The Trading Room

Bamburi Cement Plc has posted a 13% decline in activity for the first half of 2020 at Kes16.2billion which as compared to the Kes18.7 billion the company posted in a similar period last year

Advancing issues outnumbered decliners 1.36-to-1 on the NYSE, while declining issues outnumbered advancers 1.07-to-1 on the Nasdaq.

The derivatives market of the NSE had 6 contracts valued at Kes 195,370 concluded in today’s trading session.

NCBA board has held back the declaration of an interim dividend for the period in line with its cash preservation stance.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co ended the session higher after its full-year profit outlook beat expectations, while tax software firm Intuit Inc advanced on a 17% rise in quarterly revenue.