• ASI -44bps, $26.4mill
• Unilever was the most actively traded counter on the bourse
We expect block trading to dominate the day yet again while activity in the broader market is expected to remain muted.
• NSE20 +10bps, $12.7mil
• KCB closed at an all year low at KES55.50 (-0.9%)
The market has opened the broadly active day with continued block trading on KenolKobil, foreign - up 1.2% for 2.9m shares. Safaricom is also active with foreign investor trades. Centum was moderately active with local investor trades, up 0.8%, after the Business Daily featured the CEO in an interview. Mumias Sugar retreated 8.2%, with no demand on board and with heavy supply. Kenya Airways notched 4.5% on relatively low volumes after parliament allowed Govt to provide a shareholder loan to the airline.
• DCI +13bps, $112k
• Semdex +19bps, $1.4mil
• Ind -99bps, $75k
Country |
Notation |
Currency |
YTD % |
South Africa |
ZAR |
12.05 |
-4.04 |
Nigeria |
NGN |
198.85 |
-7.74 |
Kenya |
KES |
98.63 |
-8.14 |
Mauritius |
MUR |
35.17 |
-9.74 |
Botswana |
BWP |
9.83 |
-3.33 |
Tanzania |
TZS |
2285.00 |
-24.16 |
Uganda |
UGX |
3275.00 |
-15.39 |
Rwanda |
RWF |
719.00 |
-4.06 |
Ghana |
GHS |
4.39 |
-26.81 |
BRVM |
XOF |
588.18 |
-7.84 |
Egypt |
EGP |
7.61 |
-6.12 |
Morocco |
MAD |
9.69 |
-6.39 |
Tunisia |
TND |
1.93 |
-3.86 |