Aguytrying wrote:Sufficiently Philanga....thropic wrote:hisah wrote:littledove wrote:mlennyma wrote:Can i expect 200 points slash today?
The Nairobi All Share slumped -5.01% to close at 139.14
The Nairobi NSE20 crashed -4.41% lower to close at 3309.76 a level last reached in March 2012.
I was expecting NSE20 to crash through that floor from the heavy bank stock losses witnessed today. The index now sits right on major support at 3300 handle. Next critical support comes in at 3000, which if broken opens up the GFC low at 2360.
@SPT remember the trouble with the euro chart? NSE20 has followed that chart almost to the T. 
That was a Great call
Where did the euro chart point to next.
How badly will banking stocks be affected by this law, are we talking half of current prices or is this a knee jerk reaction
The interest capping law should not worry you. Banks can and do handle reduced profits/shrinking NIM admirably. They will always find ways of making money.
Illiquidity however is a different beast all together. The rate cap makes a bad situation worse but it doesn't cause it. Those that were struggling with illiquidity have been fast-tracked towards oblivion. Coming at a time when the herd is already spooked - what with Dubai, Imperial and chase bank belly ups - another bank failure will have disastrous consequences.
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many people as possible.