The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) concluded the week on a quieter note, with trading activity showing significant decline compared to the previous session.
A total of 10,091,000 shares were traded in 1,837 deals, generating a market turnover of KES 283,083,454. This represents an 22.4% decrease in trading volume and a 50.5% decrease in turnover, and a 0.6% decline in the number of deals.
Market Activity Overview
Out of the 50 listed equities that participated in trading, 21 stocks recorded gains while 23 posted losses. Eaagards emerged as the top gainer, with its share price appreciating by 3.91% to close at KES 11.95 per share. Other notable gainers included Longhorn Publishers (+2.77%), East African Portland Cement Co. (+2.65%), and Williamson Tea Kenya (+1.91%).
On the losing side, Eveready East Africa experienced the steepest decline, falling by 6.45% to close at KES 0.87 per share. Sanlam Kenya (-4.9%), TPS East Africa Serena (-4.67%), and Standard Group (-4.64%) also recorded significant losses.
Britam Holdings led in trading volume, with 15.1 million shares changing hands. Safaricom followed with 7.21 million shares, while KCB Group and KenGen recorded 5.25 million and 596,200 shares traded, respectively.
In terms of trading volume, KCB topped the list with 4.06 million shares traded, followed by Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation with 1.1 million shares traded, Safaricom with 1.02 million shares, KenGen with 711,100 shares, and The Co-operative Bank Kenya with 448,800 shares.
Performance of NSE Indices
The benchmark NSE All Share Index (NASI) gained slightly by 0.70 points (0.44%) to close at 158.63. This still represents a 1-week gain of 0.6%, a 4-week gain of 8.83%, and an impressive year-to-date gain of 28.47%. Other indices showed similar results, with the NSE 10 Share Index rising by 0.4%, achieving a year-to-date gain of 19.14%. The NSE 20 Share Index increased by 0.27%, while maintaining a strong year-to-date gain of 24.71%. Similarly, the NSE 25 Share Index gained by 0.45% but still holds a year-to-date gain of 19.22%.
Today’s session highlights the dynamic nature of the NSE, with declines in trading activity balanced by gains in key indices and select equities.
