Weekly Financial Market Summary - Oct 1

For the week ending September 28, 2018, the Jamaican dollar (JMD) appreciated against all the major currencies with the biggest appreciation of the Jamaican dollar coming against the Euro . The Jamaican dollar appreciated by at least $1.15 when compared to the major currencies.

The Jamaican Stock Exchange (JSE) saw the advancement of both the Main and junior Markets. The Junior Market advanced  by 2.81% after declining the previous week. CAC 2000 came out as a top 3 performing stock for a second consecutive week.

 In the international financial markets, both the S&P 500 as well as the Dow Jones recorded declines in their respective indexes.  Yield on the five and ten year US treasury remained unchanged from the previous week.

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