The trading session on 3rd February 2026 at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) saw overall equity turnover surge by 101.2% to reach KES 1.2 billion with 28.8 million shares exchanging hands, up 42.65% as compared to the previous session. The volume of shares traded and consequent equity turnover was underpinned by trading deals totaling to 7,524.
Automobiles firm Car and General led gainers, appreciating by 5.6% to KES 56.50, followed by Kenya Airways, Sanlam Kenya, Olympia Capital Holdings, and Britam Holdings, which recorded gains of 2.6%, 2.4%, 2.1% and 2.1%, respectively.
Across the top 5 losers, Unga Group led, shedding 8.9% to KES 53.50. Africa Mega Agricorp Plc, Flame Tree Group, BOC Kenya and Limuru Tea followed, losing 6.5%, 6.3%, 5.1% and 3.4%, respectively. In terms of market breadth, 24 counters gained in the trading session, 25 recorded declines, while 7 counters remained unchanged.
NSE Indices in the Red
A significant share of the indices at the NSE were in the red, with the NSE 10 index shedding 0.4% to close at 2,058.90 points. The NSE 25, NSE 20 and NASI indices recorded drops of 0.3%, 0.1% and 0.1% to 5,342.82 points, 3,310.37 and 196.60 points, respectively. The banking sector index declined by 0.3% to 216.33 points, while the bond index was the only index that was in the green, up 0.8% to 1,174.14 points.
Bond turnover was KES 10.6 billion, representing a decline of 24.3% relative to the previous trading session. IFB1/2018/15 was the most frequently traded bond while IFB1/2021/18 was the highest grossing bond. 164 deals were executed in the trading session as compared to 109 in the previous session. Derivatives open interest contracts were 7,467, down 3.43%.
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