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Daily Market Report - 3rd June 2020

Market Commentary: The All Share Index and NSE 20 Share Index gained marginally by 0.5% and 0.3% to close the day at 138.26 and 1,936.17 respectively. We…

June 3, 2020

Daily Market Report - 2nd June 2020

Market Commentary: The All Share Index gained marginally by 0.3% to close the day at 137.60 from the previous trading session. This was attributed to Safaricom…

June 2, 2020

Daily Market Report - 28th May 2020

Market Commentary: The All Share Index eased by 0.9% from the previous session to close the day at 136.51 characterized by reduced trading volumes. Equity…

May 29, 2020

Daily Market Report - 27th May 2020

Market Commentary: The All Share Index eased by 0.8% to close the day at 137.81. We partly attribute this to losses on Safaricom (1.2%), EABL (1.1%), Coop…

May 27, 2020

Daily Market Report - 26th May 2020

Market Commentary: · The All Share Index eased by 1.0% from the previous trading session to close the day at 138.94. Notable losers included Equity Group and…

May 26, 2020

Daily Market Report - 21st May 2020

KCB Posts an 8.5% y/y growth in After Tax Profits for 1Q2020  KCB Group posted an 8.5% y/y growth in after tax profits for 1Q2020 to KES 6.3 billion (1Q2019:…

May 21, 2020

Daily Market Report - 20th May 2020

NCBA Posts KES 1.6 Bn In After Tax Profits For 1Q2020  NCBA Group realized after tax profits of KES 1.6 bn in 1Q2020.  The group’s profitability was…

May 21, 2020

Daily Market Report - 19th May 2020

Market Commentary: The All Share Index continued on its gain momentum today (+1.0%) closing the day at 140.68. This was driven by price gains on large…

May 19, 2020

Daily Market Report - 18th May 2020

Market Commentary: The All Share Index was up by 2.9% to close the day at 139.28 driven by price gains in large cap counters; Equity (+5.3%), KCB (+1.1%)…

May 18, 2020

Daily Market Report - 14th May 2020

Market Commentary: The All share index declined by  2.3% to 134.19. This was due to continued selling pressure on several large cap counters, notably Equity,…

May 14, 2020

Daily Market Report - 13th May 2020

Market Commentary: The All share index declined by 1.5% to 137.37. This was due to continued selling pressure (mostly from foreign investors) on several…

May 14, 2020

Daily Market Report - 12th May 2020

Market Brief: The All share index by 0.9% to 139.42. This was partly due to significant selling pressure (mostly from foreign investors) on several large…

May 13, 2020

Daily Market Report - 11th May 2020

Market Brief: All Share Index shed 0.22 points to close at 140.65 from 140.87 as at 8th May 2020. Market turnover declined 0.2% to KES 2.15 trillion, with a…

May 11, 2020
Safaricom Launches Voice and Video over LTE (VoLTE & ViLTE)

Safaricom Launches Voice and Video over LTE (VoLTE & ViLTE)

Safaricom has launched Voice and Video over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) technology that enables customers with VoLTE supporting devices to make voice and video calls…

June 26, 2019

Barclays Posts a 0.9% y/y Growth in After Tax Profits for 1Q2019

Barclays Group reported a 0.9% y/y growth in after tax profits to KES 1.9 billion. The performance was underpinned by a 14.0% y/y growth in non-funded income to…

May 31, 2019

DTB Reports a 9.3% y/y Growth in After Tax Profits for 1Q2019

Diamond Trust Bank posted a 9.3% y/y growth in after tax profits to KES 2.0 billion from KES 1.8 billion reported in 1Q2018. The increase in profitability was primarily…

May 30, 2019