Latest markets stories from across Kenya.
More than 300 policymakers, regulators, institutional investors, development finance leaders and market practitioners from over 20 African countries are gathering in Nairobi this week for the third Sustainable Capital Markets Conference,…
NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) now ranks Co-operative Bank as the 4th most valuable listed firm on the bourse, overtaking East African Breweries, by market capitalisation. This major leap reflects sustained investor confidence, with the…
HFM, a leading online trading platform, has announced a new multi-year partnership with Arsenal, becoming an Official Global Partner of the club.
A Money Market Fund (MMF) in Kenya is a type of mutual fund (also called a unit trust fund or collective investment scheme) that pools money from many investors like you and me. A professional fund manager, from companies like Cytonn,…
CFAO Kenya says it expects strong growth in the country’s agricultural sector, with more farmers turning to modern machinery and equipment. The company made the announcement as the 2026 Case IH Middle East and Africa Distributor Convention…
CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) is expected to make further cuts to the benchmark lending rate when the Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) is top policy organ meets tomorrow 10th February 2026. At its December 2025 meeting the CBK lowered the…
Standard Chartered (“the Bank”) Wealth Solutions Chief Investment Office (CIO) has released its Global Market Outlook 2026, outlining its investment strategy and the key themes expected to shape global markets in the year ahead. The…
Playing Aviator on SportPesa guarantees players that their money will be paid instantly. Whether it’s a few hundred, thousands or even millions.
Absa New Gold Exchange Traded Fund(ETF) or GLD Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) are glowing. This is as the metal-backed fund, which tracks global gold prices in real time- hits new highs, allowing them to gain from…
As investors globally seek stable returns in volatile fiscal markets, money market funds (MMFs) in Kenya have emerged as a compelling option for many in the country, offering competitive yields and lower risk than most traditional…
Kenya’s commodity trading market has gained steady momentum in recent years, emerging as a key player in Africa’s economic transformation.
African nations are emerging from a challenging economic landscape characterised by elevated global interest rates and currency fluctuations.
The Kenyan government has announced plans that could see the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) potentially listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). John Mbadi, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, revealed…
For a long time many times, a lot of would-be and junior investors, and even pros, have been unable to clearly tell what fixed income funds (FIFs) are, how they work, and what they actually entail. In most cases, many tend to confuse them…
As this new year unfolds, markets are increasingly anticipating rate cuts. This expectation arises because the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) reduced the benchmark rate (CBR) three times before the end of 2024. The cumulative reduction was…
Listed local financial solutions provider HF Group Plc has achieved an oversubscription on its recently concluded Rights Issue, with a total subscription performance rate of 138.32%. Robert Kibaara, the Group’s CEO stated; “The outcome of…
Forex trading has expanded into a vibrant, mainstream market where individuals and corporate players can trade currencies.
The Kenyan shilling weakened slightly on Thursday, after several days of gains, with traders attributing the depreciation to rising demand for the dollar from manufacturers and oil marketing companies.
Money Market Funds (MMFs), like the Absa Money Market Fund, are valuable investment vehicles for many Kenyans. According to the latest report by the Capital Markets Authority, these funds contributed 62% of all assets under management…
As stock prices grew slowly for the better part of the year, it looks like there was little troubling investors with cash stashed in collective investment schemes (CISs)—referring to all professionally managed investment funds that pool…
Baloobhai Patel, a reclusive billionaire who made his fortune trading equities, has taken a Ksh216.5 million stake in Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank), snapping up the bank’s steady stock to maintain his position as one of its…
ETFs provide investors with a convenient way to get exposure to a basket of stocks or other assets through a single security that trades on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
While stocks and bonds have whipsawed unpredictably, often painfully, over the last year or two, one area of the markets has been blissfully steady: money market funds. In the last six months of 2024, notably, investors were able to get an…
Because of its higher interest rates, Nabo Money Market Fund is one of Kenya’s best-known money market fund accounts. As of October 2024, it is offering investors a percentage rate of return of 16.01% annual percentage yield (APY) on all…
