PRIME Lengthy NSE share suspensions rattle investors Questions abound as stocks of Mumias Sugar, ARM Cement and Deacons East Africa enter an eighth year under suspension at the Nairobi bourse.
PRIME Foreigners sell Sh4.5bn stocks in August as blue-chips rally The August net sales, which rose from Sh1.35 billion in July, represented the biggest monthly foreign outflow in 10 months.
PRIME NCBA owners see Sh21bn gains on Nedbank share rally Nedbank will pay Sh23.23 billion in the cash option, and hand the NCBA sellers 43.63 million shares for the equity option.
PRIME CBK rejects Sh20bn as bidders seek higher rates The CBK was looking to raise Sh60 billion from the reopened 15-year and 30-year bonds which have 7.9 and 14.4 years left to maturity respectively.
PRIME Investors snub securities borrowing and lending scheme on share price rally From 2024 to date (2026), no single transaction has been concluded on the securities lending and borrowing platform.
PRIME Kenya Pipeline IPO, Mansa X earn dealmakers and brokers Sh9.8bn A bull run at the NSE, which started in 2024, prompted increased sales and purchases of shares that offered brokers higher commissions.
PRIME NSSF and pension scheme buy more than half of Talanta Bond Talanta Bond had been made tax-exempt in a bid by the National Treasury to attract investors.
PRIME How State firms were forced to buy Kenya Pipeline shares The offer risked collapse after investors bought less than 10 percent of the Sh103.6 billion worth of shares, days to the closure of the offer.
PRIME Investors agree to transfer Sh22.5bn in bond switch deal The August switch bond primarily targeted Treasury bills, which are due in a period of heavy maturities on short-term government debt after a spike in subscriptions over the last three months.
PRIME Inside NSE firms raising dividends despite fall in profits Analysts link the dividend payouts to pressure on management to reward investors, the maturity of some listed firms and fewer opportunities for aggressive expansion.
PRIME Bond values at NSE fall as interest rates rise A sample of listed bonds shows that majority are trading at market prices that are lower compared to last year, backing the revaluation by banks.
PRIME Car & General share rattles NSE with 963pc price gain As the share price continues to rise, so has investor activity on the stock, indicating that demand is going up even as those who have booked large capital gains cash out to book the profits.
PRIME KCB to float first tranche of Sh300 billion bond sale in October KCB says its latest initiative builds on its existing green-financing activities.
PRIME NSE firms start paying juicy Sh75bn dividends The dividends are a mix of interim and final payouts, depending on the financial reporting calendar of individual companies.
PRIME State plans monthly switch bonds to ease debt pressure A switch or swap bond occurs when holders of a paper that is nearing maturity are offered the exclusive chance to move all or part of their principal directly into another longer bond.
PRIME Shelter Afrique Board approves Sh65 billion bond programme This marks a significant step towards the launch of the regional debt instrument, which had been held back due to unfavourable market conditions.
PRIME Car & General share rallies 31.3pc on raised interim dividend C&G's share price has grown tenfold in the last 12 months, making it one of the stocks with the sharpest price rallies on the NSE lately.
PRIME Sh460bn bond bids show weak private investments Some IFBs issued in 2023 and 2024 pay investors rates of between 14 and 18.5 percent annually, making them the most expensive in the government’s basket of domestic bonds.
PRIME Where investors at NSE lost billions amid share price boom Top gainers in percentage terms include Car & General at 325 percent to Sh217 per share, Britam at 94 percent to Sh17.65 and Africa Mega Agricorp at 76.2 percent to Sh124.75.
PRIME New index opens door to investors eyeing banking stock at NSE Banking stocks are some of the best performing counters on the NSE riding on their financial performance.
PRIME Investors miss top returns in infrastructure bonds tap sale The CBK has in recent months reopened long-term bonds that carry annual interest of between 12.9 and 14.2 percent.
PRIME NSE rises above Sh4trn milestone for first time The NSE has been on a bullish run since 2024 after snapping a prolonged bear run that had drained investor confidence in the market.
PRIME Dominance of big five NSE stocks cut to 62pc At peak of their dominance in 2021, the top five firms accounted for 81 percent of the NSE’s market capitalisation, the measure of investor wealth.
PRIME CBK targets Sh150 billion from reopened infrastructure bonds Infrastructure bonds tend to be popular with investors due to their tax-free status, making them a useful tool for the Treasury when it is looking to raise large sums from the domestic market.
PRIME Gold and global stocks lift NSE funds return up to 24pc Rising demand for shares by local investors, including fund managers, has driven the equities gains, allowing them to outperform the alternatives such as bonds, real estate and ETFs.
