There were 8 contracts concluded worth Kes 246, 500 on the derivatives market in today’s trading session. 

The fall in Australian stocks came as the country’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.2 per cent, the highest level in five years. The Australian dollar fell 0.3 per cent against the dollar to $0.6439, taking...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 516.81 points, or 2.17%, to 23,247.97, the S&P 500 lost 50.12 points, or 1.75%, to 2,820 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 139.38 points, or 1.55%, to 8,863.17.

There were no contracts concluded on the derivatives market in today's trading session. This is against the Kes 712,200 turnover achieved in 10 trades recorded in yesterday's trading session. 

Futures markets tipped the S&P 500 to drop 0.4 per cent when trading begins on Wall Street later in the day, while London’s flagship FTSE 100 was expected to shed 1.6 per cent.