UCHM
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Uchumi is a speculative counter, not built primarily on fundamentals or long-term valuation. It is built around trend, momentum and market behaviour. The strategy is simple: Buy when the retailer’s share price is down and the counter is stagnant, investors are advised to wait for a catalyst that changes the market’s perception and brings activity […]
Parliament has summoned the owners of troubled Uchumi Supermarkets over the non-payment of salary arrears, gratuity, and other terminal benefits owed to former staff. The National Assembly’s...
Uchumi Supermarkets taps ex-Faulu Kenya MD John Mwara as Board Chair, replacing John Karani Ndiwa after a nearly eight-year tenure at the debt-laden retailer
The company is set to hold its first annual general meeting (AGM) in eight years this month, on April 29, where shareholders are expected to receive and adopt financial statements ...
  Uchumi Supermarkets has scheduled its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) since 2018 for 29 April 2026. Shareholders will be asked to adopt eight years of previously unadopted financial statements, spanning financial year 2018 through 2025, in a single session. The Uchumi meeting comes amid the company’s efforts to avoid liquidation, with a Court of […]
Uchumi calls its first AGM since 2018 on 29 April, where shareholders will adopt eight years of accounts amid a KSh 9.8Bn debt load and liquidation threat.
Uchumi Supermarket Limited (NSE: $UCHM) is currently at the center of one of the most dramatic and volatile turnarounds in Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) history
NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) closed the week with mixed signals, reflecting both pockets of opportunity as well as caution by local and foreign investors. High speculative activity was evidenced in several counters that saw the lifting Uchumi supermarkets as the week’s top gainer, a strong upward movement in share price that was up 37.3% to […]
Uchumi Supermarket has reopened two of its key branches the Langata Hyper and Unicity stores, which serves as notable indicators of Uchumi’s recovery and its potential impact on its stock price
Uchumi House, a prominent commercial building in Nairobi’s Central Business District, has been put up for sale. Located at the busy junction of Aga Khan Walk and Nkrumah Lane, the property is being offered at Ksh 562.5 million. The property sits on a 0.28-acre parcel of land and comprises a five-storey building with a basement […]
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week on 19th December 2025 on a high note, evidenced by sharp increases in trading activity
Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on December 17, 2025, showed improvement compared to the previous session evidenced with an increase in volume of shares traded and equity turnover which rose by 35% and 56% to 23
Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) opened week 51 of 52 (2025) on a high note, as evidenced by an increase in the volume of shares traded and, consequently, turnover
Uchumi fell 9.73% after a long rally as turnover reached KSh 989M. Foreign buys hit 565M while the NASI gained 0.68%. Safaricom’s green MTN drew 41.4Bn in bids.
Uchumi crosses 1000% YTD while Kakuzi hits a new 52-week high. Stanbic records heavy block trades at 189 as turnover reaches KSh 960.8M and foreign sells rise.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) opened the week starting 8th December 2025 with a bearish momentum and reduced activity, evidenced by a 53% decline in the volume of shares traded to 17
Uchumi surged 10% to a new 10-Year high, now up 935% YTD. Turnover hit KSh 575M led by KCB and Safaricom. Foreign sells exceeded buys as NASI fell 0.85%.
Uchumi rose 9.59% to continue its 19-session rally as Portland fell 9.86%. Turnover hit KSh 753M, with Kenya Power, Safaricom and Equity leading activity.
Portland Cement jumped to KSh 100 for the first time since 2014 as Uchumi extended a 17-session rally to KSh 1.34, up 688% YTD. NASI slipped 0.47%.
Uchumi Supermarket Limited Shares have been on a rally for the past three weeks, climbing to a high of KSh 1.22 this Tuesday, its highest since 2018. At the close of business, yesterday, Uchumi shares increased 9.91% to KSh 1.22 from the previous day’s KSh 1.11. Uchumi Supermarkets Plc has stirred interest at the Nairobi […]
On December 2, 2025, the volume of shares traded at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) declined by 55% to 11
Uchumi posted its first operating profit since 2014 as rental income, cost reductions and CVA progress supported FY25, while the stock led NSE in YTD gains.
Portland Cement jumped 9.8% to its highest since 2014 as Uchumi extended its 617% YTD rally. Turnover hit 813M, led by a 600M LAPTRUST I-REIT block.
Uchumi rises to KSh 1.18 and extends its 594% YTD run as Portland climbs to its highest level since 2014. Safaricom leads turnover while NASI edges up 0.19%.
Uchumi rose 46% this week to lead the market, lifting its YTD gain to 535%. All NSE indices fell as turnover dropped 17% and foreign outflows hit KSh 619.9M.
Uchumi crosses 500% YTD as Portland climbs to KSh 78.00. KCB leads turnover at KSh 241.6M while foreign flows stay active. NASI rises 0.46% at midday.
The struggling retailer posted a rare profit of Sh8.8 million for the year ended June 2025 ...
The NSE halts EAPCC trading after unverified transfer reports, Uchumi jumps to 0.93, pushing YTD gains to 447%. Turnover hits 1.57B with heavy foreign flows.
Capital Markets Authority has moved to stem the heightened speculative activity witnessed over the past two weeks on Uchumi Supermarket counter at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE). The regulator first slapped Ernest& Young Accounting firm with a hefty KSh 10 million fine for misleading the public on the retailer’s 2014 last Rights Issue. When this enforcement […]
Uchumi jumps past 405% YTD as the broader market trades lower with light turnover. DTB leads activity while NASI drops 1.83% at midday.
The CMA has opened a new governance review into Uchumi as the retailer’s stock surges 365 percent in a speculative rally driven by heavy trading.
Uchumi hits its highest level since 2019 as Safaricom drives KSh 351M of midday turnover. Foreign sells hit KSh 164M as the NASI drops 0.92%.
Uchumi jumped 54% to its highest since 2019 as select mid-caps lifted the market. Foreign outflows hit KSh 834M. Safaricom led turnover and NASI edged higher.
Uchumi hits KSh 0.74, its highest since 2019. Turnover reaches KSh 864M as Safaricom and BAT dominate trades. NASI down 0.45% at midday.
Uchumi rises to KSh 0.68 and Bank of Kigali hits its highest since 2019 cross-list. Turnover reaches KSh 498.8M as Safaricom leads trades and NASI edges higher.
CMA fines EY KSh 10M for failures in Uchumi’s 2014 rights issue and orders three years of supervised remedial training, citing serious disclosure misstatements.
Uchumi rises to 0.62 and DTB hits 118.00 last seen Jan 2020. Turnover reaches KSh 875M with KCB leading. NASI gains 0.25% as foreigners post balanced flows.
Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), slowed down on Friday November 14, with the total value of shares traded dropping to KES 479
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