The Trading Room

The CBOE volatility index , a gauge for short-term volatility, hit a two-week low after spiking to a four-month high in the run-up to the election.

The bonds market posted a decline in turnover during today’s trading session, with bonds worth Kes 1.19 billion transacted in 39 deals against the 2.20 billion worth of bonds transacted in the previous trading session.

The current provisional trade data up to August 2020 shows Kenya’s exports were valued at 34.9 billion shillings while imports are valued at kes 18.9 billion with a trade balance of kes 15.9 billion being...

The Japanese yen, often seen as a safe-haven currency, traded at 104.94 per dollar after seeing an earlier high of 104.35 against the greenback.

During the AGM shareholder approved a final dividend payout of Kes 0.25 for every ordinary share of Kes 2.50 translating to Kes 1.65 billion.