Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Live
| NASI Index | Year-to-Date | Market Cap. |
|---|---|---|
| 209.88 (-1.31) | +23.30 (12.49%) | KES 3.3Tr |
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), established in 1954 as Nairobi Stock Exchange, is the leading stock exchange in East Africa offering world class trading facilities for both its local and foreign investors looking to gain exposure to the country's rising economy. The bourse is based in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya - one of the fastest-growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The NSE operates under the jurisdiction of the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya, and is governed by an 11-member board of directors. In 2014, consequent to its successful IPO to raise Ksh 627 million, the NSE demutualized and became listed on the main board of its own exchange.
In 2008, in order to provide investors with a comprehensive measure of the performance of the market, the NSE launched the NSE All-Share Index (NASI). The NASI is a market capitalization-weighted index (base value of 100 as of January 2008) comprising all listed securities, effectively, the benchmark index for the Kenyan stock market. In 2011, together with FTSE International, the NSE introduced the FTSE NSE Kenya 15 and FTSE NSE Kenya 25 indices which are designed for the creation of index tracking funds and derivative products, and as performance benchmarks while ensuring their investability. The NSE 25 Share Index measures the top 25 companies.
| Top Gainers (17) | ||
|---|---|---|
| SKL | 10.05 | +8.53% |
| UCHM | 1.84 | +6.98% |
| KUKZ | 436.50 | +4.74% |
| CTUM | 15.25 | +3.04% |
| FTGH | 2.02 | +2.54% |
| BOC | 138.75 | +2.21% |
| Bottom Losers (28) | ||
|---|---|---|
| SASN | 27.10 | -8.45% |
| EVRD | 1.35 | -7.53% |
| CIC | 6.20 | -4.02% |
| HAFR | 1.44 | -4.00% |
| ABSA | 28.45 | -3.40% |
| KPLC | 17.25 | -3.09% |
Listed companies/securities
The NSE maintains four market listing categories, namely, the Main Investment Market Segment, Alternate Investment Market Segment, Fixed Income Securities Market Segment, and Growth Enterprises Market Segment. The first three were created in 2001 to cater for stocks of large and medium-sized companies, and corporate and government bonds. In 2013, the Growth segment was launched to give small enterprises an opportunity to also access the capital markets.
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NSE TRADING SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026: At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), a total of 25,865,485 shares in 17,993 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 699,270,023.35, were traded. Compared with the previous NSE trading day (Thursday, February 19), today's data shows 4% decline in volume, 6% decline in turnover, and 11% decline in deals. The current market capitalization of the Nairobi Securities Exchange is KES 3.3 trillion.
In the aggregate, 56 NSE listed equities participated in trading, ending with 17 gainers and 28 losers. Shri Krishana Overseas led the gainers with 8.53% share price appreciation closing at KES 10.05 per share, followed by Uchumi Supermarket (+6.98%), Kakuzi (+4.74%) and Centum Investment Company (+3.04%). On the losing side, Sasini Tea and Coffee came out last with an end-of-day price depreciation of 8.45% at KES 27.10 per share, followed by Eveready East Africa (-7.53%), CIC Insurance Group (-4.02%) and Home Afrika (-4%). Safaricom recorded the highest volume of 4.27 million traded shares, followed by BK Group (3.54m), Eveready East Africa (2.85m) and Kenya Power & Lighting Company (2.23m).
Regarding the performance of NSE market indices, the benchmark NSE All Share Index (NASI) dropped 1.31 (-0.62%) points to close at 209.88, representing a 1-week loss of 3.14%, a 4-week gain of 7.85%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 12.49%. Other remarkable indices that performed were the NSE 10 Share Index (-0.78%; -3.51% 1WK; +10.57% YTD), NSE 20 Share Index (-0.51%; -0.29% 1WK; +15.4% YTD), NSE 25 Share Index (-0.75%; -2.62% 1WK; +11.87% YTD), and NSE Banking Sector Index (-0.99%; -1.94% 1WK; +14.18% YTD).
