Oil prices were higher in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures up 0.39% to $44.24 per barrel. U.S. crude futures added 0.63% to $41.63 per barrel.

Geopolitical concerns will continue to support the longer-term need for gold, but possibly not at these levels.

About 11.98 billion shares changed hands in U.S. exchanges, compared with the 9.22 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions.

The derivatives market of the NSE had 7 contracts valued at Kes 249,800 concluded in today’s trading session

Kenya was ranked 115 out of 152 countries in the industrial index