National Bank Of Kenya Ltd Top Gainer as Kakuzi Limited Declines National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 12.86% to close at KES 21.50 which was a KES 2.45 gain in share price. Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ) was the top loser of the…
Growth in housing market cooling off, says KBA Prices of property increase marginally in the second quarter of the year amid rising inflation and tight liquidity.The property market is showing signs of cooling off with house prices only rising marginally in the second quarter of…
Housing Finance Top Gainer as BAT Kenya Declines Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.64% to close at KES 22.75, which was a KES 2.00 gain in share price. British American Tobacco (BAT) was the top loser of the day. It had…
KRA stopped from closing Keroche as excise tax licence renewal dispute rages Keroche Breweries has obtained court orders temporarily stopping the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from shutting down its business following its refusal to renew it excise tax licence for the current financial year.The taxman had…
KCB to set aside Sh1bn for Kenyan start-ups KCB has pledged Sh1 billion to fund start-ups following calls for financial institutions to match the government’s allocation to several entrepreneur seed funds. Chief executive Joshua Oigara made the announcement when he moderated an entrepreneurship panel discussion at…
Express Kenya Top Gainer as Liberty Kenya Declines Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 7.92% to close at KES 5.45, which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price. Liberty Kenya Holdings (CFCI) was the top loser of the day. It had a…
Investor losses hit Sh120bn as NSE falls to two-year low Local investors have been cautious when buying shares of the risk of getting locked into higher buying prices at a time the market is on a downward trend. This means the market has been denied an…
National Bank Top Gainer as Carbacid Investments Declines National Bank of Kenya (NBK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.85% to close at KES 18.40, which was a KES 1.65 gain in share price. Carbacid Investments was the top loser of the day. It had a…
Levy increase set to push up petroleum prices next month The cost of petroleum is expected to rise sharply beginning mid-August when the energy sector regulator, the ERC, is expected to add Sh6 roads maintenance levy on every litre of petrol sold at the pump. At…
Kakuzi Limited Top Gainer as East African Portland Cement Declines Kakuzi Limited was the top gainer of the day. It gained 5.88% to close at KES 360.00, which was a KES 20.00 gain in share price. East African Portland Cement (PORT) was the top loser of the day. It had…