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Stocks Watch

In today’s trading at the NSE, we will be observing the following counters: Athi River Mining – The cement manufacturer has made an agreement with Aldwych International, a power projects company, to install a coal-fired electricity power plant to improve gross margins and earn additional revenue streams through…
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Closing Bell – 3 July 2012

How the markets fared today
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Behind the NSE’s third Global ranking

NSE ranked as the third best performing market in the world climbing 16% since January
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Forex Trail – 2 July 2012

For the first time in five days the shilling strengthens against the dollar, if only in a small way.
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The Tyranny of Financial Commitments

It’s amazing but not surprising the apparent universality of financial struggles individuals and families go through. Statistics shows up to 95% of us live desperately trapped in the vicious treadmill that defy education, race or status. You have probably heard of the adage, about tyranny being like boiling…
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Closing Bell – 22 June 2012

Gainers Gainers Price Change KenolKobil Limited 14.25 9.20 KenGen Limited 8.80 7.32 Express Limited 3.80 5.56 Uchumi Supermarkets Limited 16.95 4.63 Total Kenya Limited 15.60 4.00 Losers Losers Price Change Standard Group Limited 23.00 4.17 Carbacid Investments 118.00 4.07 AccessKenya Limited 4.80 4.00 Sasini Tea and Coffee Limited 11.55 3.75…
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Stocks Watch – 22 June 2012

At the close of trading at the NSE yesterday, the NSE 20-share index stood at 3,682.24 while the All-share index stood at 80.83. The total number of shares traded stood at 21.71 million in 1,603 deals. The equity turnover stood at KES 439.4 million. In today’s trading we will be…
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Kapchorua Loses 3 Shillings in Trading

The Kapchorua Tea share yesterday lost 3 shillings in trading to close at KES 144 from the previous close of KES 147, a 2.04% drop in value on the share.
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What the Euro Zone Crisis Means for Kenya

Have you ever wondered why a “debt crisis” in distant European countries matters to us all the way in Kenya? Or why the greedy actions of a handful of financial institutions on Wall Street in the US can have adverse effects on our daily lives? The answer lies in the…
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BAT Gains 3 Shillings in Trading

The BAT share has risen by over 7% (KES 24) in the NSE in the last one month. Yesterday the share rose by KES 3 to close at KES 363.
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