Daily Market Brief
Stocks were further up 0.6% on Monday, 11th August 2025, as measured by the Nairobi all share index (NASI). NSE 20 stocks gained the most at 0.8% followed by NSE 25 and NSE 10 at 0.6% and 0.3%, respectively.
Shares traded however dropped further at 18.5% from 8.08MN to 6.58Mn shares to pull down the value traded 34.4% from KES 215.86Mn to KES 141.51Mn. Jubilee Insurance emerged the day’s top mover for the first time with KES 28.65Mn after changing hands 106,201 shares.
Equity Group plc reported KES 41.54Bn profits before tax (PBT) for the first half of 2025 (H1-2025), an 11.8% rise in relation to a PBT of KES 37.17Bn announced in H1-2024. Profits after tax (PAT) jumped 16.9% up to KES 34.63Bn from that of KES 29.62Bn in Q2-2024, on a lower effective tax rate of 16.6% compared to that of 20.3% paid in Q2-2025. The Group’s Board did not recommend interim dividend.
Secondary bonds value traded dropped further at 40.8% from KES 8.05Bn to KES 4.77Bn as the market focus remained on the primary auction of IFB1/2018/15 (7.5-years) and IFB1/2022/19 (15.6-years) scheduled for Wednesday, 13th August 2025.
