The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) began the week on a bullish note, posting sharp improvements in volumes, turnover, and deal count compared to Friday’s session. Investors traded 22,980,673 shares in 10,246 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 956,325,579.54. The bourse’s market capitalization closed at KES 3.53 trillion (USD 27.2 billion).
Trading activity showed a significant rebound, with volumes rising 53%, turnover more than doubling (+104%), and deals increasing 23% compared to Friday, June 12. A total of 57 listed equities participated in the session, producing a positive breadth of 29 gainers against 21 losers.
Eaagads led the gainers, climbing 7.44% to close at KES 33.20, followed by Uchumi Supermarket (+7.27%), Standard Group (+4.17%), and Africa Mega Agricorp (+3.98%). On the losing side, Jubilee Holdings fell 3.54% to KES 368.00, while ScanGroup (-3.23%), Unga Group (-3.17%), and Longhorn Publishers (-3.07%) also posted declines.
In terms of volumes, Safaricom dominated trading with 5.98 million shares, followed by Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation (3.67m), Equity Group Holdings (2.68m), and KCB Group (2.66m).
Nairobi Securities Exchange Index Performance.
The benchmark Nairobi Securities Exchange All Share Index (NASI) advanced 2.32 points (+1.11%) to close at 211.11, marking a 1-week gain of 0.61%, a 4-week gain of 2.16%, and a year-to-date gain of 13.15%.
Other indices also posted gains: the NSE 10 Share Index rose 1.42%, the NSE 20 Share Index added 0.52%, and the NSE 25 Share Index gained 1.02%. The Banking Sector Index continued to show resilience, climbing 0.86% and extending its year-to-date gain to 17.87%.
The strong start to the week underscores renewed confidence in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, with turnover more than doubling and breadth tilting positive. The resilience of banking and blue-chip counters continues to anchor the NSE’s upward momentum, keeping indices firmly in double-digit gains for 2026.
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