Nairobi Securities Exchange Rises as TotalEnergies, Eaagads Rally
Kenya: Equity prices rose by 0.2%, closing at 206.33 points on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) All-share index, supported by buying interest in TotalEnergies and Eaagad’s uptick, among others.
On the gainers chart, TotalEnergies price increased by 8.42%, Eaagads share price rose by 7.9%, Express Kenya inched higher by 7.3%, while Crown Paints and BK Group advanced by 6.% and 3% respectively.
On the decliners’ list, Car & General price declined by 7.5%, Longhorn lost 6.7%, Shri Krishana dropped by 5.1%, Unga slipped by 4.4%, while Sanlam fell by 4.2% during the midweek trading session.
According to Pergamon Investment Bank’s market report, NSE 20 and NSE 25 counters rose by 0.1% each, while NSE 10 fell by 0.2%. Trading data indicates that the Kenyan Banks index grew by 0.2% on average.
Shares traded jumped by 167.6% from 14.80 million to 39.61 million shares, constituting a 150.0% surge in the day’s turnover to KES 1.057.31 million from KES 422.95 million.
Safaricom was the day’s top mover with a turnover of KES 566.23 million, followed by Equity Group and KCB Group with KES 199.40 million and KES 135.83 million in turnover, respectively.
Foreign activity rose to 72.4% from 31.2% with a net foreign inflow of KES 138.80Mn. Equity Group and KCB Group recorded net foreign inflows, while Safaricom recorded a net foreign outflow.
In the secondary market for Kenyan bonds, turnover rose by 2.4% from KES 7.27Bn to KES 7.44Bn, despite the primary auction held today, Wednesday, 15th April 2026. FXD1/2024/3yr was the most traded with KES 1.71Bn in turnover. Shareholders Approve Dangote Sugar N500bn Rights Issue
