Although activities at the Nairobi Securities Exchange started on a low note in 2025, the equity turnover, and total shares increased remarkably in the second week of the year.
According to the Central Bank Weekly Bulletin, the equity turnover and total shares increased considerably by 527.3 per cent, and 367.5 per cent respectively.
Some of the stocks, which propelled the growth, are Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC), Nation Media Group (NMG), Housing Finance Ltd (HF), and Cooperative Bank of Kenya Ltd.
When Nairobi Securities Exchange began trading on January 3, 2025, the share index for the NSE 10, NSE 20, NSE 25 and all share index of the listed companies reported a growth compared to 2024 when the share index for the NSE 10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 reported a decline. Only the NSE All Share Index reported a growth.
The market cap growth in 2025 was higher compared to a similar period in 2024 when the equity turnover and total shares traded decreased by 69.7 per cent and 66.6 per cent, respectively.
A comparative analysis of the market cap reveals that whereas in January 2024, the growth was up by only 0.3 per cent in the second week from Ksh1,446 trillion to Ksh1,490.84 trillion, in 2015, the growth was 26 per cent from Ksh1,984.96 trillion to Ksh2,036.52 trillion.
As the year began in 2025, the market capitalization was Ksh1,984,96 trillion, however, in the second week of the year, it jumped to Ksh2,036.52 trillion which was an increment of 2.6 percent.
In January 2024, the market cap was 1.446 trillion, compared to Ksh1.922 trillion in 2025.
