Stock Market
Weekly equity turnover grew by 39.7 percent w-o-w to close at USD 15.43 million (1.83 billion shillings) while the NSE 20 and NASI shed 0.4 and 4.0 percent w-o-w to close at 1,676.51 and 136.57 respectively.
Foreign investors assumed a net selling position by accounting for 34.0 percent of total market purchases and 68.5 percent of total market sales.
Fixed Income
Weekly bond turnover advanced by 109.5 percent w-o-w to close at USD 126.20 million (14.96 billion shillings) while FTSE Bond Index remained flat w-o-w to close at 94.70.
The 91-day and 182-day rose by 7 bps and 9 bps to close at 8.322 and 9.393 percent respectively, while the 364-day t-bill yield fell by 2 bps w-o-w to close at 9.968 percent.
Macro Metrics
USD|KES: KES weakened by 0.3 percent w-o-w to close at 118.57 (-4.8 percent year-to-date).
FX Reserve: Import cover decreased by 2.8% w-o-w to close at 4.46 months (-17.3% year-to-date).
Upcoming Events
25 Jul-22 – Jubilee Holdings Dividend Payment (Final: KES 8.00).
25 Jul-22 – Jubilee Holdings Dividend Payment (Special: KES 5.00).
25 Jul-22 – FXD2/2018/015 Coupon Payment (Coupon Rate: 13.20%).
25 Jul-22 – FXD1/2017/010 Coupon Payment (Coupon Rate: 12.97%).
Trading Multiples
Kenyan Stock Market
NSE Market Cap-weighted P/E stood at 14.1x (-5.4% YTD)
NSE Market Cap-weighted P/B stood at 5.5x (-21.8% YTD)
NSE Market Cap-weighted Dividend Yield stood at 6.5% (+306 bps YTD)
NSE Median Return on Equity (ROE) stood at 8.6% (+232 bps YTD)