The NSE All-Share Index closed at 244.72, down 1.14%, with the NSE 20-Share, 25-Share and 10-Share indices also lower and the Banking index off 0.72%. Breadth was negative, 18 counters up against 31 down of 56 traded. Turnover was KES 190.8mn across 11,169 trades, 68.3% below the 20-session average. BRIT led gainers at 18.80 (+2.45%) while UNGA fell 5.98% to 36.95 among the session's losers. KCB (KCB) and NSE (NSE) were the most traded counters by value, at KES 35.5mn and KES 34.2mn respectively. Foreign investors were net sellers, at KES -39.4mn or 14.7% of turnover, with NSE and KCB among the names sold and CARB and KPLC (KPLC) among those bought.

Safaricom (SCOM) launched M-PESA Jumbe, a feature letting merchants verify payment notifications via an alias rather than exposing customer names or numbers, aimed at retail and hospitality use cases. KEBS renewed CEO Esther Njeri Ngari's term to October 2029, a governance continuity signal for the standards body overseeing listed manufacturers. Lawyers pursuing the KUSCCO SACCO Deposit Guarantee Fund case sought release of a 2024 PwC forensic audit report, a matter relevant to SACCO sector oversight.