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Bank stocks gain from interest rate cap repeal

Share prices of local banks may rise following the scrapping of the law that had capped interest rates on loans.

Co-operative, Equity and KCB banks are among those whose shares are expected to post substantial increases as investors start focusing on the sector, which decried the impact of the capping of interest rates that resulted in the slow growth of their loan books.

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