The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) witnessed a dynamic trading session today as BAT released the Half Year results for 2025. The company announced a 10 shillings interim dividend payout, a 50% increase from 5 shillings paid the previous year. The newly listed Shri Krishana Overseas also had their first trading day, with 359,600 shares traded today. We had 52 listed equities participating in the market. The day ended with 29 gainers and 14 losers, reflecting a mixed sentiment among investors.
NSE Market Movers
Kakuzi emerged as the top gainer, with a 9.75% share price appreciation, closing at KES 439 per share. Other notable gainers included Sameer Africa (+9.13%), Olympia Capital Holdings (+6.04%), and Eveready East Africa (+5.68%).
On the losing side, Crown Paints Kenya faced the steepest decline, with a 8.13% drop to close at KES 41.25 per share. Umeme (-7.79%), Express Kenya (-6.47%) and KCB (-1.97) also recorded significant losses.
Kengen led in trading volume, with 1.5 million shares exchanged. Umeme followed with 784,300 shares, while Kenya RE and Co-operative Bank Holdings recorded 752,900 and 726,800 shares traded, respectively.
NSE Indices Performance
The benchmark benchmark All Share Index (NASI) shed 0.75 points, a 0.47% increase, to close at 160.23. This marks a 1-week gain of 1.55%, a 4-week loss of 6.91%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 29.76%.
The NSE 10 Share Index gained 1.49%, reflecting a year-to-date increase of 3.08%. The NSE 20 Share Index dipped by 0.37%, though it boasts a year-to-date gain of 20.32%. The NSE 25 Share Index shed 0.27%, with a year-to-date gain of 20.34%.
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