Stock market defies disputes over presidential poll results

Securities trader Mbuthia Irungu at Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading floor at the Exchange building in Nairobi on August 26, 2020. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday defied the political uncertainty following the rejection of the presidential election results by the opposition that split the electoral commission and signalled a Supreme Court battle.

The NSE gained Sh2.7 billion to close trading at Sh2.294 trillion on a day a third of stocks edged upward, with a similar share recording price drops.

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