Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as Nation Media Group Limited Declines

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 4.46% to close at KES 10.55 which was a KES 0.45 gain in share price.

Nation Media Group Limited (NMG) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.14% to close at KES 143.00 which was a KES 11.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,092,600 shares which was 56.37% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) and Kenya Airways Limited (KQ).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), Unga Group Limited (UNGA), Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB) and East African Cables Limited (CABL).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Airways Limited (KQ), Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 1.16 points to close at 147.52, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 41.68 points to close at 4207.27.

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