This week, the average lending rate eased further to 11.3% from 11.5%, reflecting the continued impact of December’s rate cut on monetary conditions. Meanwhile, interbank volumes took a significant hit, plunging by 38.2% to KES 33.58 billion from KES 54.36 billion, alongside a 35.7% drop in transaction count. The table below summarizes the market liquidity…
The market closed the week on a bullish note, with the NASI, N10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 gaining 2.2%w/w, 1.3%w/w, 1.5%w/w, and 1.5%w/w, respectively. Worth noting, the N10 extended its all-time high to 1,268.40. Market activity jumped 11-fold to USD 190.19m (+1168.4%w/w) driven by Bamburi’s block trade on Wednesday and Thursday worth USD 68.53m…
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