Morning Brief — Friday, 13 November 2026
🇰🇪 Kenya & NSE
▪️Quickmart debut: Closed its first trading day at KSh8.90, up 18.7% from its KSh7.50 IPO price. About 9.7 million shares traded, worth KSh86.2 million.
▪️Quickmart expansion: Targets growth from 72 to 125 stores by 2030.
🌍 Global Markets
▪️US stocks: S&P 500 -0.35%, Nasdaq -0.39%. Higher bond yields are weighing on equities.
▪️US Treasury yields: 10-year yield climbed above 5.1%, increasing borrowing costs and pressure on growth stocks.
▪️Bitcoin: Around $71,400, amid ETF withdrawals and risk aversion.
▪️Oil: Brent surged approximately 3.3% to $95.82/barrel amid Middle East tensions.
▪️Nvidia: Reports of CEO Jensen Huang's resignation have unsettled technology stocks and the wider AI investment sector.
🌦️ Nairobi Weather
✅ 23°C high | 16°C low
✅ Rain and thunderstorms possible this afternoon.
✅Carry an umbrella, particularly if travelling after midday.
🔷Investor takeaway: Quickmart has delivered a strong NSE debut, but rising US Treasury yields, falling Bitcoin a
🇰🇪 Kenya & NSE
▪️Quickmart debut: Closed its first trading day at KSh8.90, up 18.7% from its KSh7.50 IPO price. About 9.7 million shares traded, worth KSh86.2 million.
▪️Quickmart expansion: Targets growth from 72 to 125 stores by 2030.
🌍 Global Markets
▪️US stocks: S&P 500 -0.35%, Nasdaq -0.39%. Higher bond yields are weighing on equities.
▪️US Treasury yields: 10-year yield climbed above 5.1%, increasing borrowing costs and pressure on growth stocks.
▪️Bitcoin: Around $71,400, amid ETF withdrawals and risk aversion.
▪️Oil: Brent surged approximately 3.3% to $95.82/barrel amid Middle East tensions.
▪️Nvidia: Reports of CEO Jensen Huang's resignation have unsettled technology stocks and the wider AI investment sector.
🌦️ Nairobi Weather
✅ 23°C high | 16°C low
✅ Rain and thunderstorms possible this afternoon.
✅Carry an umbrella, particularly if travelling after midday.
🔷Investor takeaway: Quickmart has delivered a strong NSE debut, but rising US Treasury yields, falling Bitcoin a