The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded increased activity in the November 5, 2025, trading session, evidenced by a 71.5% increase in volume of shares traded to 24.7 million from 14.4 million shares traded in the previous session. 5,530 deals were sealed, corresponding to an equity turnover of KES 671.5 million. Similarly, market capitalization increased marginally by 0.4% to KES 2.99 trillion, reflecting increased investor confidence in the market.
Agricultural firm Limuru Tea led the gainers, appreciating by 10%, closing at KES 423.5. Other counters that recorded notable gains include Sanlam Kenya (6.7%), Centum Investments (4.5%), East African Breweries Plc (3.2%), Crown Paints (3.0%), and Uchumi Supermarket (2.7%).
Williamson Tea Kenya led the losers, shedding 8.1% closing at KES 185.25. Notable losers included NCBA Group (5.9%), Express Kenya (5.0%), Kapchorua Tea (3.9%), Total Kenya (2.9%), and Umeme (2.8%). Declines in the share prices of Williamson and Kapchorua Tea are attributed to the recently issued bonus shares (1:1) by both companies.
Local Investors dominated the market with a participation rate of 68.6%, while foreigners had a participation rate of 31.4%. Foreign investors showed a strong appetite for Equity Group, KCB Group, Nairobi Securities Exchange, Safaricom, and Car & General Stocks, which emerged as their top buy targets.
In terms of market breadth, there were 32 gaining counters, 18 losing counters and 15 unchanged counters in today’s trading session at the Exchange.
NSE Indices on the upside
The market remained positive, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) inching up 0.4% to settle at 189.88 points. The market’s upturn was supported by gains in blue-chip stocks, including East African Breweries Plc, Equity Group, KCB Group, and ABSA Bank, which appreciated by 3.2%, 2.6%, 2.0%, and 1.9%, respectively.
The NSE-10, NSE-20, and NSE-25 indices recorded modest upticks of 1.5%, 0.7%, and 0.7%, closing at 1,958.84 points, 3,182.95 points, 5,084.52 points, respectively. The Banking Index rose by 0.6% settling at 203.18 points, compared to 201.89 points recorded in the previous session.
Derivatives Market
On the derivatives front, the total volume of contracts traded increased to 1,205 from 205 recorded in the previous session. In contrast, the value of traded counter contracts increased to KES 6.8 million from KES 626,615.
