Best NSE Stocks to Buy Now (October 2026)
Every stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, screened by our own market data and recomputed daily. No hand-picked tips — these tables show what the market is actually rewarding right now: price momentum over the past month and where the trading volume is. Click any company for its full quote, chart and history.
Top 10 by 1-month momentum
The NSE counters with the strongest price gains over the past 30 sessions of data. Momentum tells you where buyers are — it does not promise they will stay.
| # | Company | Price (KSh) | Day | 1-month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I&M Holdings PlcIMH | 87.5 | +2.6% | +11.8% |
| 2 | Kurwitu Ventures LtdKURV | 1,490 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| 3 | Uchumi Supermarket LtdUCHM | 1.4 | -1.4% | +9.4% |
| 4 | Nairobi Securities Exchange LtdNSE | 30.65 | -0.2% | +7.5% |
| 5 | CIC Insurance Group LtdCIC | 4.99 | -2.5% | +6.6% |
| 6 | Shri Krishana Overseas LtdSKL | 16.95 | +1.2% | +3.4% |
| 7 | Standard Group LtdSGL | 6.4 | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| 8 | Kenya Re-Insurance CorporationKNRE | 4.39 | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| 9 | Home Afrika LtdHAFR | 1.12 | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| 10 | Equity Group Holdings LtdEQTY | 104 | -0.7% | +1.7% |
Most traded on the NSE
Ranked by latest session volume. Liquidity matters: heavily traded counters are easier to enter and exit at fair prices — these are the stocks Kenyan investors are actually transacting.
| # | Company | Price (KSh) | Day | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Safaricom PlcSCOM | 35.7 | -0.4% | 1,483,232 |
| 2 | KenGen PlcKEGN | 10.9 | -0.5% | 721,835 |
| 3 | CIC Insurance Group LtdCIC | 4.99 | -2.5% | 681,359 |
| 4 | I&M Holdings PlcIMH | 87.5 | +2.6% | 650,861 |
| 5 | Kenya Re-Insurance CorporationKNRE | 4.39 | +0.2% | 646,898 |
| 6 | KCB GroupKCB | 90 | -0.6% | 531,073 |
| 7 | Equity Group Holdings LtdEQTY | 104 | -0.7% | 404,369 |
| 8 | Uchumi Supermarket LtdUCHM | 1.4 | -1.4% | 359,027 |
| 9 | Kenya Power & Lighting CompanyKPLC | 22.5 | +1.1% | 346,494 |
| 10 | Eveready East Africa LtdEVRD | 1 | +2.0% | 291,494 |
Biggest 1-month pullbacks
The other end of the momentum screen. A falling price is not automatically a bargain — but value hunters start their research here.
| # | Company | Price (KSh) | Day | 1-month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britam Holdings LtdBRIT | 17.9 | -3.0% | -12.7% |
| 2 | Sameer Africa PlcSMER | 16.2 | -5.0% | -10.5% |
| 3 | TPS Eastern Africa Serena LtdTPSE | 17.3 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 4 | Olympia Capital Holdings LtdOCH | 7.5 | +3.0% | -7.4% |
| 5 | ScanGroup LtdSCAN | 1.9 | -1.6% | -7.3% |
Methodology
Momentum compares each stock's latest price with its closing price roughly 30 days earlier from our NSE price history; stocks priced under KSh 1 are excluded to avoid penny-stock distortion. Volume is the latest trading session. All figures are computed from Mansa Markets data and refresh daily — the month in the title is the month you are reading it. This page ranks data; it does not recommend securities. Past performance does not predict future returns. Do your own research or speak to a licensed advisor before investing.
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