The market closed Week 46 of 2025 lower across all major indices, but several large counters posted strong gains.
- •Trading opened the week with heavy flows into consumer names such as BAT which moved to KSh 452.00, its highest level in two years.
- •EABL reached KSh 250.00, a new 52-week high and the strongest level since April 2018, as mid-week activity lifted more blue-chips to new highs: ABSA touched KSh 26.25, setting a fresh all-time record; Car & General rose to KSh 63.00, its highest level since April 2022.
- •I&M Holdings moved up to KSh 46.00, a new all-time high that pushed its valuation to roughly KSh 80B on 1.74B shares outstanding.
Late in the week, Co-operative Bank extended its rally to new all-time highs after reporting a 12% rise in Q3 profit to KSh 21.56B and declaring its first interim dividend. Uchumi continued its sharp move, rising to levels last seen in 2019 as speculative activity stayed high.
- •Foreign investors recorded a net outflow of KSh 387.83M, lower than last week’s KSh 1.06B.
- •Safaricom, KCB, BAT, EABL and Co-operative Bank dominated turnover and made up most of the liquidity for the week.
- •Bond market activity improved. Bond turnover rose 36.46% to KSh 55.88B, while the bond index gained 1.33% to close at 1182.54.
- •Equity turnover eased to KSh 3.61B. Weekly volume was 132.07M shares.
- •Market capitalization dropped 2.41% to KSh 2.96T as all indices ended lower.
NSE Equity Indices performance this week
- •The NSE 20 fell 2.30% to 3,178.96.
- •The NASI dropped 2.41% to 187.43.
- •The NSE 25 closed 2.94% lower at 5,053.04.
- •The NSE 10 fell 3.20% to 1,947.68.
- •The Banking Index closed 3.20% lower at 203.61.
WEEK 46 of 2025: Gainers and Losers
| Gainer (Close / % Change) | Loser (Close / % Change) |
|---|---|
| Uchumi 0.48 (+23.08%) | Flame Tree 1.55 (–14.36%) |
| Shri Krishana 8.20 (+9.63%) | TotalEnergies 39.40 (–12.15%) |
| Co-op Bank 24.80 (+8.30%) | Centum 15.00 (–8.54%) |
| Africa Mega 69.25 (+6.13%) | Equity Group 64.00 (–8.24%) |
| Standard Group 6.34 (+5.32%) | Umeme 6.98 (–7.67%) |
Safaricom led liquidity with KSh 1.29B in turnover. KCB followed with KSh 547.07M. BAT recorded KSh 320.88M. EABL posted KSh 270.09M. Co-operative Bank registered KSh 248.30M.
These five counters accounted for over 74% of the week’s equity turnover.
