Weekly Review

While history often points to October as a volatile month for global markets, this year we saw the opposite in equity markets. After a 5.2% correction in September.

Trading on the secondary bond market at the NSE posted a 2.99% decline in activity with Kes.21.99 billion worth of bonds traded against the Kes 22.66 billion worth of bonds transacted in...

Market activity on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) extended a decline during the week as investors turned to the primary issue on the bond market. This came in during the week as...

Activity on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was fairly flat as investors focus remained on some of the top counters (blue-chip) for a second week running. Activity was flat as well, looking...

Kapchorua Tea Kenya Plc was the week’s top gainer on the NSE, adding 25.6% in investor wealth to close the week at Kes 98.00 per share while Crown Paints Kenya Plc was...

The market capitalization of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) posted a 1% rise this week to Kes 2.73 Trillion from the Kes 2.70 Trillion recorded in the previous week. The market saw a...

Nairobi Business Ventures recorded a 44.48% gain during the week on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to close the week at Kes.12.05 with shares worth Kes.4 million transacted

The Nairobi Business Ventures was the week’s top gainer on the Nairobi Securities Exhcange (NSE) adding 22.65% in investor wealth to close the week at Kes 8.34 per share.

Backed by stability in various stock prices, the market capitalization of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was flat this week to Kes 2.684 Trillion from the Kes 2.683 Trillion recorded in the...

Market activity on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) rose during the week, boosted by the sale of shares on the banking sector and also sustained activity on the Safaricom Plc. Foreign investors...

Nation Media Group was the week’s top gainer on the Nairobi Securities Exchange ( NSE), adding 31.01% in share price appreciation to close the week at Kes 22.60 per share

East African Cables Plc was the week's top looser on the NSE, continuing a shedding streak, was down 11.85% at Kes 1.19 per share from the Kes 1.35 the counter posted last...

Trading on the secondary bond market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) posted a 5.63% rise in activity with Kes.22.39 billion worth of bonds traded against the Kes 21.19 billion worth of...

During the week, the NSE also launched the unquoted securities market (USM) as it seeks to boost trading at the bourse amid COVID-19 squeeze.

Trading on the secondary bond market at the NSE posted a 18.6% rise in activity with Kes.20.5 billion worth of bonds traded against the Kes 17.29 billion worth of bonds transacted in...

Safaricom had Kes.1.9 billion worth transacted on the NSE, translating to a whooping 79.05% of the week’s total turnover on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

The NSE 20  share index shed 5.29 points or 0.28% while the NSE 25 share index was up by 0.13 points or 0.07% to close the week at 1,888.25and 3,635.87points respectively.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed positive during the week, backed by local and international economic data coming from China and earnings release by listed banks on the U.S Exchanges and also as...

The Derivatives Market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week with a total of 76 contracts valued at Kes. 3.5 million transacted.

The benchmark NSE All Share Index (NASI) closed the week at 160.68, representing a 1-week loss of 4.84%, a 4-week loss of 1.30%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 5.63%.

The benchmark NSE All Share Index (NASI) closed the week at 166.48, representing a 1-week loss of 0.28%, a 4-week gain of 0.66%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 9.45%

The benchmark all share index of the Nairobi Securities Exchange gained by 3% during the week to close the week at 166.94 from last week’s close of 162.08 basis points. The NSE20...

Liberty Holdings Plc was the week's top gainer on the NSE, adding 19.06% in shareholder returns to close the week at Kes 9.62 per share from last week's Kes 8.08.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week with an overall sustained bullish note pushed up by the continuous in prices in the banking counters.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded a decline in activity during the week, with major blue-chip counters having a sustained rally in terms of price action, coming in a week that was...

Backed by a slight rise in stock prices, the market capitalization of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) posted a rise this week to Kes 2.41 Trillion from the Kes 2.39 Trillion recorded...

Market activity on the Nairobi Securities exchange (NSE) eased during the week as investors cautiously traded on volatility of global markets and increasing data of the new strain of the coronavirus. Foreign...

The Derivative Market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week with a total of 58 contracts valued at Kes.2.6 million transacted, this was a decline in transaction value from the 64...

The NSE 20 and the NSE25 share indices have shed up-to 30.7% and 18.44% respectively in year to date performance.

The derivatives market of the NSE posted a moderate growth in activity, with 168 contracts valued at Kes.3.5 million concluded

The Derivatives Market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week higher, with a total of 117 contracts valued at Kes.3,262,600 concluded

The lifting of NBV pushed the share to a high of Kes 4.30, a 505.63% gain in price from the share-price of Kes 0.71 when the shares was suspended. 

KCB Group Plc was however up with investors reacting to news of acquisitions in Rwanda and Tanzania. The share price rose 2.62% to Kes.37.15, with 10 million shares valued at Kes.375 million...

The secondary trading on the bond market saw a growth in activity with bonds, posting a 31.5% rise in turnover with bonds valued at Kes.12.5 billion billion traded against the Kes 9.5...

The Derivatives Market of the Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week higher, with a total of 20 contracts valued at Kes.655,000 concluded as compared to the 17 contracts valued at Kes.534,000 concluded...

Secondary trading on the bond Market saw a decline in activity with bonds worth Kes.7.5Bn traded compared to Kes.12Bn registered the previous week.

The Derivatives Market closed the week with a total of 7 contracts valued at Kes.239,000 this was a rise in number of contracts concluded but a decline in turnover as compared to...

The Banking Sector came in second in activity with shares worth Kes.405M transacted, accounting for 30.68% of the week’s traded value

The benchmark All share index of the Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week modestly lower, shedding 0.42 points to settle at 139.65 points.

The Derivatives Market of the NSE closed the week with a total of 6 contracts valued at Kes.216,000 concluded in this week’s trading session, this was a further decline from last week’s...

Safaricom led the movers, with 29 million shares worth Kes.866M exchanging hands at a fairly stable price of Kes.30.00; this represented 56.83% of the week’s traded value.

The secondary trading on the bond market saw a decline in activity with bonds valued at Kes.12.0 billion billion achieved against the Kes 15.5 billion achieved in the previous week.

The Derivatives Market of the NSE closed the week on a high note, with September contracts expiring on Thursday, a total of 127 contracts valued at Kes.3.6 million concluded.

The NSE has shown resilience and the moderate activity in prices is likely to continue with investors playing defensive. 

The recent stability in the global markets also provided the much needed market confidence in boosting market liquidity relatively, with a rise on the major global indices in the U.S, Europe &...

The bond market saw a rise in activity with bonds valued at Kes.24.5 billion billion achieved against the Kes 5.7 billion achieved in the previous session

The Derivatives Market of the NSE closed the week with a total of 10 contracts valued at Kes.247,000 concluded in this week’s trading session

The Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week on a bearish note weighed down by the fall in prices in some of the banking counters. The All Share Index dropped by 0.86%% to...

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation & WPP Scangroup Plc released their half year results, recording an impressive turnaround in quarterly earnings against various analyst projections.

The Derivatives Market of the NSE closed the week with a total of 9 contracts valued at Kes.255,500 concluded on the NSE while the secondary bond market on the Nairobi Securities Exchange...

Market sentiment, as measured by market breadth, closed positive with the NSE closing the last trading day with 23 gainers against 18 losers.

Japanese stocks posted gains for the week. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced 406 points (1.8%) and closed at 22,696.42

Secondary trading on the Bond market at the Nairobi bourse witnessed improved activity with bonds worth Kes.14 billion transacted compared to Kes.9 billion registered the previous week.

Secondary trading on the bond Market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange registered reduced activity with bonds worth Kes.9.0 billion transacted this week as compared to the Kes.20 billion registered on the previous...

The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index ended the week 1.89% lower, with major European indexes mixed. Germany’s DAX Index declined 2.09%, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index slipped 2.33%, and France’s CAC-40 Index...

Safaricom Plc recorded a 1.48% share price appreciation to Kes.30.90, up from Kes.30.45 registered the previous week with shares worth Kes.1.4 billion transacted; this represented 46.47% of the week’s traded value while...

The benchmark NSE All Share Index (NASI) inched up during the week,gaining 2.70 points this week to close at 142.88, this represented a 1-week gain of 2.66%, a 4-week gain of 4.01%, but...

Shares in Europe surged as countries eased lock-down restrictions and the European Central Bank (ECB) injected fresh stimulus into the eurozone economy.

Equity turnover on the Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week lower with 84.8 Million shares valued at Kes 2.37 Billion transacted this week against 80.9 Million shares valued at Kes.2.4 Billion transacted...

News of a possible vaccine for the corona virus by Moderna Inc pushed markets higher at the start of the week, with the S&P 500 touching the highest level since 6th March,...

Equity turnover at the Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week with a relative growth in value in terms of shares exchanging hands and by turnover. Turnover for the week stood at Kes.4.9...

The benchmark NSE All Share Index (NASI) closed at 140.87, representing a 1-week gain of 0.84%, a 4-week gain of 6.14%, but an overall year-to-date loss of 15.35%. The NSE 20 Share...

The NSE All Share Index closed at 139.69, which represented a 1-week gain of 2.88%, a 4-week gain of 5.89%, but an overall year-to-date loss of 16.06%. The NSE20 share was down...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week on a high note with 134 Million shares valued at Kes.4.3 Billion against the 79.8 Million shares valued at Kes.2.38 Billion transacted the previous week....

The spot market remains volatile and will likely decline further without adequate measures by the government such as economic stimulus packages such as corporate tax incentives during this pandemic. The market will...

All the key indices of the market declined at the close of Thursday's session, an indication that stocks, despite the price movements continued to have a decline week on week. 

Despite the ever-continuing fear and uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic, all global, emerging and frontier markets, including Kenya, have shown some possibilities of arresting the downside, or that of a measured technical...

The week ahead will be tough on the market, it is now clear that the country will face an economic downturn from the corona virus. Various businesses will be affected by the...

Local investors retreated to playing defensive position in the market, mainly focusing on the blue-chip counters, a move which has defended the market indices from facing a further decline from last week's...

In the coming week, we expect the bear run to open Monday but only for a short while. The market volatility will definitely be heghtened further if the country reports any new...

Markets globally had a week full of uncertainties as the coronavirus outbreak continued it's sweep across the globe. Despite Friday's selloff, stocks are right around where they closed last Friday, and they...

Fears of a sustained global economic impact as the coronavirus rapidly spreads beyond China have sent investors scrambling to find safety with stock markets experiencing their largest weekly drop in a decade...

Global markets took a decline this week, indicating a hit of the Corona-Virus, which has raised more concerns with an emergence of new cases in South Korea. Apple had earlier in the...

Market sentiment improved also after World Health Organization official said the big jump in China’s reported cases reflects a decision by authorities there to reclassify a backlog of suspected cases by using...

Data from Central Bank shows that the Kenya Shilling strengthened against major international and regional currencies during the week ending February 6, reflecting inflows to the corporate sector. It exchanged at KSh...

Shares in global markets probably had their biggest weekly losses since August 2019. Commodities like oil and metals markets were not left out, showing an even more brutal damage to profits earned...

Just one week after showing stability, the spread of a new virus (corona virus) from China to other countries has raised fears that it could impede growth. Reacting to memories of the...

Global markets continue to rebound this week on the signing of the initial US-China deal at Washington on Wednesday. U.S president Donald Trump is expected to go to China later this year...

The stock market's top indexes all scrambled to new highs Thursday, as global markets rallied on a cooling of U.S.-Iran tension, and after China confirmed that it will be signing a preliminary...

Global commodities market surged to start 2020 on a high note. Oil prices surged as much as $3 a barrel as gold, the yen and safe-haven bonds all rallied on Friday after...

Global & local market indices rallied on the last full week of trading this year. The European stocks wrapped up a holiday-thinned week at record highs on Friday as growing hopes that...

Global equity markets extended gains on Friday, helped by data showing relatively strong U.S. growth, while sterling headed toward its worst week in more than two years on concerns over how Britain...

On Wednesday, Riyadh Stock Exchange was elevated to the ninth largest exchange in the world after a successful listing of the world's largest Oil Company. The listing of Saudi Aramco shares saw...

Global Markets pulled back from record highs to start December, undermined by comments from U.S President Donald Trump and others in his administration suggesting any deal to resolve the trade dispute between...

In Global Markets,Gold prices rose and stocks on Wall Street slipped after China warned on Thursday it would take “firm counter measures” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ratify a bill...

On the trading week ended November 22nd. Global stocks turned bearish as news of trade optimism raised last week turned down with China terming the United States as the main barrier to...

Global stocks advanced on Hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal turned world stock markets and other risk assets higher on during the week. The escalating wave of pro-democracy global protests from Hong...

On the trading week ended November 8th,2019. Global stocks advanced on Monday as investors banked on the likelihood of stimulus measures from the Japan & European central banks to reverse slowing growth,...

  On the trading week ending October 11,2019. Stocks rose globally on optimism that Chinese and U.S. officials made progress in negotiations that laid the groundwork for a truce on additional tariffs....

Week on Week (w-o-w) turnover dropped by 36.36% to settle at KES 1.4 Billion against last weeks turnover of KES 2.2 Billion with an average daily turnover at 266.5 Million spread across...

In the week ended 4th October, 2019. The Nairobi Securities Exchange had a drop on week on week (w-o-w) turnover to Kes 2.2Bn against a turnover of Kes 2.6Bn transacted the previous...