Month: March 2022

Advantages 1. It facilitates the issue of securities to raise new finance, making a company less dependent upon retained earnings and banks. 2. The wider share ownership which results will increase the likelihood of being able to make rights issues. Read More …

The ideal way of making profits at the stock exchange is to buy at the bottom of the market (lowest M.P.S) and sell at the top of the market (highest M.P.S). The greatest problem however is that no one can Read More …

Stock Exchange Index is a measure of relative changes in prices of stocks from one period to another index. Nairobi Stock Exchange 20 – share Index (20 companies) (Daily basis) Stanchart Index – From 25 most active companies in a Read More …

The activities in NSE are normally low due to several factors that may come into play. These include the following among others: 1. Few Listed companies 2. Economy is made up of small firms which are family owned or sole Read More …

All sorts of influences affect share prices. These influences include: 1. The recent profit record of the company especially the recent dividend paid to shareholders and the prospects of their growth and stability. 2. The growth prospects of the industry Read More …

1. Economic conditions of the country and other non-economic factors e.g. unfavorable climatic conditions and diseases which may lead to low productivity and poor earnings. 2. State of management of the company e.g. are the B.O.D. and key management personnel Read More …