Trading activity slowed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the trading session on 4th February 2026 as evidenced by declines in number of shares traded, which fell by 35% to 18.57 million from 28.78 million shares recorded in the previous session.
Equity turnover declined by 37% to KES 772.3 million, while market capitalization rose by 0.9% to KES 3.13 trillion, signaling increased investor sentiment.
Africa Mega Agricorp emerged the top gainer, rising by 10% to close at KES 85.25. Flame Tree Group ranked second gaining 9.3%, followed by Express Kenya, TotalEnergies, and Umeme PLC, which gained 5.1%, 4.4%, and 3.6%, respectively.
Agricultural firm Eaagads PLC, led the losers, shedding 8.2% to close at KES 20.20. Other notable decliners included, East African Portland Cement (-7.9%), Crown Paints Kenya (-7.3%), Longhorn Publishers (-6.6%), and HF Group (-3.7%).
Safaricom PLC was the most traded stock, recording a volume 7.16 million. Other most traded stocks included Equity Group, Stanbic, British American Tobacco, and StanChart Kenya, which posted volumes of 2.0 million, 0.6 million, 0.2 million, and 0.1 million shares, respectively.
NSE Indices Performance
The bourse closed today’s session in the green, with all major indices recording upturns. The Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) rose by 0.9% to 198.38 points from 196.60 points in the previous session, supported by gains on large cap stocks including, Safaricom Plc, Stanbic, NCBA Group, and Co-op Bank, which rose by 2.0%, 1.0%, 0.8%, and 0.5%, respectively.
The NSE 10 and NSE-20 indices, inched up 0.5% and 0.2%, to close at 2,069.36 points and 3,316.92 points respectively. The NSE-25 index closed at 5,373.85 points, up 0.6%. The Banking Sector index, which tracks the performance of listed financial firms edged up 0.3% to 216.87 points.
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