The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading session on October 3, 2025, saw energy firm KenGen emerge as the top gainer, soaring by 9.6% to close at KES 10.00., while Unga Group led the losers, shedding 4.2% to close at KES 22.90.
Key Takeaways
- Top Gainer: KenGen (+9.6%, KES 10.00)
- Top Loser: Unga Group (- 4.2%, KES 22.90)
- Most Traded Stock: KCB Group (1.74M Shares, KES 99.3M)
- Market Capitalization: KES 2.81T
NSE Indices Performance
The market showed a downward trend, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) declining by 0.3%, to close at 178.50 points, mainly driven by losses in stocks such as Safaricom (-1.5%), HF Group (-1.4%), Cooperative Bank (-0.7%), and Britam Holdings (-0.4%).
NSE-10 and NSE-25 declined by 0.2% and 0.1%, closing at 1,790.50 points and 4,668.95 points, respectively. The NSE-20 recorded a modest uptick of 0.9%, closing at 3,030.95. The market was bolstered by gains in banking counters, including NCBA Group (1.1%), Equity Group (0.4%), BK Group (0.2%), and Absa Bank (0.1%).
Turnover and Trading Volume
Bond turnover plunged by 47.6% from the previous session to KES 2.86 billion, while equity turnover rose by 9.0% to KES 483.55 million from KES 443.6 million in the previous session. KCB Group was the most traded stock with a turnover of KES 99.32 million, followed by agricultural firm, Williamson Tea Kenya, recording a turnover of KES 73.42 million.
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