Kenyan Shares Slip: NSE All Share Index Closes 1.10% Lower at 242.62Kenyan Shares Slip: NSEAll Share Index Closes1.10% Lower at 242.62
Key Highlights
- The NSE All Share Index closed at 242.62 on 13 October 2026, down 2.70 points or 1.10% from the previous close of 245.32.
- At that level the index sits about 5% below its 52-week high of 255.34 and about 42.4% above its low of 170.34.
- A fall of 1.10% would cost a portfolio mirroring the whole market about KSh 1,100 ($8.48) for every KSh 100,000 ($771) invested, before dividends and fees.
Kenyan shares ended Tuesday lower, with the main market index down 1.10%.
The NSE All Share Index, which tracks the prices of all companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, closed at 242.62 on 13 October 2026. That was 2.70 points below the previous close of 245.32, according to end-of-day figures on the MyStocks market data service.
The quotes are delayed, and the page did not show values for the NSE 20 Share Index or the NSE 25 Share Index, nor trading volume or turnover. Mwenendo has therefore not reported a cause for the fall or the value traded in the session.
Where the index sits in its yearly range
The index's 52-week range runs from 170.34 to 255.34. On Mwenendo's calculation, Tuesday's close is about 5% below the high and about 42.4% above the low.
In an earlier report by Mwenendo, the index closed at 244.93 on 9 October, when market capitalisation, the combined value of all listed shares, stood at KSh 4.11T ($31.7B).
A 1.10% fall is small for a single session. As a rough guide, a portfolio that mirrored the whole market would lose about KSh 1,100 ($8.48) for every KSh 100,000 ($771) invested, before any dividends or fees.
New offers compete for investor attention
Investors also have fresh offers to weigh. As Mwenendo earlier reported, the Dangote refinery offer was due to close to Kenyan investors on 13 October, according to the Capital Markets Authority. Mwenendo earlier reported on how Quickmart's planned NSE listing would offer up to a 57.5% stake in the supermarket chain.
The data reviewed does not say whether those offers affected trading. The exchange's own daily statistics will show the NSE 20 and NSE 25 values and turnover for the session.
In Summary
- What happened to the NSE All Share Index?
- It closed at 242.62, down 2.70 points or 1.10% from 245.32.
- When did it happen?
- At the end of trading on 13 October 2026.
- Where is the index traded?
- It tracks companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
- Who is affected?
- Investors holding shares directly or through funds that follow the wider market.
- How far is it from its yearly high?
- About 5% below the 52-week high of 255.34 and about 42.4% above the low of 170.34.
- Why did it fall?
- The delayed quote page does not give a cause, so none is reported.