Tea Stocks Rally, Standard Chartered Slips—The Biggest Winners, Losers & Market Surprises!
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) delivered another eventful week, with several stocks posting impressive gains while others came under pressure due to corporate actions, profit-taking and changing investor sentiment. From soaring tea companies to notable declines among established blue-chip counters, the week offered valuable insights into where investors are directing their capital.
In this week’s market review, we analyse the top-performing stocks, the biggest losers, the most actively traded counters, and the standout performers that caught the market’s attention. We also examine the key events that influenced share price movements and highlight trends that investors should keep an eye on as trading resumes.
Using official NSE trading data for the week ending Friday, 26 June 2026, this report ranks the market’s biggest gainers and losers based on weekly price movements and provides objective commentary on the factors behind those changes. Whether you are a long-term investor, an active trader, or simply interested in Kenya’s capital markets, this weekly wrap offers a concise yet comprehensive snapshot of the week’s action on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
Let’s dive into the numbers and discover which companies rewarded investors, which disappointed, and what the week’s trading activity could signal for the market going forward.
Highest gainers of the week
| Rank | Stock | 19 Jun VWAP | 26 Jun VWAP | Weekly move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limuru Tea | 449.00 | 538.00 | +19.82% |
| 2 | Williamson Tea Kenya | 130.00 | 150.25 | +15.58% |
| 3 | E.A. Portland Cement | 79.50 | 91.00 | +14.47% |
| 4 | Kapchorua Tea | 283.00 | 321.25 | +13.52% |
| 5 | KenGen | 9.12 | 9.90 | +8.55% |
| 6 | Crown Paints | 60.50 | 65.50 | +8.26% |
| 7 | Africa Mega Agricorp | 104.00 | 111.25 | +6.97% |
| 8 | Olympia Capital | 6.64 | 7.10 | +6.93% |
| 9 | Sameer Africa | 14.70 | 15.70 | +6.80% |
| 10 | I&M Holdings | 61.75 | 65.75 | +6.48% |
Highest losers of the week
| Rank | Stock | 19 Jun VWAP | 26 Jun VWAP | Weekly move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard Chartered Bank Kenya | 336.75 | 291.00 | −13.58% |
| 2 | TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya | 48.10 | 42.95 | −10.71% |
| 3 | Eveready East Africa | 1.11 | 1.04 | −6.31% |
| 4 | Longhorn Publishers | 2.88 | 2.72 | −5.56% |
| 5 | WPP Scangroup | 2.17 | 2.06 | −5.07% |
| 6 | Eaagads | 30.75 | 29.20 | −5.04% |
| 7 | B.O.C Kenya | 172.00 | 163.75 | −4.80% |
| 8 | Home Afrika | 1.35 | 1.30 | −3.70% |
| 9 | Nation Media Group | 13.15 | 12.70 | −3.42% |
| 10 | Umeme | 7.52 | 7.28 | −3.19% |
Most dramatic stocks
The most dramatic upward moves were Limuru Tea, Williamson Tea, E.A. Portland Cement, and Kapchorua Tea. The most dramatic declines were Standard Chartered Bank Kenya and TotalEnergies.
Important note: some large moves appear linked to corporate action/book-closure effects, especially TotalEnergies, whose dividend book closure was listed for 24 June 2026, and Standard Chartered also had dividend-related corporate action listed around the same period.
Most unique stock of the week
Limuru Tea was the most unique stock of the week.
It gained +19.82%, the highest confirmed weekly move, but it traded only 223 shares on 26 June. That means the gain was very dramatic, but also thinly traded, so investors should be careful not to treat it like a highly liquid blue-chip move
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