Stockbrokers fight for survival after latest profits plunge

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The Nairobi Securities Exchange. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Stockbrokers paid the price for a depressed stock market and the tough economy last year after their earnings fell by a quarter on the back of lower trading commissions and advisory revenue.

A Business Daily analysis of the industry financials shows that the stockbrokers collectively booked net profits of Sh500.6 million, down 24 percent from the Sh658 million they earned a year earlier.

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