The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trended upward in today’ session with all key performance indicators closing in the green.
The Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) posted the strongest gain, rising by 0.7% to 207.12 points, driven by gains in market heavy weights such as Safaricom PLC, Equity Group, KCB Group, and NCBA Group, which gained 1.5%, 1.3%, 1.1% and 0.9%.
The NSE 10 and the NSE 20 indices closed at 2,167.30 points and 3,518.79 points, up 0.6% and 0.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, the NSE 25 index rose by 0.6% to 5,691.50 points, while the Banking Sector Index edged higher by 0.5% to close at 234.64 points.
Despite the upward trajectory, the market was dragged down by losses in large-cap stocks such as Diamond Trust Bank, East African Breweries Limited, Co-operative Bank, and BAT Kenya which lost 3.1%, 1.0%, 0.3%, and 0.2%, respectively.
The market opened the week on a slow note, with the volume of shares traded plunging 32% to 36.09 million. Equity turnover plummeted 75.8% to KES 735.76 million from KES 3.0 billion recorded in the preceding session. Market capitalization rose by 0.7% to KES 3.43 trillion.
Foreign investors remained net buyers recording net inflows of KES 88.45 million compared to net inflows totaling KES 1.38 billion in the previous session.
NSE Top Gainers and Losers
Insurance services provider Jubilee Holdings led the gainers after rising by 5.4%. Other notable gainers included Longhorn Publishers (4.1%), TPS Eastern Africa (3.6%), Sanlam Kenya (3.1%), and Crown Paints (2.6%).
On the losers’ side, Sasini PLC shed the most declining 10.0%, following weak H12026 results. The agricultural firm sank deeper into losses, reporting a net loss of KES 170.8 million compared to a net loss of KES 113.1 million in H12025, driven by weak tea prices, logistics challenges and elevated selling costs. Limuru Tea declined by 9.2%, while Home Afrika fell by 5.5%. Flame Tree Group dropped by 5.0%, while Shri Krishana Overseas Limited fell by 4.7%.
Safaricom PLC was the most traded counter, recorded a turnover of KES 407.5 million. Other actively traded stocks included Equity Group, Diamond Trust Bank, Kenya Re-Insurance, and KCB Group, which posted turnovers of KES 91.8 million, KES 42.5 million, KES 41.1 million, and KES 39.7 million, respectively.
Fixed Income
Activity in the fixed income segment declined, with the bond turnover falling by 26.0% to KES 6.4 billion from KES 8.7 billion in the prior session.
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