The Trading Room

Last year, oil prices rose around 50%, spurred by the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic slump and producer restraint, even as infections reached record highs worldwide.

2021 was a better-than-average year for global markets. Stock market returns, economic growth, policy stimulus and inflation all ran hot while volatility was historically cool.

Trading on the secondary bond market on the NSE posted an increase in value, compared to Thursday's trading, with bonds valued at Kes 1.38 billion transacted in 29 deals.

After rising for several straight days, oil prices stalled on Friday as Covid-19 cases soared to new pandemic highs across the globe.

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), A total of 2,605,400 shares in 731 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 74,958,097.00, were traded. Compared with the previous...