The derivatives market had 5 contracts valued at Kes 111,550 concluded during today’s session. This was against the 12 contracts valued at Kes 407,500 concluded during the previous trading session.

Markets in China and Hong Kong are closed on Thursday for a holiday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 710.16 points, or 2.7%, to 25,445.94. The Nasdaq, which was coming off its second all-time high this week, fell 222.20 points, or 2.2%, to 9,909.17. Small company stocks fared...

CBK said it saw a significant increase in the use of mobile money channels by individuals in both value and number of transactions, since the elimination of charges for transactions of Sh1,000 and below.

The derivatives market had 12 contracts valued at Kes 407,805 concluded during today's session. This was against the 5 contracts valued at Kes 146,850 concluded during the previous trading session.