The Trading Room

The Kes 9 per share for the financial year ended December 2019 will be paid despite the shareholders not approving at an Annual General Meeting.

The Japanese yen traded at 106.39 per dollar, after wavering between 106 and 107 for most of this week. The Australian dollar slipped below the 0.71 level, last changing hands around 0.7090.

The S&P 500 posted 51 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 103 new highs and 17 new lows.

The Secondary bond market on the Nairobi Securities Exchange recorded a decline in activity with bonds worth Kes 1.44 Billion transacted against the Kes 1.86 billion worth of bonds traded during Wednesday's trading session.

IFC remains committed to scaling investment and advisory support in Kenya, especially within the context of Kenya’s Big Four Agenda of manufacturing, affordable housing, affordable healthcare, and food security.