The Trading Room

The derivatives market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange had 5 Safaricom single stock future's contract valued at Kes 150,000 concluded during Friday's trading session.

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was last at 92.914 following its rise this week from levels below 92.8.

It reported a Sh8.56 billion half-year loss for the period ended June 30,2019, double the Sh4.03 billion posted in a similar period previous year.

Equity’s asset base has expanded to Kes.933.9 billion with loans and advances to customers climbing by 30 per cent to Kes.453.9 billion.

Crude oil prices reversed early gains, snapping a three-day rally on growing doubts over a near-term demand recovery and an unexpected rise in U.S. stockpiles.