The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed today’s session in a bearish note with all major indices easing.
The Benchmark, Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) slipped by 0.3% to close at 207.67 points from 208.22 points recorded in the previous session. The decline in NASI was primarily driven by losses across large-cap stocks including Kenya Power, Co-operative Bank, NCB Group, and British American Tobacco, which shed 2.3%, 2.0%, 0.6%, and 0.5%, respectively.
The NSE 10 index eased 0.8% to close at 2,175.21 points, while the NSE 20 index declined by 0.9% to close at 3,586.16 points. The NSE 25 stood at 5,717.20 points, down 0.6%. Similarly, the banking sector index dropped by 0.6% to close at 236.69 points.
Trading activity was low, evidenced by a 55.7% decline in the volume of shares traded to 18,357,968 shares. Consequently, equity turnover fell by 10.3% to KES 865.26 million from KES 964.13 million in the previous session. Market capitalization stood at KES 3.28 trillion, down 0.3% from a prior session.
NSE Top Gainers
Shika Paka Power brand owner Eveready plc emerged the top gainer, appreciating 9.6% to settle at KES 1.03, followed by BK Group which rose 6.4% to KES 47.90. TPS Eastern Africa, B.O.C Kenya, and Jubilee Holdings gained 3.7%, 2.7%, and 2.3%, respectively.
NSE Top losers
On the losers’ side, Uchumi supermarket led, shedding 10% to close at KES 1.99 – becoming the top loser all through Monday 2nd March 2026 to today, 5th March 2026. Other notable losers included Olympia Capital Holdings, Home Afrika, Flame Tree Group, and CIC Group, which lost 9.0%, 8.8%, 8.6%, and 6.4%, respectively.
Market Movers
Equity Group dominated trading, recording an aggregate turnover of KES 351.79 million from 618 deals involving 4.72 million shares traded. Other actively traded stocks included Safaricom, KCB Group, EABL, and Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, which recorded turnovers of KES 106.02 million, KES 87.1 10 million, KES 74.2 million, and KES 63.25 million, respectively.
Foreign investors turned net sellers, recording net outflows of KES 375.62 million compared to net inflows of KES 112.54 million recorded in the previous session.
Derivatives
The total volume of contracts traded increased to 1,457 from 1,376, while the value of traded contracts increased to KES 7.88 million from KES 5.49 million. The number of open interest contracts decreased slightly by 0.4% to 10,904.
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