Analysts have raised expectations for first-quarter of Wall Street's S&P 500 component earnings increase to 24.2%, according to Refinitiv IBES data as of April 1, versus 21% forecast on Feb. 5.

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 25,224,000 shares in 1,155 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 883,628,827.00, were traded. Compared with the previous NSE...

Oil prices dropped earlier this week after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies, known as OPEC+, agreed to gradually ease oil output cuts from May.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly up Wednesday but shares on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong lost ground. Australia’s ASX 200 advanced 0.61% to 6,928, with all sectors closing higher. Major banking stocks reversed earlier losses to...

Spot gold was down 0.3% to $1,737.75 per ounce by 0354 GMT. U.S. gold futures slipped 0.3% to $1,738.60 per ounce.