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Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited is a securities exchange in Africa, with a global reach. The Company provides securities trading facilities.

Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Nairobi Securities Exchange is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “NSE”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:NSE is KE3000009674. Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited is currently the 38th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.85 billion, which makes about 0.095% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.

NSE7.14 ▪ 0.00
4 days ago
Last Trading Results
Opening Price
Day’s Low Price7.12
Day’s High Price7.30
Traded Volume107,100
Number of Deals12
Gross Turnover764,896.00
Growth & Valuation
Earnings Per Share
Price/Earning Ratio
Dividend Per Share
Dividend Yield
Shares Outstanding260M
Market Capitalization1.85B
Monetary values are quoted in Kenyan Shilling (KES) unless otherwise stated

NSE Stock Market Performance

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+1.13%+7.53%+11.6%
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+19%+17.1%+19%

The current share price of Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited (NSE) is KES 7.14. NSE closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 17, 2025) at 7.14 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Nairobi Securities Exchange began the year with a share price of 6.00 KES and has since gained 19% on that price valuation, ranking it 19th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about NSE knowing the stock has accrued 8% over the past four-week period—fourth best on NSE.

Nairobi Securities Exchange is the 23rd most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jan 20 - Apr 17, 2025). NSE has traded a total volume of 5.32 million shares—in 1,069 deals—valued at KES 36.9 million over the period, with an average of 84,467 traded shares per session. A volume high of 735,400 was achieved on April 4th, and a low of 1,100 on January 20th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Nairobi Securities Exchange on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

DateVolumeCloseChangeChange%
2025-04-17107,1007.14
2025-04-168,2007.14+0.04+0.56%
2025-04-1533,3007.10+0.02+0.28%
2025-04-1429,7007.08+0.04+0.57%
2025-04-113,8007.04-0.02-0.28%
2025-04-10213,9007.06-0.04-0.56%
2025-04-09660,5007.10+0.04+0.57%
2025-04-08322,6007.06-0.02-0.28%
2025-04-07160,6007.08-0.38-5.09%
2025-04-04735,4007.46

Profile of Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited

Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited operates in the Financials sector.

Factsheet of Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited

Sector
Financials
Industry
Address
55 Westlands Road, PO Box 43633, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
Telephone
+254-20-283-1000
Email

NSE Industrial Market Competitors

Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited, issuers of the NSE stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.


Index of African Stock Exchanges:

  1. Botswana Stock Exchange
  2. BRVM Stock Exchange
  3. Ghana Stock Exchange
  4. Johannesburg Stock Exchange
  5. Lusaka Securities Exchange
  6. Malawi Stock Exchange
  7. Nairobi Securities Exchange
  8. Nigerian Stock Exchange
  9. Uganda Securities Exchange
  10. Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

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    Apr 5, 2025 07:03 GMT

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