There were four contracts valued at Kes 67,600 concluded on the derivatives market in today's trading session. These were the only trades of the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.93 points, or 0.05%, to 26,281.82, the S&P 500 lost 10.52 points, or 0.34%, to 3,112.35 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 67.10 points, or 0.69%, to 9,615.81.

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was last at 96.791 following an earlier low of 96.715.

The secondary bond market on the Nairobi Securities Exchange recorded an exponential rise in activity with bonds worth Kes 4.45 Billion achieved in 136 deals

Going forward, the company has adopted various measures to mitigate its impact to the business and also continues to focus on achieving profitable growth.