Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) traded fewer shares during the week ending November 12, 2026, as equity turnover plunged by more than 96 per cent, according to the latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) report.
Data released by the Central Bank on Friday, November 13, showed that equity turnover dropped to KSh 4.15 billion during the week, down from KSh 109.88 billion recorded in the previous week ending November 5.
The value represented a 96.22 per cent decline in the amount of money involved in share transactions at the local bourse.
The number of shares traded also fell by 89.27 per cent, dropping from 1.169 billion shares to 125.41 million shares over the same period.
In addition, the total number of equity deals declined by 7.99 per cent, from 68,996 transactions to 63,482.
CBK highlighted the decline in its November 13 weekly bulletin, stating that at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, market capitalisation increased by 0.72 per cent while total shares traded and equity turnover decreased by 89.27 per cent and 96.22 per cent, respectively.
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