The bonds market posted a further decline in turnover, with bonds worth Kes 2.95 billion transacted in 104 deals against the 3.26 billion worth of bonds transacted in Thursday's trading session.

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 93.377 after seeing an earlier low of 93.331.

CA expects uptake of telecommunications services to continue rising as a result of disruptions caused by COVID-19.

Eaton Vance Corp EV.N shares surged 48.1% after Morgan Stanley MS.N agreed to buy the asset manager for about $7 billion in a cash-and-stock deal.

The current NSE market capitalization is KES 2.1 trillion.