The Derivatives Market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week higher, with a total of 20 contracts valued at Kes.655,000 concluded as compared to the 17 contracts valued at Kes.534,000 concluded in the previous...

In what surely qualifies as some of the more encouraging news of the year, the announcement that a Pfizer vaccine showed promising trial results powered markets higher last week.

Libyan output rose and investors worried the resurgent pandemic could hurt global demand.

The derivatives market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange had 5 Safaricom single stock future's contract valued at Kes 150,000 concluded during Friday's trading session.

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was last at 92.914 following its rise this week from levels below 92.8.