The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) main index on Monday hit a 17-year low as foreigner investors depended their withdrawal from the equities market in the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak that has cut shareholder wealth by Ksh458 billion in a month at the Kenya bourse.
The benchmark NSE 20 Share Index, which captures the movement of select blue chip stocks like Safaricom, East African Breweries Limited (EABL), closed at 1,958.5 points after shedding 66.75 points.
