Daily Market Brief
Equities market recorded a 1.2% improvement on 28th October 2025 as measured by the Nairobi All Shares Index. The NSE 10 had a gain of 0.9% followed by NSE 20 and NSE 25 with 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively.
Shares traded more than doubled from 13.51Mn to 28.31Mn shares hence contributing to a spike in turnover from KES 184.59Mn to KES 671.82Mn.
Safaricom retained the top mover position with a turnover of KES 469.24Mn largely attributed to a rise in volumes to 15.91Mn from 1.93Mn shares traded yesterday. Equity and KenGen were the second and third top movers of the day with turnovers of KES 45.66Mn and KES 27.45Mn, respectively.
Foreign activities rose to 19.1% from 15.8% with a significant growth in net foreign outflows of KES 153.15Mn from KES 30.98Mn. Major foreign exits were noted on Safaricom, B.O.C Kenya and Total Energies while foreign entries were noted on Safaricom, KCB Group and B.O.C Kenya.
Secondary bonds jumped by 134.7% in the value traded from KES 3.54Bn to KES 8.32Bn lead by FXD1/2021/20Yr which traded KES 3.00Bn despite its yield to maturity remaining relatively flat.
The Central Bank of Kenya re-opened two papers for November’s primary auction, FXD1/2012/020 (7.0-years, 12.000% coupon) and FXD1/2022/015 (11.4-years, 13.942% coupon). CBK also announced a Buyback offer for FXD1/2023/003 (6.7-Months – maturing on 11th May 2026) targeting to settle KES 30.00Bn out of the outstanding amount of KES 76.54Bn.
