Foreign investors pull Sh1bn from NSE on Covid-19 jitters

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Nairobi Securities Exchange. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Foreign investors on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) turned net sellers in October, withdrawing Sh1.13 billion on increased risk aversion due to a surge in Covid-19 infections and deaths, halting two months of net buying.

AIB-AXYS Africa data shows that sales by foreign investors surpassed purchases for most days of October, with banking stocks and Safaricom being the most affected.

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