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Oil prices rose on Friday on growing signs of tightness in U.S. markets after Hurricane Ida hit offshore output, although ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 16,311,000 shares in 1,227 deals, ...

Hong Kong stocks dropped on Thursday, with shares in the rest of Asia-Pacific also largely declining. Shares of Tencent and Netease in Hong ...

Stanbic Holdings Plc Board of Directors has appointed Ms Wambui Kihuha-Mbesa as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board, with ...

The Board of Directors of Home Afrika Limited has appointed Mr Nelson Ashitiva as a Non-Executive Director of Home Afrika ...

Oil prices rose for a second session on Thursday, recovering from earlier losses as a decline in U.S. Gulf of ...

Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, spooked by worries that the Delta coronavirus variant could blunt the economy’s recovery and ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 11,049,600 shares in 1,378 deals, ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Wednesday, with shares of China Evergrande Group recovering slightly after briefly falling below their ...

The price of bitcoin fell Tuesday after breaking through $52,000 late Monday, reaching its highest level since May. The price ...

Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday following overnight losses from a stronger dollar and demand concerns, with a slow production ...

Forex exchange reserves dipped by over Kes. 11.3 billion after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) released more dollars into ...

Benchmark index of wall street, the S&P 500 closed lower on Tuesday while the Nasdaq edged up to a record ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 14,312,200 shares in 1,406 deals, ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mostly higher on Tuesday, as China’s August trade data came in above expectations. The Shanghai Composite in mainland ...

M-PESA, the world’s leading mobile money service has today announced that it has reached 50 million monthly active customers strengthening ...

Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday in quiet trade as some investors scooped up bargains following the recent losses while ...

The bitcoin adoption idea has been to place 200 ATMs where El Salvador citizens can exchange Bitcoins for US dollars ...

At the end of the first weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 12,353,200 shares in ...

Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Monday, with shares in Japan and China seeing big gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was among the biggest gainers ...

Cryptocurrency markets were buoyed by a fresh wave of bullishness Monday, as bitcoin rose for a sixth straight day to ...

Unga Group has announced the appointment of Mr Joseph Malel Choge as the incoming managing director of the group following ...

Oil prices extended losses on Monday after the world’s top exporter, Saudi Arabia, slashed crude prices for Asia over the ...

It has been a great run and as the Hisa App team, here’s the latest on what topped our analysts ...

Global Markets were mixed this week as data from various fronts; from the U.S jobs data which was released on ...

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (Safaricom Ethiopia) announced a countrywide staff recruitment drive and introduced its leadership team as it affirmed ...

The Nasdaq ended Friday at a new peak but the other main Wall Street indexes fell, reflecting the mixed sentiment ...

At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 27,578,900 shares in ...

Asian markets were mixed as Shares in Japan jumped on Friday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he will not ...

A report by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) showed that commercial banks contributed 27 % of all corporate taxes paid ...

Oil prices were mixed on Friday after a strong rise in the previous session on a weaker dollar and a ...

Wall Street benchmarks, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq eked out record finishes on Thursday, while the Dow also posted a ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 6,864,700 shares in 1,022 deals, ...

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has launched its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance report to society. The report provides an ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Thursday trade as Australia reported a higher-than-expected trade surplus in July. The S&P/ASX 200 ...

The National Treasury has given the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) powers to oversee all investment funds formally solicited from the ...

Oil prices fell on Thursday after OPEC+ agreed to keep its policy of gradually returning supply to the market at ...

Technology stocks, which tend to benefit from a low-rate environment, finished higher, upping Nasdaq to record close. Apple Inc rose ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 17,042,400 shares in 1,270 deals, ...

WPP Scangroup company has released its financial results for the financial year ended 31st December 2020 after a three-month- delay ...

Oil prices recovered on Wednesday after a U.S. industry report showed crude inventories fell more than expected last week, steadying ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 18,564,000 shares in 1,328 deals, ...

Britam Holdings has posted Kes 376.3 million net profit in six months to June, marking a recovery from the  Kes ...

I&M bank booked a 29% rise in its half-year profit to hit Kes 4.25 billion during the six months period ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Tuesday, as data showed slowing Chinese factory activity growth in August. In mainland China, ...

NCBA Bank has posted a 77 % rise in half-year profit to Kes 4.66 billion during the half-year period ended ...

Oil prices fell on Tuesday on concerns that power outages and flooding in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida will cut crude ...

Wall Street benchmark indexes, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq topped their record closes once again on Monday, bolstered by technology ...

At the end of the first weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 8,787,600 shares in ...

Standard Group’s performance for the 6 months period ended 30 June 2021 showed improvement with a 14% revenue increase to ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific mostly rose on Monday trade, with Australian stocks recovering from an earlier slip as Covid cases in ...

Jubilee Holdings has posted a profit before tax of Kes 4.5 billion for the half-year ended June 30, a 150 ...

Oil prices pared early gains on Monday, off more than three-week highs reached earlier in the session as a powerful ...

Bamburi Cement Group has posted a Kes 776 million profit for the half-year ended 30th 2021, a 7.6 % growth ...

Global market headlines swung squarely to Fed policy and geopolitical uncertainties last week, while swings in the stock market remained ...

Wall Street rallied on Friday, pushing the S&P and the Nasdaq to record closing highs for the fourth time this ...

At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 10,713,800 shares in ...

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium where ...

Absa Bank Kenya Plc has reported its financial results for the first six month period ended 30th June 2021, outperforming ...

Oil prices rose on Friday, on track to post big gains for the week, on worries about near term supply disruptions ...

Wall Street closed lower on Thursday, ending a streak of all-time closing highs on concerns over developments in Afghanistan, while ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 21,730,000 shares in 1,341 deals, ...

Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Thursday despite overnight gains on Wall Street, while South Korea became the first major economy ...

Oil fell on Thursday for the first session this week as renewed concerns about demand amid rising COVID-19 infections cut ...

Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd (DTK) has reported a 20.1% increase in Profit after tax to Kes 3.2 billion during ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 11,073,100 shares in 1,237 deals, ...

Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as optimism continued to drive U.S. stocks, with the S&P 500 ...

Family Bank said it would use the funds to increase its branch network from the current 92 outlets in 37 ...

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, taking a breather after a strong rally this week spurred by the loss of a quarter ...

Wall Street ended higher in a late-summer, light volume rally on Tuesday as the FDA’s full approval of a COVID-19 ...

El Salvador has begun the installation of Bitcoin ATMs, which will allow its citizens to convert the cryptocurrency into U.S. ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 7,475,200 shares in 1,174 deals, ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Tuesday trade, with Hong Kong stocks leading gains among the region’s major markets. That came ...

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya(StanChart) has reported a 50.9 % growth in net profit in the half-year period ended 30th June ...

Oil benchmarks jumped more than 5% on Monday, helped by a weaker U.S. dollar, after marking their biggest week of ...

Wall Street rallied on Monday, and the Nasdaq reached an all-time closing high as sentiment was boosted by full FDA ...

At the end of the first weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) this week. A total of ...

Stocks in Asia-Pacific rose on Monday trade as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index bounced back after falling into a bear market last ...

Gold prices inched lower on Monday as the dollar held near recent highs, although the losses were limited by growing ...

Oil prices reversed out of a seven-day losing stretch on Monday as investors punted on crude at bargain levels, though lingering ...

U.S Stocks, looked on as the global market's benchmark pulled back for the week but not before the S&P 500 ...

At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) this week. A total of ...

Oil prices were lower in the afternoon of Asia trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 0.27% to $66.27 per ...

Oil prices came off three-month lows on Friday but were on track for a weekly decline of around 6% as new ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Afghanistan will no longer be able to access the lender’s resources, following the ...

Wall Street's benchmark, the S&P 500 ended modestly higher in a choppy session on Thursday, with gains in tech shares ...

At the end of Thursday's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). A total of 28,493,200 shares in 1,099 ...

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers in Asia, was at 93.41 after ...

U.S. crude oil inventories fell 3.2 million barrels last week to 435.5 million barrels, their lowest since January 2020, the ...

KCB Group Plc has posted a strong performance in the first half of the year, driven by improved economic activity, ...

Wall Street's main indexes slid on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling over 1%, after the release of minutes from ...

TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya, one of the biggest suppliers of Petroleum and Gas products in East Africa, has appointed Mr Eric ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 12,331,800 shares in 1,479 deals, ...

Wednesday’s delay on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange meant investors in Naspers, the biggest shareholder in Tencent, were unable to immediately ...

Shares in Asia were higher on Wednesday, with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand keeping interest rates unchanged despite expectations ...

TotalEnergies Kenya has reported a 50% increase in the half-year profit to Kes 1.7 billion for the period ended 30th ...

Co-operative Bank has reported a net profit of Kes 7.4 billion for the half-year period ended 30th June 2021, a ...

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after four days of declines with investors still worried about the outlook for fuel demand ...

Wall Street’s main indexes slid on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 logging its biggest one-day percentage fall in about a ...