BUZZ-JPMorgan shares rise after Q4 profit jumps
** Shares of JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, the largest U.S. lender by assets, rise 2.8% to $254.40 premarket after Q4 profit jumps
** Q4 investment banking revenue jump 46% to $2.6 bln year-over-year to $2.6 bln
** Mergers and acquisitions have seen an uptick amidst interest rate cuts and expected deregulation under the Trump administration
** Q4 profit was $14 bln, or $4.81/share, compared compares with $9.3 bln, or $3.04/share, a year earlier
** Wells Fargo WFC.N rises 2.6% after Q4 results; Citigroup C.N and Goldman Sachs GS.N also due to report results before markets open
** JPM shares rose ~41% in 2024 compared to ~34% gain in the S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK
(Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat and Medha Singh in Bengaluru)
((JaiveerSingh.Shekhawat@thomsonreuters.com;))
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