NSE up Sh289bn in three months on dividend chase

Investment brokers on the trading floor of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). FILE PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

Dividend-chasing investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) have lifted the stock market valuation by Sh289 billion in three months, signalling an end to a free fall that had seen the bourse touch an eight-year low in January.

The steady growth in paper wealth for NSE investors has come on the back of elevated demand for blue chip stocks, which are known for their generous dividend policies.

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