The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 459.67 points, or 1.78%, to 26,287.03, the S&P 500 gained 49.71 points, or 1.59%, to 3,179.72 and the Nasdaq Composite added 226.02 points, or 2.21%, to 10,433.65.

At the end of the first weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). A total of 22,303,800 shares in 1,238 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 553,494,555.00, were traded. Compared with...

The moves upward regionally came despite the World Health Organization saying Saturday that more than 200,000 coronavirus cases were confirmed over a 24-hour period

While currencies saw muted moves in early trading on Monday, the Australian dollar underperformed, dropping as much as 0.2%.

Secondary trading on the bond Market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange registered reduced activity with bonds worth Kes.9.0 billion transacted this week as compared to the Kes.20 billion registered on the previous trading session.