The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 730.05 points, or 2.84%, to 25,015.55, the S&P 500 lost 74.71 points, or 2.42%, to 3,009.05 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 259.78 points, or 2.59%, to 9,757.22.

The secondary bond market on the Nairobi Securities Exchange recorded a moderate rise in activity with bonds worth Kes 4.62 Billion achieved in 135 deals on the market as compared to the Kes 4.31 Billion achieved in 139 deals recorded during the previous trading session.

Kengen has already obtained pre-requisite laboratory approvals from the KenyaBureau of Standards to manufacture the detergent.

Markets in China remained closed on Friday for a holiday

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 299.66 points, or 1.2%, to 25,745.60. The Nasdaq, which hit an all-time high earlier this week, gained 107.84 points, or 1.1%, to 10,017. The Russell 2000 index of small...