KENYA WEEKLY MARKET WRAP | 11 Feb 2025

KENYA WEEKLY MARKET WRAP | 11 Feb 2025

Equity Market Commentary The market closed the week on a bearish note, with NASI, N10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 declining by 3.2%w/w, 4.3%w/w, 1.1%w/w, and 3.7%w/w, respectively. Market activity declined to USD 17.35m (-6.3%w/w). Safaricom dominated market activity accounting for 51.7% of the week’s turnover. The counter’s price function eased by 9.0%w/w to KES…

WEEKLY FIXED INCOME REPORT | 27 Jan 2025

WEEKLY FIXED INCOME REPORT | 27 Jan 2025

MONEY MARKET ANALYSIS Liquidity conditions in the money market demonstrated notable stability over the week, with the average lending rate holding steady at 11.31%, unchanged from the previous week. Meanwhile, interbank trading activity softened, with transaction volumes declining by 22.6% to KES 23.14 billion, down from KES 29.92 billion. This dip coincided with a 30.91%…

KENYA WEEKLY MARKET WRAP | 27 Jan 2025

KENYA WEEKLY MARKET WRAP | 27 Jan 2025

EQUITY MARKET COMMENTARY The market closed the week in the green, with the NASI, N10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 up by 1.3%w/w, 3.0%w/w, 1.8%w/w, and 2.9%w/w, respectively. Market activity edged upwards to USD 18.52m (+30.9%w/w). Safaricom dominated market activity, accounting for 36.7% of the week’s turnover, with its price function advancing by 1.6%w/w to…

 2024 MANSA-X MARKETS REVIEW & 2025 OUTLOOK

 2024 MANSA-X MARKETS REVIEW & 2025 OUTLOOK

Full Bull Much like the year before – heading into 2024, many strategists doubted the market’s ability to keep moving higher after a strong 2023. Inflation was still high, the market was very top-heavy with most gains coming from the Magnificent Seven contingent of big tech stocks and the Federal Reserve had not yet indicated…

WEEKLY FIXED INCOME REPORT | 20 Jan 2025

WEEKLY FIXED INCOME REPORT | 20 Jan 2025

Money Market Analysis Liquidity conditions in the money market kicked off the year on a stable note with the average lending rate remaining relatively unchanged at 11.1%. Similarly, interbank volumes surged by more than half, recording a 52.3% jump to KES 34.58bn from KES 22.72bn, alongside a 15.0% increase in transaction count.  The table below…

WEEKLY FIXED INCOME REPORT | 13 Jan 2025

WEEKLY FIXED INCOME REPORT | 13 Jan 2025

Money Market Analysis Liquidity conditions in the money market kicked off the year on a stable note with the average lending rate remaining relatively unchanged at 11.1%. Similarly, interbank volumes surged by more than half, recording a 52.3% jump to KES 34.58bn from KES 22.72bn, alongside a 15.0% increase in transaction count.  The table below…

KENYA WEEKLY MARKET WRAP | 13 Jan 2025

KENYA WEEKLY MARKET WRAP | 13 Jan 2025

EQUITY MARKET COMMENTARY  The market closed the week on a bullish note, with the NASI, N10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 up 2.6%w/w, 0.2%w/w, 2.7%w/w, and 0.8%w/w, respectively. Market activity increased 5-fold to USD 21.46m (+408.6%w/w). Safaricom dominated market activity at 24.4% of the week’s turnover with its price function gaining 4.3%w/w to close at…

FIXED INCOME ANNUAL REPORT 2024 | The year that Bottom-Up Policies Triggered Economic Protests
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FIXED INCOME ANNUAL REPORT 2024 | The year that Bottom-Up Policies Triggered Economic Protests

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  The Year in Review  In what started as grumbles from the business community and the public about tax measures in the Finance Bill 2024, the concerns culminated into a full-fledged political tsunami which took away over half the cabinet in generational led economic protests and the bill ditched entirely. The year also saw…