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NSE: Is it becoming a formal 'casino' with the speculative trading?

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The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) has seen speculative trading in the past few weeks, particularly in small-cap or underperforming companies, which can resemble a 'casino' environment. The 'small companies' in the NSE are outperforming blue chip companies that has resulted in some of the share prices going up by even more than 105%. This is gambling!

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