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At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 23,432,900 shares in 1,445 deals, ...

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has announced it is working on further increasing retail participation on the bourse as its ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific declined on Tuesday, with Chinese internet stocks in Hong Kong falling again as regulatory fears resurfaced. By ...

Equity Group Holdings Plc has recorded 98% growth in its profit after tax to Kes 17.9 Billion in H1, 2021 ...

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has seen its rebound in tax revenue collections continue into the new financial year booking ...

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, recovering from the previous day’s losses, as investors sought bargains and on expectations that major producers ...

The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow industrials hit record highs on Monday as investors moved into defensive sectors and ...

At the end of the first weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 10,270,600 shares in ...

The Energy and Petroleum regulator(EPRA) has held fuel prices constant in its latest review, the second time in a row ...

Asia-Pacific stocks slipped on Monday as investors reacted to the release of Chinese economic data for July. Retail sales in China rose ...

Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday, dropping for a third session after official data showed that refining throughput and ...

Limuru Tea recorded total revenue of  Kes 47 million in the period ended 30th June 2021, an 8% decline as ...

Trading on the secondary bond market at the NSE posted a 2.99% decline in activity with Kes.21.99 billion worth of ...

  Global markets were mixed for a second week running, with data indicating that markets from the west were trading ...

At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 24,287,800 shares in ...

Huawei's ranking in the global top 500 enterprises has improved to 44th this year, up from 49th in 2020.  Huawei, ...

Stanbic Holdings has recorded a 34.6 % rise in earnings through the first six months of the year, posting a ...

South Korean and Taiwanese stocks led losses among major Asia-Pacific markets in Friday trade, with shares of firms related to ...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with FMO, a Dutch development bank, to assist small businesses in Kenya by ...

Oil prices fell for a second day on Friday after the IEA warned that demand growth for crude and its products ...

Trading volume has slumped on wall street, typical of August, as a stellar second-quarter earnings season winds down. Investors are ...

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and FTSE Russell have once more partnered to launch a new multi-asset index solution for ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 32,837,300 shares in 966 deals, ...

Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant, is now set to receive payment from Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and even Dash for the ...

Kenyans are set to pay more for bottled water, fuel, beer and juice starting October after the Kenya Revenue Authority ...

CIC Insurance has reported a Kes 260 million net profit for the half-year period that ended on 30th June 2021, ...

Oil prices were steady on Thursday following two days of gains after a call from the United States, the world’s ...

Coinbase Global Inc climbed 3.24% on wall street after the cryptocurrency exchange beat market estimates for second-quarter profit, helped by ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 11,895,500 shares in 953 deals, ...

Major Asia-Pacific markets closed mixed on Wednesday, while shares of China’s most indebted property developer Evergrande and some of its ...

Oil prices on Wednesday consolidated strong overnight gains as a bullish outlook for U.S. fuel demand outweighed concerns about mobility curbs ...

Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by a stronger dollar and a rise in bond yields, while investors cautiously ...

Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 162.82 points, or 0.46%, to 35,264.67, the S&P 500 gained 4.4 points, or ...

The derivatives market of the NSE posted flat activity during Tuesday's trading session, with 19 single stock futures contracts valued at ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mostly higher on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Korean game developer Krafton plunged in its debut. South Korea’s ...

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, edging up from a three-week low in the previous session, but gains are likely to be ...

SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.2% to 1,023.54 tons on Monday from ...

Wall Street's benchmark, the S&P 500 dipped on Monday, as fuel demand worries during a resurgent pandemic sent energy stocks ...

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

Safaricom and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) have today announced a partnership that is set to enable Kenyans to invest ...

Asia-Pacific markets broadly struggled for gains on Monday as investors kept an eye on the Covid-19 situation across the region ...

Oil prices fell nearly 2% on Monday, extending last week’s steep losses on the back of a rising U.S. dollar ...

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has directed Cytonn Asset Managers Limited, a licensed fund manager, to stop signing new clients ...

Reinsurance company Kenya Re posted a 66% decline in half-year profit for the period that ended on 30th June 2021 despite ...

The Dow and the S&P 500 indexes closed at record highs on Friday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report, while investors ...

Crude Oil prices slid on Friday, and were on track for steep weekly declines on concerns over the impact on ...

The derivatives market of the NSE posted a rise in turnover and activity during Monday’s trading session, with 29 single stock ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday as investors awaited the release of a closely watched U.S. jobs report. Shares ...

Bank of Kigali (BK) Group led the gainers on the NSE with 7.06% share price appreciation closing at KES 31.85 ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Thursday. Investors also monitored Hong Kong-listed shares of firms related to the Chinese video ...

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by tensions in the Middle East, but failed to regain most of the previous ...

The Kenya Power Board of Directors has appointed Rosemary Oduor as the acting managing director and chief executive officer of ...

Wall Street’s main indexes closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling from a record high hit a ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). A total of 5,843,800 shares in 880 ...

Shares in major Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday, as a private survey showed accelerating Chinese services activity growth in July. ...

Sameer Africa’s half-year net profit for the period that ended on 30th June jumped to KSh154 million from a net ...

Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday on mounting concerns that the increasing spread of the delta variant of ...

The S&P 500 index on the wall street closed at record high on Tuesday on gains in Apple and healthcare ...

The derivatives market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) posted a rise in turnover during Monday’s trading session, with 26 single ...

Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Tuesday, with Hong Kong-listed shares of firms in the Chinese online gaming market plummeting ...

Crude oil prices reversed course after an early bounce on Tuesday, as concerns over coronavirus curbs combined with slowing factory ...

Wall street's benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, closed slightly lower on Monday after erasing early gains as worries about the ...

The derivatives market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) posted a rise in turnover during Monday's trading session, with 19 single ...

Shares in major Asia - Pacific markets rose on Monday, as data showed Chinese manufacturing activity growth slowed in July.

Oil prices fell on Monday on worries over China’s economy after a survey showed factory activity growing at its slowest pace ...

Market activity on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) extended a decline during the week as investors turned to the primary ...

Home Afrika Group reported a 62% decrease in Loss After Tax of Kes 340.3 Million for the period ended 31st ...

Stocks on wall street fell on Friday and registered losses for the week as Amazon.com shares dropped after the company ...

At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 15,436,300 shares in ...

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has posted a profit after tax of  Kes 6.96 billion for the period ended 30th ...

Oil prices fell on Friday but were on track to post solid gains for the week with demand growing faster than ...

The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) has suspended trading in Uchumi Supermarket shares, citing failure to observe listing obligations. In a ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 14,508,200 shares in 1,036 deals, ...

Asia-Pacific markets rose after the U.S. Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate near zero meanwhile, shares in Hong Kong ...

Coffee farm Eaagads Limited has reported a profit before tax of Kes 4.7 million during the financial period ended 31st ...

Oil prices slipped but remained near $75 per barrel on Thursday as crude stockpiles in the United States, the world’s top oil consumer, ...

US stocks and the dollar slipped on Wednesday in listless trade after the Federal Reserve gave no clue about when ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 9,199,000 shares in 1,014 deals, ...

ILAM Fahari I-Reit, a real estate investment trust, has posted a net profit of Kes 42.2 million in the half-year ...

Sameer Africa Plc has shed 107 jobs and put up an undisclosed property for sale to ease its biting cashflow ...

Unga Group PLC  is set to exit the baking business for the second time with the sale of Ennsvalley Bakery ...

Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. crude and product inventories fell more sharply than expected last week, ...

U.S. stocks on wall street fell on Tuesday, ending a five-day winning streak in the three major indexes, as investors ...

Centum Investment, the giant investment company, has reported a Kes1.37 billion full-year net loss for the period that ended on ...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 12,202,100 shares in 1,215 deals, ...

Hong Kong continued selling off on Tuesday, extending losses from Monday. The broader Asia-Pacific markets, meanwhile, were mixed. The broader Hang Seng ...

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has signed an agreement with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Mauritius to strengthen compliance in ...

Oil prices were steady on Tuesday with investors betting tight supply and rising vaccination rates will help offset any impact on ...

At the end of the first weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange A total of 3,929,300 shares in ...

Asian markets dropped sharply by the close on Monday, wiping out the Hang Seng index’s gains for 2021 once again ...

Vodafone Group Plc has hinted at the possibility of spinning off Mobile Money Service, Mpesa following its huge success, especially ...

Oil prices were lower on Monday as investors balanced concerns about fuel demand from the spread of COVID-19 variants and floods ...

Activity on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was fairly flat as investors focus remained on some of the top counters ...

Global markets were mixed but mostly higher with most markets experiencing pullbacks, which have been infrequent and short-lived as strong ...

Stocks rallied to records on Wall Street Friday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 35,000 level for ...

At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 9,550,600 shares in ...

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday as investors monitored Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong after regulatory concerns resurfaced. ...

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has appointed technology and innovation expert Nivedita Sharma and banking professional Birju Sanghrajka, to replace Engineer ...

Acorn Project (Two) Limited Liability Partnership, the Issuer of the Acorn Medium-Term Green Note (MTN) Programme, closed the final tranche ...

Oil prices trimmed overnight gains on Friday but were poised to end the week largely steady after rebounding from a sharp ...