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Nancy’s rise from Family Bank insider to CEO now faces public-market scrutiny after the lender’s NSE listing, backed by stronger assets, deposits and profits.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange ended the session in positive territory, but the headline “market up” only tells half the story. The more revealing development was the clash between two forces: local investors increased their dominance of trading while foreign investors sold heavily. Local demand won the day, allowing every major index to close higher even as total trading activity contracted sharply.


The rise in the share of the industry’s NSE holding came in the period their value of quoted shares rose 75.4 percent to Sh47.46 billion from Sh27.05 billion, pointing to a mix of new purchases...


SACCOs (Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies) have yet to show any interest in listing at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE). This is despite them controlling huge cash deposits and big balance sheets that are much larger than those owned by some listed low-tier banks and small to medium sized enterprises. However, financial regulators are burning the […]


As a boom in online gambling across Africa gathers pace, governments are hiking taxes to contain addiction risks and fill depleted state coffers.


NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) Market Activity hit by pause to breath this Tuesday after Monday’s broad-based rally. While most indices closed marginally lower, trading activity at the NSE strengthened significantly, suggesting that investor participation remains healthy rather than signalling a deterioration in market sentiment. The NSE 20 Share Index was the only major index to […]


The NSE extended its rally in the week ended July 10 as market capitalization hit a record KSh3.84 trillion and foreign investors returned to net buying.


Tom Mulwa takes over leadership of the Nairobi Securities Exchange at a pivotal moment for Kenya's capital markets. Here's what his priorities could mean for investors, listed companies and future listings.


How Kenya's stock exchange auctioned fine art for KES 4.7M — a look inside the NSE Art Auction and its push to make art a listed asset class


Our ambition is to have nine million Kenyans participating in the securities market. We want the NSE to belong to ordinary wananchi, not just large corporations.


The broad board closed in the red, with the NASI and NSE 20 easing by 0.3% each, while the N10 and NSE 25 declined by 0.6% each.


The billionaire investors include bank executives James Mwangi and Gideon Muriuki, the Kenyatta and Ndegwa families.


Kenya's stock market closed the second quarter of 2026 on a high note, with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) shrugging off a mid-year fuel price shock to deliver


Safaricom’s price strengthened by 1.8% week-on-week to KES 34.20, showing that the market absorbed the landmark transaction without losing upward momentum.


The NSE added KSh 817.2Bn in investor wealth during H1 2026 as June delivered a record KSh350.5 billion market value gain before the rally extended into July.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange has named Tom Mulwa as its next chairman following Kiprono Kittony's retirement. He inherits an exchange focused on new listings, retail investors and deeper capital market development.


Veteran insurance executive Tom Mulwa has been appointed Chairman of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Board, taking over from Kiprono Kittony, who will retire after completing his six-year term in office. Mulwa’s appointment takes effect on July 13, 2026, a day after Kittony officially leaves office. The leadership transition was announced by the NSE on […]


Nairobi Securities Exchange has appointed Liaison Group CEO Tom Mulwa as Board Chair, replacing Kiprono Kittony, who retired after serving as chair since 2020


NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) concluded both June and the second quarter of 2026 with impressive gains, reinforcing the strength of the ongoing market rally. While performance has become increasingly selective across individual counters, the broader market continues to benefit from sustained investor confidence, particularly in banking and quality industrial stocks. Among individual counters at the […]


Oversubscribed offer marks Africa's first USD-denominated green income REIT, with market leaders framing it as proof Kenya has an opportunity problem, not a ...


Kenya’s capital markets have received another boost after the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) successfully listed the country’s latest green Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a move expected to deepen sustainable financing while widening investment opportunities for both local and international investors. The TRIFIC SEZ Green USD Income REIT closed its offer above target after attracting […]


Total NSE market capitalization rose to an all-time high of KSh3.73 trillion, boosted by broad-based gains across equities and the listing of Family Bank.


This rising prominence of banks at the NSE has now increased the concentration risk at the market, which has been dominated in recent years by a few large blue chips including Safaricom and large...


Family Bank has entered public trading on the NSE, bringing ownership concentration, governance oversight and shareholder liquidity into sharper focus.


NCBA Investment Bank, in partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), has launched the 2026 NSE Investment Challenge, with a target of onboarding more than 30,000


Family Bank’s share prices on first day at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) remained volatile. After debuting at KSh 18.00 per share when the market opened this Tuesday 23rd June 2026, the counter surged as high as KSh 50 before closing at KSh 26.00, an upswing of 44.4% above its reference price. “Sentiment around Family Bank […]


Family Bank has officially rung the bell to mark the commencement of trading of its shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), becoming the largest private sector listing on the Exchange


The progress in peace talks saw global crude prices ease 1.9 percent to $79.07 a barrel, far away from its May peak of $126.41.


NSE 25, NSE 10, NASI and Banking Index all closed at record highs this week, with Equity Group and Co-op Bank crossing key valuation marks.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has announced the launch of Options on Single Stock Futures (SSF) contracts for: Safaricom PLC (SCOM) KCB Group PLC Equity Group Holdings PLC (EQTY) Co-operative Bank of Kenya (COOP) I&M Holdings PLC Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KEGN) Futures Contract. What is it? A futures contract is defined as a legally […]


Thousands of shareholders who relied on OTC trades are about to gain access to a much larger marketRegulators have l


NSE Clear has revised initial margin requirements for equity futures and listed options on six single stock futures, effective 19 June 2026.


NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) has announced the launch of Options on Single Stock Futures (SSF) contracts for Safaricom, KCB Group, Equity Group Holdings, Co-operative Bank of Kenya, I&M Holdings and Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KEGN). The Nairobi bourse will list options on single stock futures from Friday, 19-Jun-2026, on NSE NEXT. NEXT is the Nairobi Securities […]


Family Bank's KSh18 NSE listing price sits below every valuation method tested and recent OTC trading levels. Here's why the bank chose a discount.


Family Bank Limited has priced its shares at KES 18


Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) have received fresh guidance on when to expect dividend payments after the bourse released its June 2026 dividend calendar, outlining key book closure dates and payment schedules for companies that have declared returns from their 2025 financial year earnings. In an update shared online, the NSE encouraged shareholders […]


Family Bank will debut on the Nairobi Securities Exchange at Sh18 per share.


Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has issued a cautionary notice as Zakhem files a fresh USD 84


EABL traded KSh 878M on Asahi positioning as foreign investors bought KSh 457M net. All NSE indices eased, with the NASI down 0.75%. T-bills hit cycle highs.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the 24th week of the year in negative territory with broad-based losses recorded across all major indices


In the trading session on 12th June 2026 at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), the market printed mixed results


NSE posts strong session on 11 June 2026 as volumes surge to 31


Family Bank is making its existing shares tradable on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) rather than selling new ones, so no fresh capital is raised at the debut


Family Bank has received CMA approval to list by introduction on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, with trading expected to begin on June 23, 2026.


Trading activity was heavily concentrated in a few counters on the NSE, with Kenya Pipeline Company leading the market after recording approximately 11 million shares traded


NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) Board of Directors, Management and Staff have congratulated its Chief Executive Officer, Frank Lloyd Mwiti, on his appointment to the Supervisory Board of the Association of Futures Markets (AFM). This prestigious global governance and strategic leadership appointment strengthens Kenya’s voice in international capital markets and provides a platform to help shape […]


KCB gained 5.99% and Safaricom rose 3.93% as the NSE added KSh 77.6Bn. Foreign investors sold KSh 251M after last week's KSh 1.65Bn inflow reversed.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week on a positive gain with broad-based gains recorded across major indices


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed today’s session on a positive note, with all key indices recording broad-based gains


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trended upward in today’ session with all key performance indicators closing in the green


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded a positive performance in May amid rising inflationary pressures


Equities at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the 22nd week of the year in negative territory, with the benchmark Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) recording a loss despite increased market activity during the period


I&M Bank has listed the first tranche under its Kenya Shillings-denominated Medium-Term Note (“MTN”) Programme on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (“NSE”).


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed today’s session in negative territory, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) edging lower amid heightened trading activity


I&M Bank’s MTN has started secondary market trading on the NSE after attracting Sh23.2 billion in bids.


I&M Bank has officially opened trading for its Medium-Term Note (MTN) at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), following overwhelming demand from investors during the public offer. The bank’s first tranche of the Kenya shilling-denominated note has now been admitted to the NSE’s Main Fixed Income Securities Market Segment, allowing investors to trade the security on […]


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed today’s session in the green, with all key performance indicators recording gains


Family Bank Group has reported a 52.6% increase in Profit After Tax to KES 1.6 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, up from KES 1.0 billion recorded during a similar period last year.


Equity Bank took 33% of NSE turnover in Week 21 as volume hit a nine-week low. Reserves fell to a new low, T-bill hit 8.39% cycle high. NASI +0.30%.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) posted a mixed performance in week 21, with the NASI and NSE 10 recording gains, while the NSE 20, NSE 25, and the Banking sector index closing in the red


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trended downward in today’s session (May 22, 20206), with all major indices closing in the red


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded mixed performance in today’s session, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) edging down 0


Investors in the fund stand to earn a quarterly interest payout from investments like renewable energy, agribusiness and logistics. ...


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) concluded the 20th week in negative territory with all key performance indicators recording declines


TRIFIC SEZ has launched a US$37.3 Mn green I-REIT on the NSE, targeting an 8% USD yield backed by the fully tenanted North Tower in Nairobi's Two Rivers SEZ.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed today’s session in the green with broad based gains recorded across all major indices


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the session on May 11, 2026, on a weaker footing, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) shedding 0


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week on a mixed note


Safaricom rallied 8.42% to lift the NASI 2.1%, but banks fell 1.74%. Murban crude dropped to $89 and CBK reserves rose for the first time in nine weeks.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was on an upward trajectory, with the benchmark index, the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI), rising 2


The equities market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded an upward performance during the trading session of Wednesday 6th May 2026, which was supported by gains in select large-cap stocks and a significant increase in market activity


The NSE has revived its Sh234 million trading system upgrade to modernise its market infrastructure after crossing Sh1 billion in revenue.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the session on May 4, 2026, on a weaker footing, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) shedding 0


The bourse is expanding into data, consulting and training to reduce reliance on volatile equity trading.


NSE Market cap rose 5.40% in April to KSh 3,405Bn, recovering nearly all of March's KSh 179Bn loss. 37 gainers vs March's 7. But final two weeks were red


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the month on a positive note, with major indices recording broad-based gains, despite heightened tensions in the Middle East which drove up global oil prices and exerted upward pressure on inflation


Foreign investors pulled billions out of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the first three months of 2026, signalling growing unease about global risks and their impact on frontier markets like Kenya. Fresh data from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) shows that the market recorded net foreign outflows of Ksh 8.8 billion between January and […]


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded a subdued performance on Wednesday 29th April 2026, characterized by a decline in key indices and reduced trading activity


NSE NEXT derivatives open interest surged from one contract in Q1 2025 to 11,983 in Q1 2026 as Q1 turnover of KSh 318 million exceeded the full-year 2025 total.


NSE data shows Kenya's retail bond accounts surged 297.6% YoY in Q1 26 as secondary bond market turnover posted an all-time monthly high of KSh 417Bn in Feb.


The subsequent two months have seen the market add just 0.5 percent or Sh17.3 billion in market capitalisation, the measure of investor wealth. ...


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the session on April 27, 2026, on a weaker footing, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) shedding 0


Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) are entering a peak dividend harvest season, with at least 15 listed firms scheduled to issue payouts over the next 90 days


The NSE eased 0.50% in Week 17 as the Iran war re-escalated and oil rose to $92. Foreign investors drove 52% of turnover, the highest share in recent weeks.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) concluded week 17 in the red, with all major indices posting declines, reversing the bullish performance recorded in the previous week


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed today’s session in the red despite an increase in trading activity


The NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) saw its key indices close lower in Wednesday’s trading with the NSE 20 Share index down 0.25% to 3,604.56, the All Share Index falling 0.44% to 207.57 and the NSE 25 share Index declining by 0.27% to 5766.86. The Banking Index declined 0.40% to 240.8 while the NSE 10 share […]


The multinational subsidiaries at the NSE have in recent years been among the most consistent dividend-paying firms, backed by strong fundamentals and mature business operations.


The NSE rose 0.54% in Week 16 as a US-Israel-Iran ceasefire eased pressure. Foreign investors turned net buyers for the first time since March. KPC led turnover


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded a broadly positive performance in week 16, with gains across key indices, supported by increased trading activity and improved investor confidence


Listed shares have been the top performing asset class in the last two years with average returns of 50 percent last year wooing investors seeking to capitalise on the current rally.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) delivered a mixed performance in the trading session on 17th April 2026


Fincredit joins a growing pipeline of firms moving through the NSE Ibuka programme


Falling interest rates on newly issued Treasury bonds and Treasury bills has seen investors seek older higher yielding government securities in the secondary market at the NSE.


Fincredit SEZ Limited, formerly AAR Credit Services, has been admitted into the NSE Ibuka programme as it positions for equity or debt capital market access.


NSE Plc (Nairobi Securities Exchange) has admitted Fincredit SEZ Limited to its flagship Ibuka Program, to accelerate its Capital Markets Readiness ahead of the firm’s proposed Corporate Bond issuance. Joining the NSE Ibuka Program, marks a significant milestone in Fincredit’s journey toward enhanced capital markets access and sustainable long-term growth. Ibuka is a premier incubation […]


NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) had Kenya Airways as the leading price gainer, rallying by 25.9% to KSh 6.90 as speculators descended on the counter on the back of recent changes to the listed firm’s Board of Directors and the impending entry of a foreign investor. Kenya Airways is also the top gainer year-to-date at 95.5%, […]


The NSE rose 3.89% in Week 15, recovering half the Week 13 losses. The CBK held rates at 8.75% but FX reserves fell as foreign investors sold KSh 940M net.


The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trended upward in the fifteenth week of the year, buoyed by gains in large cap stocks


Stockbrokers earned Sh3.75 billion in brokerage commissions in 2025, their fattest payday in years, as trading activity at the Nairobi Securities Exchange increased last year.

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