Uneasy US-Iran truce adds Nairobi bourse Sh101bn

Screen showing market trends at Nairobi Securities Exchange. 

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Kenya’s stock market has added Sh101.8 billion in investor wealth in the last two days after investor sentiment towards equities improved on news of a tentative ceasefire in the Iran war that has spooked global markets.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) added Sh76.1 billion in market capitalisation—the measure of investor wealth—on Wednesday, before adding a further Sh25.7 billion on Thursday.

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