NSE valuation nears Sh3trn milestone as shares surge

The NSE has posted a return of 54.2 percent since the start of the year, beating other asset classes such as bonds, real estate and fixed bank deposits.

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Investors seeking higher returns have piled into the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), leaving the bourse on the verge of hitting a Sh3 trillion market capitalisation for the first time in history.

The Nairobi bourse on Wednesday closed at Sh2.991 trillion, up from Sh2.473 trillion in mid-July—offering investors a return of half a trillion shillings in the period under review.

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