The Trading Room

Compared with the previous NSE trading day (Monday, December 6), today's data shows 227% improvement in volume, 286% improvement in turnover, and 9% improvement in deals.

Stocks across Asia - Pacific markets jumped on Tuesday, bouncing back from Monday losses on optimism that the omicron variant risk might not be as bad as feared.

A delay in the return of the Iranian oil supply also supported prices. Indirect U.S.-Iran nuclear talks have hit roadblocks. Germany urged Iran on Monday to present realistic proposals in talks over its nuclear program.

Trading on the secondary bond market on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was higher compared to Friday's trading, with bonds valued at Kes 2.18 billion transacted in 63 deals

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed near the flatline to 7,245.10, also recovering from slight losses earlier. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.83%.