The Trading Room

Crude oil prices surged on Wednesday, with Brent climbing to $90 a barrel for the first time in seven years, amid the tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the world’s second-largest oil producer, that has fanned...

Trading on the secondary bond market of the NSE posted an increase in activity, compared to Tuesday's trading, with bonds valued at Kes 3.48 billion transacted in 98 deals.

A total of 11,591,200 shares in 1,103 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 413,050,977.00, were traded in today's session on the NSE.

Oil prices hit seven-year highs last week on worries that supplies could tighten due to Ukraine-Russia tensions and worries about the conflict in Yemen.

Kenya will spend Kes. 1.36 trillion equivalent to 63% of projected revenue in the current fiscal year to service the current public debt which stands at Kes. 8 trillion.