorp +31.88%​
​Biggest Losses: National Flour Mills -11.43%

US markets

DOW Jones -1.89%​
S&P 500 -1.20%​
NASDAQ -0.96%​
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​(Stock market performance from Sept 7- Sept 11, 2026)​
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Watch Taking Stock LIVE on Tuesday at 8 pm for your full Market Recap!

💲Dollars and cents

Forex

USD$1.00 = JM$158.72 (-$0.31)

CAD$1.00 = JM$115.06 (-$1.07)

GBP$1.00 = JM$216.15 (-$1.54)

EUR$1.00 = JM$187.07 (-$0.31)​
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​(Average sell rate as of Sept 11 2026)

Crypto

1 BTC = US$77.232.45 -1.61%

1 ETH = US$2,524.71 +1.44%

Gas prices

87 - $206.56/litre (+$0.25)

90 - $214.26/litre (+$0.25)

DSL - $239.13/litre (+$2.94)

ULSD - $258.33 (+$4.50)

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 8pm

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