Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as Kakuzi Limited Declines

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.88% to close at KES 9.45 which was a KES 0.85 gain in share price.

Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.36% to close at KES 310.00 which was a KES 32.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,530,700 shares which was 36.65% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), East African Cables Limited (CABL), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) and WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) and Express Kenya Limited (XPRS).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 2.45 points to close at 144.95 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 26.23 points to close at 4153.31.

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