Daily Market Brief
Stock prices were relatively stable on mid-week, 29th October 2025, with NSE 10 and NSE 25 recording improvement of 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively. NSE 20 shed 0.2% as the Banking sector also remained flat.
Shares traded dropped by 16.9% from 28.31Mn to 23.51Mn shares resulting in a 16.7% drop in turnover from KES 671.82Mn to 559.92Mn.
Safaricom retained the top mover position for the 3rd consecutive day with a turnover of KES 242.94Mn. The KCB Group and KenGen took 2nd and 3rd mover positions with KES 133.99Mn and KES 41.70Mn turnovers, respectively.
Foreign activities rose to 26.8% from 19.1% with a growth in net foreign inflow of KES 5.46Mn from a net outflow of KES 153.15Mn. Heavy foreign inflows were noted on Equity Group and KCB Group while net foreign outflows happened on Safaricom and Absa Gold.
Secondary bonds increased by 35.3% in value traded to KES 11.25Bn led by FXD1/2022/25Yr which traded KES 2.19Bn due to its yield moving from 13.2530% to 13.1564% against its accepted yield of 14.1423% in the primary market in September.
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.
