Mumias Sugar Company Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.57% to close at KES 1.90 which was a KES 0.15 gain in share price.

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 4.05 which was a KES 0.45 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 52,575,800 shares which was 78.48% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC) and Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) and Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.51 points to close at 145.51, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 3.06 points to clsoe at 4219.89.

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