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Bond markets responded across Asian Markets with upward pressure on yields. Japan’s 30-year government bond yield rose over 10 basis points to 3.263%.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the week higher as stocks generally gained across board. The major blue-chip counters on the exchange such as Stanbic Plc, ABSA and NCBA continued to gain while the performance was...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading session on October 3, 2025, saw energy firm KenGen emerge as the top gainer, soaring by 9.6% to close at KES 10.00., while Unga Group led the losers, shedding...

Kenyan private businesses began to recover in September as the Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 51.9 from 49.4 in August and above the 50.0 neutral mark. This was the first time...

Kenya’s energy sector, under the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority's (EPRA) oversight, closed the financial year 2024/2025 on a high note, with electricity generation recording the strongest growth rate in three years. Renewables supplied 80%...