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Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange touched its all-time high level of $10,660.50 a tonne earlier in Monday's early trading session.

Trading on the secondary bond market at the NSE posted a 18.6% rise in activity with Kes.20.5 billion worth of bonds traded against the Kes 17.29 billion worth of bonds transacted in the previous week.

Shares in Europe climbed on stronger-than-expected earnings results and growing confidence in a global economic recovery. In local currency terms, the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index ended the week 1.72% higher.

The CBK placed Chaterhouse bank limited under statutory management after it violated sections of the Banking Act relating to lending

For the week, the Dow rose 2.7%, its biggest weekly percentage gain since March. The S&P 500 gained 1.2%, its best week since mid-April, while the Nasdaq shed 1.5%.