Housing Finance Group Limited Top Gainer as Williamson Tea Kenya Limited Declines

Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.98% to close at KES 23.00 which was a KES 1.50 gain in share price.

Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.81% to close at KES 331.00 which was a KES 36.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,027,900 shares which was 61.25% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG) and Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK) and Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index closed at 147.52, while the NSE 20 Share Index closed at 4207.27.

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