A sharp contrast defined trading on Monday, 28 September 2026: shares in Nairobi Securities Exchange climbed 3.3% to KES 30.9 after the bourse released unaudited half-year results and announced a board appointment, even as overall market breadth stayed negative. The NSE 25 index rose 0.82% to 2,792.78 points, but 32 stocks fell against just 16 gainers, showing that a narrow group of market-infrastructure names and heavyweight counters carried the session.
Key figures
- NSE 25: +0.82% at 2,792.78
- Nairobi Securities Exchange Plc: +3.3% at KES 30.9
- Market breadth: 16 gainers / 32 losers / 7 unchanged
- Top traded counters: KCB KES 65.99 million, Safaricom KES 63.09 million, Equity KES 32.18 million
- USD/KES: 129.57, up 0.80%
Market context: index higher, but the Kenya stock market was selective
The rise in the NSE 25 did not reflect a broad-based rally. Verified market data show 55 active counters, with losers outnumbering gainers by , while turnover was concentrated in a handful of blue chips. led value traded at , followed at , and posted . That concentration matters because it tells readers of the Kenya stock market that liquidity remains anchored in a small circle of institutional favourites.