Mr. Ngugi said the Company will also intensify the use of Live–Line technology for planned maintenance programmes for enhanced customer satisfaction.

The derivatives market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange had 15 single stocks futures contracts valued at Kes 167,850 transacted

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, last traded at 89.945 after weakening this week from levels above 90.4.

The platform will enable unlisted commercial banks, cooperative societies and private companies access the benefits of an efficient over the counter market anchored on leading technology capabilities and resources.

Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.94-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.92-to-1 ratio favored advancers