Nairobi, Jan. 19 -- Investors in Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed banks have gained Sh56.62 billion in paper wealth since the start of the year, signalling continued momentum from 2025.

Analysis of market data since the start of the year, shows the combined market for the 11 listed banks closed Monday at Sh1.286 trillion compared with Sh1.23 trillion on December 31 last year, translating to Sh59.04 billion gain.

The 11 banks are Absa Bank Kenya, BK Group, DTB Group, Equity Group, HF Group, I&M Group, KCB Group, NCBA Group, Stanbic Holdings, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya and Co-operative Bank of Kenya.

The Sh56.62 billion gains by the nine banking stocks is more than half (51.1 percent) of the Sh110.65 billion that the entire market h...