The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was on a bearish momentum on Nov 11, 2025, evidenced by a downturn in the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI), despite increased activity.
The volume of shares traded surged by 102% to 44.8 million shares from 22.1 million shares traded in the previous session. 5,870 deals were sealed generating an equity turnover of KES 1.2 billion, up 180.7% from the previous session. The market capitalization edged down 0.8% to KES 2.98 trillion, signaling decreased investor confidence.
54 listed stocks participated in trading closing with 20 gainers and 27 losers, with the remaining staying unchanged. Automobiles firm Car & General led the gainers appreciating by 6.5% closing at KES 61.50. Other notable gainers included Unga Group (5.9%), Uchumi Supermarkets (5.6%), WPP Scangroup (4.1%), and Eaagads plc (2.5%).
HF Group led the losers shedding 4.7% closing at KES 10.05. Total Kenya dropped by 3.6%, Jubilee Holdings fell by 3.5%, Umeme declined by 3.4%, and Centum Investments slid 3.1%. Safaricom plc and KCB Group emerged as the top traded counters and top foreign buys recording an aggregate turnover of KES 797.7 million and KES 134.18 million shillings, respectively.
NSE Indices on the downturn
The market was on a downward trajectory with the NASI declining by 0.8% closing at 188.96 points from 190.54 points in the previous session. Downturn in blue-chip stocks including KCB Group (2.5%), Equity Group (2.2%), East African Breweries Limited (1.4%), and Safaricom Plc (0.5%) weighed the market down.
The NSE-10 and NSE-20 indices dropped by 1.1% and 1% settling at 1,971.17 points and 3,206.1 points, respectively. The NSE-25 closed at 5,118.91, down 1.0%, while the Banking Sector Index dropped by 1.1% to 206.87 points.
Derivatives Trading Report
On the derivatives front, the total volume of contracts decreased to 258 from 2,105 recorded the previous session. Consequently, the value of contracts traded decreased to KES 728,138 from KES 4,965,500. Open interest contracts increased by 4.1% to 3,755 from 3,608 in the previous session.
