Equity Market Commentary
The All Share Index (NASI) decreased by 1.01% w-o-w to close the week at 166.97, while the NSE 20 increased by 1.01% w-o-w to close the week at 1,916.42. Equity turnover decreased by 26.38% to KES 1.9 billion and the volume traded also decreased by 16.07% to 54.59 million. Notable price increases included; British American Tobacco (11.7% w/w to KES 490.75) and Equity Group (8.8% w/w to KES 52.50). We expect price stability this week.
Market Indices Performance
| Index | This Week | Previous Week | Weekly Change % | YTD Change % |
| NASI | 166.97 | 167.94 | -0.58% | 0.58% |
| NSE 20 | 1,916.42 | 1,897.34 | 1.01% | 0.73% |
| NSE 25 | 3,755.89 | 3,758.51 | -0.07% | 0.32% |
Source: NSE
Equities Performance
| Top Gainers | Previous Price (KES) | Current
Price (KES) |
Weekly Change % | YTD Change | |
| 1. | Sanlam | 11.00 | 15.00 | 36.36% | 29.9% |
| 2. | BAT | 445.00 | 490.75 | 10.28% | 11.2% |
| 3. | Olympia | 1.91 | 2.09 | 9.42% | 4.5% |
| 4. | Car General | 61.00 | 66.00 | 8.20% | 94.4% |
| 5. | BOC | 76.00 | 82.00 | 7.89% | 17.1% |
Source: NSE
| Top Losers | Previous Price (KES) | Current
Price (KES) |
Weekly Change | YTD Change % | |
| 1. | TP Serena | 13.50 | 12.20 | (9.63%) | (20.0%) |
| 2. | Transcentury | 1.28 | 1.16 | (9.38%) | (0.9%) |
| 3. | Unga | 33.10 | 30.00 | (9.37%) | 8.5% |
| 4. | Home Afrika | 0.39 | 0.37 | (5.13%) | (7.5%) |
| 5. | Sameer | 2.81 | 2.67 | (4.98%) | (6.6%) |
Source: NSE