DSE investors gain Sh6.12 trillion as banks dominate 2025 trading

 A board displays trading activities in real-time at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. PHOTO | FILE 

Dar es Salaam. Investors at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) added Sh6.12 trillion in paper wealth in 2025 after the market’s capitalisation expanded by more than 34 percent, rising from Sh17.8 trillion in December 2024 to Sh23.95 trillion by the end of December 2025.

Market data show that NMB Bank Plc, KCB Group and CRDB Bank Plc closed the year as the three largest listed firms by market capitalisation, marking a sharp departure from December 2024, when brewers and consumer stocks dominated the top tier.