Equity Market Commentary
The All Share Index (NASI) and the NSE 20 increased by 3.71% and 1.38% w-o-w to close the week at 167.02 and 1901.18 respectively. Equity turnover increased by 19.88% to KES 3.15 billion and the volume traded increased by 32.90% to 82.41 million. Notable price increases included; Equity 4.0% w/w to KES 53.00) and BAT (2.0% w/w to KES 450.75). We expect price stability this week and increased activity within the market.
Market Indices Performance
| Index | This Week | Previous Week | Weekly Change % | YTD Change % |
| NASI | 167.02 | 161.04 | 3.71 | 0.61% |
| NSE 20 | 1901.18 | 1875.33 | 1.38% | -0.07% |
| NSE 25 | 118.24 | 3639.37 | 3.25% | 0.36% |
Equities Performance
| Top Gainers | Previous Price (KES) | Current
Price (KES) |
Weekly Change % | YTD Change | |
| 1. | Olympia | 1.85 | 2.10 | 13.51% | 5.0% |
| 2. | Flame Tree | 1.22 | 1.38 | 13.11% | 9.5% |
| 3. | BOC Kenya | 70.50 | 77.50 | 9.93% | (78.0%) |
| 4. | TP Serena | 14.00 | 15.35 | 9.64% | 0.7% |
| 5. | Unga | 27.60 | 30.25 | 9.60% | 9.4% |
| Top Losers | Previous Price (KES) | Current
Price (KES) |
Weekly Change | YTD Change % | |
| 1. | Kapochura Tea | 101.00 | 92.00 | (8.91%) | (3.7%) |
| 2. | EA Portland | 7.30 | 6.70 | (8.22%) | 0.6% |
| 3. | Transcentury | 1.30 | 1.24 | (4.62%) | 6.0% |
| 4. | Uchumi | 0.23 | 0.22 | (4.35%) | (8.3%) |
| 5. | Car General | 59.25 | 57.00 | (3.80%) | 67.9% |
| Movers | Previous Price (KES) | Current
Price (KES) |
Turnover (KES Mn) | |
| 1. | Safaricom | 36.20 | 38.00 | 1,170.94 |
| 2. | KCB | 44.80 | 47.00 | 880.26 |
| 3. | Equity | 50.35 | 53.00 | 637.46 |
| 4. | EABL | 161.00 | 163.25 | 217.56 |
| 5. | Stanbic | 92.00 | 87.25 | 81.42 |