The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) opened the week starting 8th December 2025 with a bearish momentum and reduced activity, evidenced by a 53% decline in the volume of shares traded to 17.56 million. As a result, equity turnover plunged by 28.5% to KES 598 million from KES 836.1 million recorded in the previous session. Market capitalization stood at KES 2.83 trillion, down 0.3% compared to the prior session.
Uchumi Supermarkets extended its gaining streak, rising 10.0% to KES 1.76 and emerging as the top gainer in the session. Absa New Gold ETF was the second-highest gainer, appreciating by 5.3% to KES 5,360, while packaging firm Shri Krishna Overseas Limited ranked third. Flame Tree Group and Eveready PLC took the fourth and fifth positions, gaining 3.7% and 2.3% to close at KES 1.68 and KES 1.35, respectively.
On the losers’ side, Crown Paints emerged as the top decliner, shedding 7.4% to close at KES 48.15. Other notable losers included Eagaads PLC (-6.6%) to KES 18.30, WPP ScanGroup (-6.2%) to KES 2.59, KenGen PLC (-5.3%) to KES 8.26, and East African Portland Cement (-5.1%) to KES 79.00.
NSE Indices
The benchmark Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) ticked down 0.3% to settle at 179.12 points. The market was weighed down by declines in counters such as KenGen, Stanbic Holdings, TotalEnergies, and KCB, which fell by 5.3%, 3.1%, 2.7%, and 0.4%, respectively. The NSE-10 recorded a modest uptick of 0.1% to close at 1,837.80 points. Meanwhile, the NSE-20 and NSE-25 indices declined by 1.0% and 0.2%, settling at 2,952.77 points and 4,765.68 points, respectively. The Banking Sector Index stood at 188.35 points, down 0.4%.
Despite the downturn, gains in large-cap stocks such as EABL (2.2%), Co-operative Bank (1.5%), and Standard Chartered Bank (0.1%) provided some support to the market.
Derivatives
Total volume of contracts traded decreased to 220 from 952 in the previous session. Consequently, the value of traded contracts declined to KES 1.2 million from KES 2.7 million. The number of open interest contracts fell by 3% to 5,444.
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