The trading session on 6th February 2026 at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) saw equity turnover decline by 34.6% to KES 843.08 million. The volume traded declined by 33% to reach KES 22.94 million across 12,929 deals. Telecommunications giant Safaricom PLC (NSE: SCOM) was the most traded stock recording a turnover of KES 272.34 million, equivalent to 32.3% of gross turnover at the bourse. Safaricom was closely followed by banking firm KCB Group (NSE: $KCB), which recorded KES 164.11 million in turnover. Collectively, Safaricom and KCB recorded turnover of KES 436.45 million, more than half the turnover at the bourse in the trading session.
In terms of performance across counters, construction firm East African Portland Cement led the gainers, appreciating by 6.8% to KES 82.00. This was followed by gains from Express Kenya, Car & General, Standard Group and Nation Media Group. Commercial firm Eveready Plc on the other hand led the losers, shedding 5.8% to close at KES 1.30. ABSA New Gold ETF, Satrix MSCI World Feeder ETF, Centum Investments and TPS Eastern Africa tracked Eveready Plc in the top 5 losers board, shedding 3.1%, 2.3%, 1.9% and 1.3%, respectively.
Foreign participation dominated the trading session at 68.9%, with local participation accounting for 31.1%. Safaricom was the top foreigner buy and simultaneously the top foreigner sell, recording KES 27.32 million and KES 204.36 million in turnover, respectively, making the net position of foreigners towards the counter to be a selling one.
NSE Indices Performance
The Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) closed the week at 202.73 points, steady above 200 points, while other indices like the NSE 10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 recorded performance of -0.1%, +0.2%, and +0.1%. Appreciation of the NASI index was suppported by appreciation in counters including British American Tobacco, Standard Chartered, NCBA Group and Safaricom.
The banking sector index appreciated marginally by 0.1% to 218.51 points, while the bond index recorded a gain of 0.8% to close at 1,174.14 points. Bond turnover closed at KES 9.30 billion, down 7.6%, with the IFB1/2018/15 emerging as the most frequently traded bond and the highest grossing bond of the day.
In derivatives trading, the total volume of contracts slumped to 450 from 2,243 in the prior session, with the value of contracts traded declining to KES 1.496 million from more than KES 5.643 million. Open interest contracts rose by 6.7% to 8,567.
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