New York, Feb 25, 2026, 19:09 EST — After-hours
- JPMorgan shares closed up 2.0% at $303.30 on Wednesday.
- Investors stayed focused on the bank’s upbeat first-quarter fee and trading signals from its investor day.
- Next market catalysts include U.S. jobless claims on Thursday and producer prices on Friday.
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) shares rose 2.0% to close at $303.30 on Wednesday, clawing back ground after a choppy start to the week. The stock traded between $297.01 and $303.66.
The gain came as Wall Street ended higher, led by technology, with investors dialing back fears that artificial intelligence could quickly upend business models across the economy. The S&P 500 added 0.81% and the Nasdaq rose 1.26% as Nvidia posted results after the bell. “We’re in the middle of a push-pull … between some negative sentiment and some extreme price action,” said Zach Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. Reuters
For JPMorgan, attention has stayed on what executives said at the bank’s investor day on Monday, after a selloff in software and other AI-sensitive areas unsettled markets. The bank said it expects investment banking fees to rise by a mid-teens percentage — possibly the high teens — in the first quarter, and it also forecast mid-teens growth in markets revenue, which includes trading; co-CEO Doug Petno said “we started the year strong,” while CFO Jeremy Barnum said the bank was seeing “tangible benefits” from AI. JPMorgan kept its 2026 adjusted expense outlook unchanged at $105 billion, projected $19.8 billion of technology spending this year, and reiterated a 17% return on tangible common equity — a profitability measure that compares earnings to tangible shareholder equity. Reuters
The stock’s week has been uneven. Shares fell 4.22% on Feb. 23 and slipped 0.12% on Feb. 24 before Wednesday’s 2.02% rise.
On Wednesday, the stock opened at $298.64 and the session’s range ran from about $297 to $303. JPMorgan’s market value stood around $818 billion.
Other large banks advanced as well, giving the move some sector cover. Citigroup gained 4.36%, while Bank of America rose 2.54% and Wells Fargo added 2.59%.
But the upbeat first-quarter tone comes with caveats. Deal fees can cool fast if markets seize up again, and trading revenue often fades when volatility does. Costs are also a live wire for investors as big banks keep spending on technology and staff.
Traders now look to Thursday’s weekly jobless claims report and Friday’s Producer Price Index (PPI) — a gauge of wholesale inflation — for signals that can shift Treasury yields and the rate outlook. The next Federal Reserve policy meeting is scheduled for March 17-18.
