East African Portland Cement Company Top Gainer as TransCentury Limited Declines

East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 55.00 which was a KES 5.00 gain in share price.

TransCentury Limited (TCL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.14% to close at KES 13.00 which was a KES 1.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,900,600 shares which was 52.24% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: I&M Holdings Ltd (I&M), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Nation Media Group Limited (NMG) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 1.41 points to close at 147.27, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 6.69 points to close at 4242.26

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