The NSE All-Share Index fell 1.14% to 244.72 on breadth of 17 gainers against 30 decliners of 55 traded. Turnover of KES 557.5m ran 6.1% below the 20-session average on 13,018 trades. Kenya Power (KPC) led gainers, up 9.13% to 12.55, while SGL dropped 7.92% and Investment Services closed the weakest sector, down 4.06% on NSE Plc's 4.06% fall. Banking shares slipped 0.72% on the sector index as Equity Bank (EQTY) and KCB Group (KCB) topped turnover but saw the heaviest foreign selling, at KES -132.2m and KES -68.6m respectively, contributing to a net foreign outflow of KES -244.2m, 30.4% of turnover.

Equity Bank (EQTY) is financing a Sh13bn, three-year expansion of commercial maize farming at Galana-Kulalu in Kilifi County, run by Selu Africa, part of a push to raise domestic food output. Safaricom (SCOM) reported M-PESA generated an estimated Sh478.1bn in social value in the year to March 2026, with the group's wider ecosystem now supporting more than 1.4 million jobs. KenGen (KEGN) was named among Africa's top 25 energy companies, citing its renewable generation mix of hydro, geothermal and wind.