At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). A total of 38,782,100 shares in 1,113 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 1,074,179,815.00, were traded. Compared with the previous...

Japan's Nikkei 225's lost 0.37%, while the Topix edged down 0.19%. The country's manufacturing activity contracted for a 13th straight month in July, data showed, according to Reuters.

Financial, industrial and energy stocks gave the biggest boosts to the bellwether S&P 500 and blue-chip Dow as investors pivoted back to cyclicals

There were 27 contracts valued at Kes 673,100 concluded in today's trading session. The Safaricom contract expiring on 17th September was the most traded contract in today's session.

The new changes at the electricity distributor comes after Kenya Power in June issued a profit warning saying that it has witnessed reduced electricity consumption.