The Trading Room

The moves upward regionally came despite the World Health Organization saying Saturday that more than 200,000 coronavirus cases were confirmed over a 24-hour period

While currencies saw muted moves in early trading on Monday, the Australian dollar underperformed, dropping as much as 0.2%.

Secondary trading on the bond Market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange registered reduced activity with bonds worth Kes.9.0 billion transacted this week as compared to the Kes.20 billion registered on the previous trading session.

Open interest on the contracts rose steadily over the period with experienced declines after the 19th March 2020 and 18th June 2020 contract expiry dates

The secondary bond market on the Nairobi Securities Exchange recorded a decline in activity with bonds worth Kes 1.14 Billion achieved in 77 deals on the market as compared to the Kes 2.04 Billion achieved...