The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the day’s session on 9th February 2026 on a positive note despite lower activity.
The Bourse’s major indices recorded gains, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) rising by 0.6% to 203.94 points. The NSE-10 and NSE-20 indices advanced by 0.5% and 0.8%, to settle at 2,106.24 points and 3,374.02 points, respectively. The NSE-25 index inched upwards by 0.8% to close the session at 5,484.80 points.
The volume of shares traded fell by 30% to 15,979,910 shares, while equity turnover declined by 32% to KES 572.76 million. Market capitalization stood at KES 3.22 trillion.
NSE Top Gainers and Losers
Agricultural firm Sasini PLC led the gainers, rising by 9.9% to KES 22.15, supported by the announcement of the sale of Gulmarg Division in Mweiga Tea Estate for KES 7.9 billion, double price its book value of KES 3.9 billion. Other notable gainers included Africa Mega Agricorp, Limuru Tea, Stanbic Holdings, and Sameer Africa which gained 8.3%, 8.1%, 6.9%, and 6.6%.
On the losers’ side, Cement producer East African Portland Cement shed the most, losing 7.0% to KES 76.25. Other notable decliners included Crown Paints (-2.1%), BK Group (-1.7%), Williamson Tea Kenya (-1.4%), and NCBA Group (-1.1%).
Market Movers
Equity Group dominated trading, recording 2.9 million shares traded translating to a turnover of KES 196.93 million, followed by KCB Group, Safaricom PLC, KPLC, and I&M Group, which traded 2.1 million, 1.4 million, 1.3 million, and 1.1 million, shares, respectively.
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