The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was on a bullish momentum in the trading session on 27th January 2026 as evidenced bygains across all major indices.
The volume of shares traded rose by 21% to 32,606,791 shares, while equity turnover fell by 8% to KES 1 .03 billion from KES 1.13 billion recorded in the previous session. Market capitalization inched up by 0.3% to close at KES 3.08 trillion, signaling increased investor confidence.
National carrier Kenya Airways emerged the top gainer, rising by 9.6% to close at KES 5.50, followed by WPP Scan Group, TPS Eastern Africa, BK Group PLC, and Diamond Trust Bank which gained 8.5%, 7.0%, 6.1%, and 4.7% respectively.
On the losers’ side, Standard Group emerged the top loser, shedding 4.2%, to close at KES 5.94. Other notable losers included, Sanlam Kenya, Britam Holdings, CIC Insurance, Williamson Tea Kenya, which lost 3.3%, 3.1%, 2.9%, and 2.9% respectively.
Safaricom dominated the trading session recording a turnover of KES 262.69 million, followed by EABL which recorded a turnover of KES 212.1 million.
NSE Indices all in the Green
The Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) settled at 194.95 points, up 0.3% from 194.42 points recorded in the previous session, representing a 1-week gain of 0.57%, a 4-week gain of 5.64%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 4.49%.
The NSE-10 and NSE-20 indices gained 0.3% and 0.5% closing at 2,043.27 points and 3,283.08 points, respectively. The NSE-25 index rose by 0.3% to 5,297.82 points, while the banking sector index edged up 0.4% to 216.14 points.
Derivatives
The total volume of contracts traded decreased to 300 from 510 in the previous session, while the value of traded contracts decreased to KES 2.7 million from KES 4.2 million. The number of open interest contracts increased by 4% to 7,810.
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