Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), on Monday 26th January 2026, was characterized by a surge of 76% in the aggregate turnover which closed at KES 1.127 billion.
Gainers in the trading session were led by Africa Mega Agricorp Plc which appreciated by nearly 10%, closing at KES 77.50. The counter was followed by Kenya Airways, which was up 9.1% to KES 5.02. Conversely, NCBA Group led losers, declining by 6.4% to close at KES 91.25. Olympia Capital Holdings and Unga Group followed, recording declines of 3.8% each, closing at KES 7.68 and KES 23.10, respectively.
NSE Indices Performance
The equities market concluded the day with varied performance among key indices. The benchmark index recorded a closing value of 194.42, reflecting a moderate decline of 0.1%. NSE 25 and NSE 20 registered marginal drops from the previous session’s close. The banking sector index went down by 0.3%. Conversely, NSE 10 recorded a 0.2% gain. The downturn was driven by major stocks including NCBA, East African Breweries, Equity Group and Safaricom.
On the other hand, stocks such as Kenya Power rose by 2%, followed by Cooperative bank, KenGen and British American Tobacco which saw gains of 1.8%, 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. Overall, foreign investor activity was subdued, with net outflows amounting to KES 61.45 million as compared to net inflows of KES 34.97 million in the previous trading session.
KCB Group was the most traded counter, closing the day with a turnover of KES 429 million, followed by Stanbic holdings closing with a turnover of KES 212.18 million.
Fixed Income and Derivatives
In the fixed income segment, the IFB1/2018/15Yr bond emerged as the most traded instrument for the day. Trading activity in the derivatives market, however, declined markedly. The number of traded contracts fell sharply to 10 from 240 in the previous session, while contract volumes fell to 93,900 from 1,802,210. Open interest also contracted, dropping to 7,100 from the earlier figure of 7,100, indicating reduced market engagement.
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