Oil prices reversed gains in afternoon trade during Asian hours on Friday. U.S. crude fell 0.31% to $42.11 as of 3:25 p.m.

The U.S. presidential election is expected to add another layer of uncertainty into markets, with roughly 12 weeks remaining until Election Day.

South Korea has overtaken China to lead Asia in sales of socially-responsible bonds this year, as global issuance of debt to fund the fight against Covid-19 surges

The derivatives market of the recorded a rise in activity with 10 contracts valued at Kes 279,800 concluded in today’s trading session against the 5 contracts valued at Kes 76,890 transacted in previous trading session.

The bank says a six percent growth in net loans and advances to Kes 272 billion and a 19 percent growth in customer deposits to Kes 384.6 billion during the period helped the business absorb...