Oil prices were lower in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 0.72% to $41.62 per barrel. U.S. crude futures also shed 0.84% to $39.91 per barrel.

In Riyadh, Arabian Centres gains as much as 2.5% after it announced the opening of an extension of a mall in Riyadh that will add 16,000 square meters of additional gross lease

The secondary trading on the bond market saw a decline in activity with bonds valued at Kes.12.0 billion billion achieved against the Kes 15.5 billion achieved in the previous week.

Stocks in Brazil, as measured by the Bovespa Index, returned about -1.4%. During the week, Brazil reported a solid current account surplus for the month of August

Zambia said it will however pay its bondholders $0.50 per $1,000 in bond principal they hold if the debt  suspension plans are approved.