Uchumi extends its run and trades at KSh 1.18, up 9.26%, its highest level since September 2018.
- •Uchumi counter is now up 594% YTD after gaining 200% in November and 46% last week.
- •Turnover stands at KSh 483M on 22.1M shares with Safaricom leads at KSh 323M, followed by Sameer Africa at KSh 63M and EABL at KSh 14M.
- •Foreign sells reach KSh 323M, almost entirely in Safaricom at KSh 316M. DTB records KSh 2.5M and Jubilee KSh 2.3M.
East African Portland Cement also pushes higher, rising 9.71% to KSh 84.75. This is the strongest level since July 2014. The counter has now jumped from KSh 60.25 since last Wednesday’s disclosure of the KSh 1.6B Kalahari–NSSF stake deal.
Foreign buys total KSh 38.4M, led by EABL at KSh 12M, DTB at KSh 7M and Equity Group at KSh 4M.
The benchmark index, NASI is up 0.19%.
Top gainers include Nation Media (+9.47%), Portland (+9.39%), Uchumi (+9.26%), Olympia (+8.57%), Sanlam Kenya (+7.61%) and BOC (+5.71%).
Losers include ScanGroup (–8.46%), Limuru Tea (–7.61%), Sasini (–6.94%), Car & General (–6.49%), Kenya Re (–5.68%) and Co-operative Bank (–3.93%).
EARNINGS TODAY:
Eaagads moved to a KSh 4.39M half-year profit from a KSh 15.14M loss. Fair value gains rose 260% and production costs fell 36%. Revenue declined 9% to KSh 94.77M. Coffee output increased 30% to 175 tons, with 100 tons sold. The 2025/26 crop forecast has been trimmed to 270 tons after late flowering, though management expects quality to support pricing.
Nairobi Business Ventures narrowed its half-year loss to KSh 78.3M from KSh 99.0M. Revenue fell to KSh 137.5M from KSh 280.5M. Assets increased to KSh 3.33B while liabilities rose due to higher other payables even as borrowings declined.
