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Weekly Turnover Dip 26%, Shilling Still Bleeding

BY David Indeje · August 1, 2022 02:08 pm

Stock Market

Weekly equity turnover dropped by 26.4 percent w-o-w to close at USD 11.36 MN (KES 1.35 BN).

NSE 20 and NASI gained 1.5 and 3.3 percent w-o-w to close at 1,701.31 and 141.05 respectively.

Foreign investors assumed a net selling position by accounting for 12.2% of total market purchases and 68.8% of total market sales.

Fixed Income

Weekly bond turnover advanced by 59.2 percent w-o-w to close at USD 200.86 million (23.86 billion shillings).

FTSE Bond Index remained flat w-o-w to close at 94.70.

The 91-day t-bill yield rose by 8 bps w-o-w to close at 8.399 percent, the 182-day t-bill yield remained fairly constant w-o-w to close at 9.392 percent while the 364-day t-bill yield fell by 2 bps w-o-w to close at 9.946 percent.

Macro Metrics

USD|KES: KES weakened by 0.2% w-o-w to close at 118.80 (-5.0% year-to-date).

FX Reserve: Import cover remained constant to close at 4.46 months (-17.3% year-to-date).

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David Indeje is a writer and editor, with interests on how technology is changing journalism, government, Health, and Gender Development stories are his passion. Follow on Twitter @David_Indeje David can be reached on: (020) 528 0222 / Email: info@sokodirectory.com

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