KQ Performance After the Rights Issue
The highly publicised Kenya Airways rights issue closed a week and a half ago. For keen investors it would be worthwhile to note the trend the share has been following over this duration. If we consider the performance of the counter before, during and after the rights issue we observe…
Forex Trail – 9 May 2012
Below is a summary how the Kenya shilling traded against major global and regional currencies: Currency US Dollars Sterling Pounds Euro SA Rand KES/USHS KES/TSHS KES/RWF Date 07/05/2012 83.2703 134.8059 108.171 10.5687 29.5425 19.0225 7.2356 08/05/2012 83.2831 134.7159 108.5593 10.6367 29.7781 18.9835 7.2345 As we can see from the table…
Stocks Watch – 9 May 2012
Limuru Tea yesterday increased 2.5%...that is equivalent to KES 10.
Here's what to expect in today's trading at the NSE.
Nairobi Water Improving Reliability
Nairobi Water Company‘s mission is to ensure reliability and excellence in provision of water and sewerage services in the city. While I cannot vouch for them when it comes to sewerage services, I can definitely do so in regards to water provision services. I am a…
When One Expense Leads To Another
Have you ever bought one thing only to realize that this one purchase led to another? And another? And another? I have, and it can be very frustrating. I decided to get a new phone a year ago and after shopping around I found this ideal…
IFC in Deal to Support Small Lenders
World Bank’s private investment arm has entered into a partnership with a credit card company to help extend financial services to low-income earners. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the MasterCard Foundation on Monday signed a $37.4 million deal to help micro-finance institutions…
Closing Bell – 8 May 2012
Gainers Price Change Trans-Century Limited 26.50 8.16% Athi River Mining 197.00 4.79% Unga Group 11.00 4.76% Kenya Reinsurance 11.00 4.76% Olympia Capital Holdings 3.60 2.86% Losers Price Change Crown Berger Limited 24.75 9.17% Kapchorua Tea Company 115.00 4.96% Safaricom Limited 3.40 2.86% TPS (Serena) Eastern Africa Limited 45.00 2.17%…
Barclays Bank, the Day's Top Mover Drops 5 Cents
Barclays Bank of Kenya was one of today’s big movers with 4.799 million shares exchanging hands in the session.
BlackBerry Service Plans Available In Kenya
Pulling the plug on the blackBerry could cost corporate America millions of dollars. The BlackBerry is more than e-mail but a handheld office, and if you shut down the BlackBerry, you shut off the data that powers American business – Al Smith
Safaricom to Announce its Results
Mobile operator Safaricom is set to announce its full year financial results for 2011/2012 on Thursday. The largest mobile operator in Kenya has in the recent past been experiencing drops in its profit. For the half year 2011/2012, Safaricom realized drops in profits to Shs. 4.01 billion…
Air Fares To Go Up
Passengers might have to pay more fares after Kenya Airports Authority increases service charge beginning July. The service charge is a fee KAA charges passengers who use its facilities, which primarily are the local and international airports in Kenya. KAA has received approval from the Finance minister Njeru Githae to…
KenolKobil On Sale
KenolKobil makes only 66bob every time you spend 4000 on your car fueling. No wonder They're on sale
Own Land in Nairobi for as Little as KES 54,000
It is everyone’s dream to one day own a piece of land somewhere and as land prices increase, such dreams slowly die. Well, you can still hold on to your dreams of owning land in Nairobi, better still, at a fraction of the price. I stumbled…
Stocks Watch – 8 May 2012
As at the close of trading the NSE 20 share index was down 11.97 points, as compared to Friday last week, to close at 3,599.13 points. The NSE all-share index was down 0.07 points to close at 78.50 from the previous session’s 78.57 points. The stocks to watch in today’s…
Forex Trail – 8 May 2012
The Kenya shilling strengthened against major world currencies, gaining against the US Dollar, the Euro and the South African Rand yesterday.
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