Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on December 17, 2025, showed improvement compared to the previous session evidenced with an increase in volume of shares traded and equity turnover which rose by 35% and 56% to 23.61 million shares and KES 822.24 million, respectively. Market capitalization recorded a modest uptick of 0.8% to KES 2.85 trillion, highlighting increased investors’ confidence.
Longhorn Publishers emerged the top gainer gaining 9.5% closing at KES 2.89. Other notable gainers included, EA Portland Cement, Shri Krishana Overseas Limited, Nairobi Securities Exchange Plc, and NCBA Group which appreciated by 8.5%, 8.4%,7.9%, and 6.3%, respectively.
On the losers’ side, retail chain Uchumi supermarkets emerged the top loser, extending its losing streak. The counter depreciated by 10% to KES 1.17. Other notable losers include Kakuzi plc, Umeme plc, Express Kenya, and Kenya Airways Plc, which lost 3.0%, 2.6%, 2.3%, and 2.2%, respectively.
NSE Indices all in the Green
Overall, the market was on an upward trajectory with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) rising 0.8% to 180.77 points from 179.29 points recorded in the previous session.
The NSE-10 and NSE 20 indices rose by 0.8%, and 1.0% closing at 1,869.17 points and 3,031.92 points, respectively. The NSE-25 inched up 1.3% to 4,888.94 points, while the banking sector index rose marginally by 1.8% to 193.71 points from 190.21 points in the previous session.
EABL Shares trading Halted
The NSE halted the trading of regional brewer East African Breweries Limited (EABL) shares following the announcement of the sale by Diageo of its entire interest in the company to Asahi Group. Diageo has agreed to sale its 65% in EABL to Asahi for estimated net proceeds of USD 2.3 billion (circa KES 300 billion), implying a 17x adjusted EBITDA multiple and a $4.8 billion (circa KES 621 billion) 100% enterprise value of the regional brewer.
Open Derivative Interest Contracts Traded up 18%
On the derivatives front, the volume of contracts traded decreased to 1,301 rom 2,105 recorded in the previous session, while the value of traded contracts decreased to KES 4.8 million from KES 12.5 million. The number of open interest contracts increased by 18% to 7,120.
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