Small firms outperform blue chips in share price growth

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Nairobi Securities Exchange. Shares of smaller firms outperformed blue chip firms in the first quarter of 2025.

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Shares of smaller firms outperformed blue chip firms in the first quarter of 2025 as speculative trading continued to dominate, pushing market growth six percent.

Four of the top five counters were small caps. TransCentury Plc led the pack in the quarter as its share price rose 233 percent to Sh1.26 from Sh0.39 at the end of 2024.

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