The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week on 19th December 2025 on a high note, evidenced by sharp increases in trading activity. The volume of shares traded and equity turnover surged by 591.7% and 673.9% to 101 million shares and KES 4.4 billion, respectively. Investor confidence also improved, mirrored by a 0.4% increase in market capitalization.
Energy firm Umeme Limited emerged the top gainer, soaring by 10% closing the week at KES 7.50. Other notable gainers included Centum Investments, Carbacid Investments, Flame Tree Group, and B.O.C Kenya which gained, 8.5%, 6.4%, 6.0%, and 5.9%, respectively.
Uchumi supermarkets extended its losing streak, shedding 9.4% settling at KES 0.96, emerging the top loser. Other top losers include, Eveready Plc, EA Portland Cement, Jubilee Holdings, Olympia Capital Holdings which shed 7.0%, 6.9%, 5.5%, and 5.3%, respectively.
NSE Indices
Overall, the market recorded an upward performance, with the benchmark Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) posting a modest gain of 0.4% to close Week 51 at 184.55 points. This represented a one-week gain of 3.88%, a four-week loss of 1.97%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 49.46%.
The NSE-10 and NSE-20 indices rose marginally by 0.03% and 0.66% to settle at 1,929.26 points and 3,090.60 points, respectively. The NSE-25 index edged up by 0.14% to 5,029.99 points, while the banking sector index closed at 197.16 points, up 1.1%.
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