Weekly Wrap-up: Stock Market Watch And Fixed Income

Stock Market

Weekly equity turnover rose 10.5 percent w-o-w to close at USD 35.00 million (3.95 billion shillings). The NSE 20 and NASI shed 0.9 percent and 1.7 percent to close at 1,856.45 and 162.77, respectively.

Foreign investors assumed a net selling position by accounting for 33.2 percent of total market purchases and 68.8 percent of total market sales.

Safaricom emerged as the top traded counter on the bourse recording a weekly turnover of USD 15.57 MN (KES 1.76 BN) representing 44.48% of this week’s turnover.

The stock gained 2.0% w-w to close at KES 37.80 on Friday. Foreign investors assumed a net selling position on the counter this week by accounting for 93.22% of foreign sales and 62.05% of foreign purchases

Fixed Income

The weekly bond turnover increased 55.6 percent w-o-w to close at USD 127.57 million (14.40 billion shillings). The FTSE Bond Index remained constant w-o-w to close at 96.46.

91-day, 182-day, and 364-day T-bill yields gained 5 bps, 13 bps, and 8 bps to close at 7.280, 7.984, and 9.091 percent, respectively.

The Bond market’s turnover for the week stood at USD 127.57 MN (KES 14.40 BN) representing a 55.6 percent w-o-w rise from USD 81.97 MN (KES 9.23 BN) recorded the previous week.

The bond issue number IFB1/2020/11Yr emerged as the top traded bond with a turnover of KES 3.13 BN accounting for 21.7 percent of the week’s turnover. The bond traded between 10.7438 percent and 12.0071 percent.

Macro Metrics

USD|KES: KES weakened 0.2 percent w-o-w to close at 112.89 (-3.4 percent year-to-date). The FX Reserve: Import cover remained constant w-o-w to close at 5.34 months (+12.2 percent year-to-date).

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